![]() ![]() He started out at the lowest position in the paperroom, fifth hand, but then worked his way to fourth hand, third hand, back-tender and machine-tender while working on all 10 paper machines. Harold began work as a papermaker in 1954 for Great Northern Paper Co. Their life together centered around the pride and joy they shared for their four children, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ![]() They married June 29, 1953, and shared a life’s journey for 54 years that produced unbreakable bonds of love and respect. Patrick’s Day Dance at Fitz’s Dance & Dine in Houlton in 1950. With a touch of “the luck of the Irish,” Harold met his wife, Therese Cummings, of Benedicta at a St. ![]() He worked at all facets of farm jobs while growing up and also would perform other jobs that included setting up bowling pins for 25 cents a day at the Houlton Elks Club. Harold graduated from Ricker High School, Houlton. He learned a strong sense of family values, work ethic and love of God from his parents and passed these traits on to his children with tireless devotion. Harold relished and cherished those childhood years as he would often fondly recall days of work and play with his brothers and sisters. He grew up on a potato farm in Littleton with six sisters and two brothers. Harold was born June 8, 1929, to Henry and Elizabeth McLaughlin. 22, 2007, surrounded by his loving family at a Boston hospital. ![]()
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