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THIS PUBLICATION IS SOLELY FOR THE USE OF THE PRA MEMBERSHIP POLAROID RETIREES ASSOCIATION, INC.

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APR - JUNE 2012

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear PRA Members, Here in the Northeast this year the winter was exceptionally mild. That cou-

pled with a gradually improving economy and stock market made the winter

almost relaxing and somewhat stress free compared to last year. With

many days in the 50’s it feels like spring is already here.

Our spring luncheon and business meeting will be held at The Lantana in

Randolph on Wednesday May 16. Daniel M. Suprenant, a lawyer specializ-

ing in estate planning and elder law will be our speaker. He will be speak-

ing about basic estate planning documents, including wills, power of attor-

ney, health care proxies, etc. It should be an informative and interesting

program.

The business meeting will include the election of six members for our Board

of Directors. Board members are elected to serve a three-year term and

may be re-elected twice to serve a total of nine years, unless they have

been appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy created by a departing Board

member. In that case they may serve nine years plus the time served in

filling the unfinished term. This year the board has nominated the following

6 incumbents :

Walter Byron, Secretary, for a third term

Dick Gellis, for a first term

Jim Grunst, President, for a second term

Touie Jackson, for a second term

Edyie Johnson, Nominating Chair, for a second term

Eric Thorgerson, Speakers Chair for a first term

Enjoy the spring weather and we look forward to seeing you at the Lantana

on Wednesday May 16.

Jim Grunst, President

Board of Directors

Officers

James Grunst President

Doris Harriman

1st Vice President

E. Richard Rosenblatt

2nd Vice President

Stephen Berry Treasurer

Walter Byron

Secretary

Directors

Robert Bacon

Beverly Carothers

Dick Gellis

John Alden Hall

Touie Jackson

Florence Jones

Edyie Johnson

Lucille Kelley

Susan McCusker

William J. Rosen

Robert Ruckstuhl

Eric Thorgerson

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Daniel M. Surprenant, Esq., member of Surprenant & Beneski, P.C. (formerly the Medicaid & Estate Planning Strategies Law Firm) with offices in New Bedford, Hyannis, and Brock-ton, MA, focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning and elder law. He received his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1996 and his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Prior to joining Surprenant &

Beneski, P.C., Attorney Surprenant worked as a civil litigator and also prosecuted criminals as an Assistant District Attorney in Bristol County. He will be speaking at our May luncheon on the topic of Basic Estate Planning Documents (wills, DPOAs, HCPs, Living Wills and HIPPA releases.)

By Elsa Dorfman | Boston Globe Jan. 11, 2009

MY LOVE OF Polaroid began in 1962 when I met photographer Nicholas Dean at the Grolier bookstore in Harvard Square. He worked at Polaroid as a technical researcher, and part of his job was to test new films. On his lunch hour and after work, he would drop by the store, then as now a destination for poets, and take pictures of anyone who was hanging around. They were were black-and-white photos. Peel apart, with a stick of preservative to fix the image from the ravages of light. In 1964, I moved into an apartment building where a Polaroid original, Dr. Cutler DeLong West, who started to work in crystallography with Edwin Land before Po-laroid was even called Polaroid, lived on the first floor. West rode his beat-up bike to Polaroid every day, ate all his meals in the company cafeteria, and exuded the Polaroid legend of mad scientist. The Polaroid camera was my generation's iPod, our BlackBerry, our GPS, our Kindle - that piece of tech-nology that wows and then becomes an extension of the hand. And Dr. Land, always called Dr. although he didn't have his PhD, was our Steve Jobs. He was a brilliant scientist who got Ansel Adams, Marie Cosin-das, and Walker Evans to use his instant cameras with panache. In the late 1970s came a huge technological innova-tion: color instant film and a new model camera that was designed for it: the SX70. The seventh wonder of the world, many called it. The film pack had a battery in it so that the camera could eject the image from the film pack. And there was nothing to peel apart. The picture developed in its thin packet within 60 seconds. The camera folded up flat. The camera I still use, the refrigerator-sized Polaroid 20-by-24-inch Land Camera, was made to show off the charms and possibilities of the new color film. Land wanted to see how big he could make an instant

camera. Getting the chemicals to spread evenly so as to transfer the image, from the negative to the positive, and to develop in 80 seconds, was a technological tour-de-force. My love affair with the 20-by-24 was instantaneous. The color of the film I used, called P3, was soft and the images seemed three-dimensional. I loved the gravitas of the camera and its simplicity: really a grandly enlarged cereal box with a hole in the front to let in light, and the Polaroid transfer mechanism in the back to catch the light. And there was something mystical about the fact I had to get on my knees to manually pull the packet of negative, chemical pod, and positive out of the camera. And then the world shifted. Polaroid announced re-cently it would no longer manufacture instant film. No two photographers can get together without talking about Polaroid. What happened? It's hard to get past the disappointment and anger - the harsh reality - that Polaroid film is gone. It is beyond belief that Polaroid sold - for scrap! - the machines that made the film, that it let the inventory of chemicals dwindle. Some people say it goes back to Dr. Land and his brilliant scientist/marketer/businessman dichot-omy. Many say it was the lawsuit between Polaroid and Kodak, which ate up time, money, attention. Had-n't Land heard of licensing his technology? Some say it was the Polaroid culture. Others say Polaroid could have survived if management and shareholders were content with a small profit rather than a huge pre-bubble profit. Many ask: With all the MBAs our country churns out, how come someone hadn't learned how to save Polaroid? Did digital, even though it doesn't give you an instant image to hold, make the end inevitable? In the end, each person has her or his own list of vil-lains. At the top of my list is Polaroid's latest owner, Tom Petters of Minnesota, credited with selling the machines for scrap, dismantling the company, decid-ing all he wanted was Polaroid's brand name. I take cold and sad comfort that Petters, after ruining Polar-oid, was indicted by the US Department of Justice, and is now awaiting trial, accused of conducting a 12-year Ponzi scheme.

The Polaroid: the iPod of another generation

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Impossible and Polaroid Team Up On a New Product Line That Celebrates Polaroid's Past

and Analog Instant Photography ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands and NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Impossible and Polaroid today announced their collaboration with the launch of the Polaroid Classic line, a new product line that cele-brates Polaroid's rich 75 year legacy. The Polaroid Classic line will remind and delight Polaroid fans new and old of some of the most memorable products and designs in Polaroid history that both embrace the past and celebrate the future.

The Polaroid Classic line brings together two of the world's most influential voices in instant photography and is the result of a long-time collaboration between Impossible and Polaroid. The Polaroid Classic line draws upon design cues from Polaroid's rich 75 year legacy and will initially focus on collector's items from different eras in Polaroid history. Polaroid and the Im-possible Project will continue to work on additional items that will be sure to delight all Polaroid fans.

"Impossible is proud to carefully develop and pro-duce this new product line together with Polaroid," said Florian Kaps, founder of Impossible. "By adding these design classics from the core of Polaroid to Im-possible's existing endeavors we are celebrating the real spirit of true analog instant photography."

The Polaroid Classic Line

With the Polaroid Classic line, Impossible and Po-laroid are teaming up and carefully selecting, produc-ing and globally distributing an assortment of iconic Polaroid Classic branded products. Each year, Impos-sible and Polaroid will introduce six to ten meticulously chosen items from Polaroid's most beloved products.

Available beginning today, the inaugural Polaroid Classic line embodies the essence of analog instant photography and includes:

Original Polaroid Image INSTANT FILM: contains two packs of original Polaroid Instant Film, for Polaroid Image and Spectra cameras. Available in a limited quantity, this film is from the last Spectra production run in 2008, carefully tested by Impossible. (32 EUR, 27 GBP, 33.99 USD, 3,919 JPY) Polaroid Classic "Do-It-Yourself" Paper Camera Kits: craft time gets an instant update with paper mod-els of classic Polaroid cameras that include faux mini Polaroid photos that develop when rubbed and other intricate details. (18 EUR, 15 GBP, 19.99 USD, 2,250 JPY)

"The Polaroid Classic line is a tribute to the heritage of analog instant photography," said Scott W. Hardy, Polaroid's President. "Together with The Impossible Project, Polaroid is thrilled to give both new and old fans products that embrace design elements from yes-terday and can be enjoyed in the present."

Additional Polaroid Classic products will be intro-duced throughout the year. All items will be available o n w w w . t h e - i m p o s s i b l e - p r o j e c t . c o m , www.polaroid.com as well as in The Impossible Pro-ject Spaces in New York, Vienna and Tokyo. Visit www.the-impossible-project.com/polaroidclassic to learn more about the Polaroid Classic line.

The Impossible Project and Polaroid will also pre-sent a series of artist collaborations throughout 2012 in The Impossible Project Space NYC. The first group gallery show INSTANT REVOLUTION will be on dis-play at the Impossible Project Space NYC from Febru-ary 9 to March 23, 2012. Visit www.theimpossibleproject.com and www.polaroid.com for additional information and up-dates.

About Impossible Impossible manufactures fresh instant films for tra-ditional Polaroid cameras at the original Polaroid pro-duction plant in Enschede (NL). Keeping variety, tangi-bility and creativity alive, Impossible prevents millions of perfectly functioning Polaroid cameras from becom-ing obsolete and thus changes the world of photogra-phy. www.the-impossible-project.com

The Polaroid Brand Across several generations, people regard Polaroid as one of the most trusted, well respected and recog-nizable brands when it comes to instant photography. The history of Polaroid began 75 years ago, with its roots stemming back to Polaroid instant film, cameras and camera accessories - thus was the introduction of the famous Polaroid Classic Border Logo. In recent years, Polaroid has expanded its range of products in consumer electronics, such as flat-screen TVs, port-able DVD players, digital photo frames, digital high-definition camcorders, waterproof digital cameras and more. People can expect to see new Polaroid prod-ucts that will deliver the fun, instant gratification and value that the brand has long stood. For more informa-tion, visit www.polaroid.com.

Polaroid, Polaroid & Pixel, Polaroid Classic, Polar-oid Classic Border Logo, Polaroid Image and Spectra are trademarks of PLR IP Holdings, LLC, used under license.

For press inquiries and high-resolution images please contact

IMPOSSIBLE INTERNATIONAL Marlene Kelnreiter,

marlene@the-impossible-project.com

IMPOSSIBLE AMERICA

Jonathan Campolo, jon@theimpossibleproject.com

POLAROID

Allison Matthews, AMathews@webershandwick.com

RELATED LINKS http://www.polaroid.com

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Save The Day, SPRING LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012

Daniel M. Surprenant, Esq., will be speaking at our May luncheon on the topic of Basic Estate Planning Documents (wills, DPOAs, HCPs, Living Wills and HIPPA releases.)

POLAROID NEWS, INFORMATION, NOTICES & ARTICLES

Polaroid: 65 Years of Instant Photography

Polaroid Land Camera Model 95. Photo: Eugene Ilchenko

February 21, 2012 Pho-tography News/ 65 years ago on February 21, 1947, Edwin Land (1909 - 1991) --the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation-- demonstrated the first in-stant camera with self-developing film, using a patented chemical proc-ess to produce finished positive prints from the exposed negatives in un-der a minute. The camera was named Polaroid Land Camera Model 95 due to its $95 suggested price, and it was the first of Edwin Land's instant picture cameras. Although Edwin Land is rightly credited with in-venting the Polaroid Camera, it was his daughter

who conceived of the idea. While on vacation at the Grand Canyon in 1943, she wondered why developing photos took so long and asked to see the vacation photos right away. Her idea preyed on Land's mind and he started working on the concept that the whole photographic process from taking the image to seeing the finished prod-uct shouldn't last longer than 60 seconds. Polaroid originally manufactured sixty units of this first camera. Fifty-seven were put up for sale at Boston's Jordan Marsh department store before the 1948 Christmas holiday. Polaroid marketers incorrectly guessed that the camera and film would remain in stock long enough to manufac-ture a second run based on customer demand. All fifty-seven cameras and all of the film were sold on the first day of demonstrations. Starting in 1948 the Polaroid Corporation in Rochester made at least 1.5 million of the Model 95 folding viewfinder camera for his instant roll film, includ-ing the variants 95, 95A and 95B. Photography news www.photography-news.com

Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Portraits

Picture This: ABC News

By Lawrence Lai

Andy Warhol was best known for his famous silkscreen portraits, which were his bread and butter throughout the 1970s and ’80s. Just as iconic as those paintings were his portraits of the bold-faced names of the pe-riod. Celebrities, musicians, fashion moguls and ath-letes of the time stood before the lens of Warhol’s Po-laroid Big Shot camera.

An upcoming exhibition at New York’s Danziger Gal-lery, “Andy Warhol: Photographer,” showcases photo-graphs taken by the pop-art master, many rarely seen by the general public, including his Polaroid portraits as well as his lesser-known 8×10 black and white photos. The show will run from March 1 to April 21, 2012.

Jane Fonda 1982 Dianna Ross 1981

Willie Shoemaker 1977 Edward Kennedy 1979

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Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Walk. For over twenty years, Polaroid has either been a sponsor of the Jimmy Fund Walk, taken pictures at the finish line in Copley Place in Boston or had a team of walkers.

Millions of dollars has been raised through the Jimmy Fund Walk and Polaroid was the first main sponsor. Let’s continue the tradition of Polaroid’s involvement and form a Team of PRA walkers for the 2012 walk to be held in September, 2012. It’s great exercise, revitalizes a great Polaroid tradition and raises needed money for cancer in children. We’ll be walking 13 miles from Babson College to Boston and it’s also a great time to get together with Polaroid friends.

Join the PRA Team of walkers and continue Polaroid’s support .

E-mail Dick Gellis at gellisr@comcast.net and join the Team.

Lost PRA Members

Do you know the whereabouts of any of these PRA members? Letters to them have been returned as "Undeliverable" with no forwarding address. If you know their status or where they currently re-side please drop us a line and let us know so that we can bring our records up to date. Send the information to: Polaroid Retirees Association, 141 Newburyport Turnpike, Box #314, Rowley, MA 01969 or E Mail it to mlrwruck@comcast.net

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Frank J. Rosa Stewart Bennett Vincent R and Carol Keegan John A. Burke Richard J. MacDonald Charles D. Allman

Last Known Address

2107 S.E. Stargrass Street Port Saint Lucie, FL 34398 85 1/2 Second Street Newport, RI 02840 2080 Lakebreeze Way Deltona, FL 32738-6246 150 Howell Circle, Apt. 225 Greenville, SC 29615-4931 38 Putnam Lane Danvers, MA 01923 P.O. Box 617 Carlisle, MA 01741-0617

Luci Adams Dick Allard John P. Averell Joseph Bahan Philip Baker Paul F. Bartel Susie E. Bassfield-Clarke Gordon Bliss Marie Brown John H. Chmielinski Michael A. Clarke Barbara A. Comerford Douglas E. Corbin

Helen M. Corriero David V. Cronin Charlene A. Dennehey David & Vicki Dodenhoff Micheal R. Doherty Elizabeth Donovan Laurence P. Donovan Arthur L. Doyle Michael W. Dunn Irving Erlichman Timothy . Falzone Elizabeth Foote Robert D. Gianino

Anne D. Hill Carl Houle George Judge Robert B. Lutz Bruce A. MacLeod Donna L. MacLeod-Aho Richard L. McCann Kenneth R. Medor James A. Mitcheson Joseph P. O'Shea, Sr. Patricia Page-Bailey Ron Price David Ringland

Carol D. Russo Will St. Onge H. Kent (Bud) Stanner Bruce T. Staples Alfreda E. Stokes Ethel M. Sullivan Terence Sullivan Delores Taverna Robert W. Tulis Stephen M. Vavak Wendy Watson Ron Webb Pennye J. Williams

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Aberle, Bruce S. - Bruce, 62, Decem-ber 10, 2011. He is survived by his wife Vicki, daughters Danielle and Les-lie, brother Thomas, sister Elaine and several nieces and nephews. He was a chemical design engineer at Polaroid Corporation for over forty years and a member of the Polaroid Golf League and a devoted fan of Boston sports teams. He en-joyed fishing and the outdoor life and was an out-standing chef who had a big heart and a contagious laugh. He was a member of the PRA. Baxter, Arthur G., Jr. - Arthur, 63, December 22, 2011, retired as a Fi-nancial Analyst for Polaroid Corpora-tion after 31 years. He was one of the founders and treasurers of New Eng-land Sports Club (baseball) based in Randolph and part-owner of Charles River Racing (thoroughbred racehorse group). He is survived by his wife Janet, father of Arthur G. III and Jessica Baxter, brother of Bruce Baxter, Roberta Otis, Patricia Walcott, James Baxter and an uncle of many. Berchen, William P. - Bill, 92, January 28, 2012, was employed by Polaroid as an investigator of cam-era design. He is survived by his wife Ursula, son Robert (wife Michele) daughters Julie Gaudet (husband Joseph), Christine Berchen (husband Gregory Ross)five granddaughters and eight great-grandchildren. He was a well-established nature and architecture photographer with exhibitions mostly in New England. His movie “Spring” was shown on PBS and five photographic books followed with glowing reviews: Oriental Rugs, Cape Code, Maine, Boston and Bermuda. Brosseau, Paul P. - Paul, 81 January 29, 2012, was an instrumentation specialist with Polaroid for 28 years. He is survived by his daughters Paula Doherty (husband Michael), Pamela and Patricia Brosseau, grandchildren, Kevin and Jared Brosseau, Michael Jr., Mathew and Marc Doherty and his brother Ronald (wife Carol). Bushey, Robert D. - Robert, 72, January 10, 2012, was the father of Kimberly Duprey, and Alan Bushey (wife Cynthia). Brother of Barbara Daniels (husband Alan), grandfa-ther of Kassidy and Alyssa Duprey and Zachary, Oliva and Jasper Bushey; and many nieces and nephews. Late longtime principle engineer with Polar-oid Corporation.

Cafarelli, Eleanor E. - Eleanor, 83, December 15, 2011, worked as an executive secretary for Polaroid Corporation. She is survived by her husband Wil-liam, sons Frank, William and daughters Linda McNa-mara (husband Robert), Regina Sellinger, 8 grand-children, 8 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Cane, Lillian M. - Lillian, 90, January 4, 2012, worked as a Quality Control Inspector at the Hewlett Packard, Po-laroid and Raytheon Companies. She enjoyed music, playing the organ, arts and crafts, floral design, cooking and most of all loved being with her family. She is predeceased by her husband and survived by her daughters Donna M. Johns, and Dianne Poulos (husband Gregory), son Paul , sister Eleanor Stanley, sister-in-law Barbara Carlstrand, grandchildren, Sam-uel, Paul Signe, Linnea and Kirsten. Capparella, Arcangelo J. - Arcangelo, 79, January 7, 2012, worked as a payroll accountant at Polaroid Corporation in Norwood. He is survived by his wife Bernardina, two daughters, Dr. Joanna Capparella (husband John Walach),Stefanie Nineve (husband William), son Mark (wife Angela, 7 grandchildren. He was name Man of the Year in 1986, Sons of Italy, in Norwood. Cassely, Peter M. - Peter, 75, 35 year, Polaroid Re-tiree, Navy Vet, is survived by his wife Nancy, father of Mary Beth Lister and Stephen (wife Jackie) and loving “Papa” of Mary Eloise, Cassely James “CJ”, Claire and Charlotte and a sister Janet (husband Jack) and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a member of the PRA. Cooke, Joseph D. - Joseph, 87, January 31, 2012, husband of the late Florence Cooke, was employed as an engineer for Polaroid for over thirty years, retiring in 1985. He leaves daughters Susan L. Cadieux and Daniel Johns, and Linda C. Stanley and Michol Guilbault, brother Joseph , sister Florence Mills, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. DeMoranville, Dr. Carlton W. - Carl-ton, 70, January 8, 2012, is survived by his wife Joyce, sons Troy (wife Cath-erine), Craig, daughter Kristen Hansen, eight grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He earned doctorates in both Theology and Philosophy and au-

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thored distinguished papers and books. He worked for many years at Polaroid Corporation. Delaney, George T. - George, 92, January 23, 2012 is survived by his sister Frances T. Delaney and many nieces and nephews. George spent many years as a supervisor for Polaroid. He was a member of the PRA. Drohan, John T. "Jack" - Jack, 64, December 5, 2011, worked for more than 30 years as a Draftsman for Po-laroid Corporation. He is survived by his wife Maryann, daughter Michelle, sister Teresa Rusnack (husband Rusty), Kathleen (husband Jerome), Kathleen Norwood (husband Gerald), Marilyn Dro-han, Denise Gemma (husband Patrick), Mary Trafton (husband Keith), Kevin Drohan (wife Kathy) and Ar-lene Savage (husband John). Duncanson, John A - John, 94, December 30, 2011 retired in 1982 from Polaroid as a tool maker. He en-joyed fishing and hunting and had his own model shop. He is predeceased by his wife Josephine and is survived by three children, John A., Janet E. Hawkes (husband Bruce), David E. (wife Deb), three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Farrell, Walter John, Jr. - Jack, 90, December 28, 2011, predeceased by his wife Eleanor, is survived by his children Tracy Farrell (husband Ronald Chap-man), Walter John Farrell III (John) (wife Maggie), Elizabeth Torrey (husband David), Alice Cain (husband Howard Lorson Jr), sister Nancy Adams, nine grandchildren. He worked as a Safety Engineer at Polaroid Corporation. Fitzsimmons, John, Jr. - Joe, January 17, 2012, husband of Florence A., father of Lynn Cuneo (husband Garry), Mary-Ann Lawson (husband Wayne), Michael (wife Maureen), Steven, brother of Carolann Roper and Jane Fitzsimmons. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren and one great grand-daughter. Late 32 years’ employee of Polaroid, 25 year Professor at Northeastern University and former Trustee of the Arlington Boys and Girls Club. Franchina, Joseph - Joseph, 90, January 16, 2012, was the husband of Cecilia, father of Paul (wife Rose), Al-fred, grandfather of Christine Fingado(husband Brian), Sheila Chandler ( husband Alan) , grandfather of Hunter and Skylar Fingado and Lau-ren Chandler, his extended family of Eric, Travis, Shannon and Mark, Molly and Monica, and brother of

Sara Connor, Ann Wicker, Gloria Fernandez and many nieces and nephews. In 1958, he was em-ployed by Polaroid as a mechanic. His early art back-ground paid off, he took courses at Wentworth Insti-tute Lowell/M.I.T. For the next 20 years, he worked for Polaroid as a contractor. He was an active mem-ber of the Polaroid Retirees Association, on the Board of Directors and as the Editor of the PRA Newsletter for 10 years. He was a member of the PRA. Gibson, Joseph W. - Joseph, 95, June 4, 2011, pre-deceased by his wife Majorie, father of Barbara, Barry and Elizabeth Schar, grandfather of Ashley Schar, Michael Gibson and great granddaughters Genevieve and Victoria. Hannon, William H. - William, 95, November 26, 2011, husband of Louise E (LeBlanc) Hannon for 67 years, and brother of Edward Hannon, was a retired tool dye maker machinist working for Polaroid and Raytheon. He enjoyed gardening. Hanson, Peter B. - Peter, 85, November 27, 2011, an Army Veteran, worked for 36 years as a produc-tion planner. He is survived by his wife Nancy, daughter Katleen Ditullio (husband Roy), sons Peter and Brian, brother of Maryalice Costello (husband James), grandfather of Corinne, Lauren, and Michael. Also survived by several loving nieces and nephews. He was a member of the PRA. Hill, William Ross, Jr. - William, 77, November 17, 2011, served as a staff attorney with Polaroid Corporation (1972-74), and as senior staff attorney for Cambridge and Somerville Legal Ser-vices, Inc. He is survived by his beloved partner of 41 years, Nancy C. White, sister Billie L. Sanders, niece Dorian D. and nephew Phillip Sanders, niece Gail Sandra Bowden and sev-eral grandnieces and grandnephews. Johnson, Robert L. - Robert, December 23, 2011, is survived by his wife Suzanne, daughters Mrs. James Lynch (Judith) and Mrs. Fred Andy (Joanne), son Robert W. (wife Christine, 5 grandchildren, Jacob, and Shannon Andy, Julia, Beth and Robert Johnson, siblings Janet Aldridge and Evelyn Humphries. and many nieces and nephews. He worked at Polaroid for 37 years. Kinsley, John J. - John, 78, January 27, 2012, is survived by his wife Lenore, sons - John Jr., Allan, Robert Kinsley; daughters Karen Smith, Linda Costa, sisters Florence Dalto, and Dorothy Kinsley and 7

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grandchildren. He was a welder by trade and liked to golf, fish and was a shooting marksman. Koumjian, Ralph L. - Ralph, 84, Sep-tember 4, 2011, was a General Supervi-sor/Manager for Polaroid Corporation is survived by his wife Marian, son Kenneth (wife Karen), sister Alice and the late John, Charles and Peter Koumjian. He was a member of the PRA. Lamb, Walter Charles Jr. - Charles, 70, February 11, 2012 is survived by his wife Frances, son Steven (wife Karen), daughter Deborah F. Farr and Wendy L. Runge (husband Eric) and six grandchildren. Em-ployed over a long career with Polaroid as a packag-ing engineer and marketing manager. Lothrop, John W. - John, 93, Decem-ber 8, 2011 worked for Polaroid Corpo-ration for 40 years as a research ma-chinist and supervisor of the model shop (building prototype cameras and equip-ment). used his skills in the develop-ment of many projects for Dr. Edwin Land. He also worked on special projects during WWII through Polaroid for the war effort and also was part of a research team at Loch Ness in search of the Lock Ness Monster using underwater photography. He is survived by a son Richard (wife Hope), a daughter Nancy and 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Malmberg, Robert Allen - Robert, 81, December 3, 2011, husband of Dorothy Malmberg, worked as a machinist at the Polaroid Corporation. He enjoyed camping and deep sea fishing. Also survived by his children Maurice II, Joseph, Anthony, Robert, David Malmberg and Steven Jones, sisters and brothers, and 7 grandchildren. Malnati, Gerard - Gerry, 85, October 10, 2011, pre-deceased by his wife Pat is survived by 5 children, 4 sons, a daughter and 6 grandchildren was an in-house architect at Polaroid. He was involved in de-sign consultation and coordination of work in many of Polaroid's buildings locally, the distribution centers around the country, and facilities overseas. He also was part of the team assembled from various disci-plines that provided support to our annual share holder meetings. McGrath, Jeffrey Paul - Jeffrey, 55, January 6, 2012, is survived by his parents, Edward J and Rueith McGrath, 3 children, Maggie, Michael and Daniel, siblings James (wife Betsy), Brad (wife Cindy), Shelia, and four beloved nieces and nephews

and a multitude of friends including close companion Annalisa Schmidt and Bill. After a short time with Polaroid, he gained certification to teach history and was a scholar/athlete and a gifted teacher. McKinley, Francis W. - Francis, 88, De-cember 31, 2011, husband of Violet "Marie", father of Ellen M. Swiniarski (husband Henry), Lois Barenowski, grandfather of Kathryn and Scott Swiniar-ski. Veteran of WWII in the 8th Air Force and a member of the 490th Bomb Group and survived 35 missions. He was an employee for Polaroid for 38 years. Miller, Shirley Anne - Shirley, 60, De-cember 10, 2011, is survived by her hus-band John M. Pope, sister Beverly Hub-bard, nephew Kevin Hubbard, aunts Rita Besseck and Mary Ann Jacobs, Linda Pickett and cousins, a grand-nephew and great niece. She participated in the work study program with Polaroid in Cambridge and was awarded a B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics with highest honors in 1974. Murphy, Robert M. - Bob, 68, December 1, 2011, was the loving husband of Ann M. Murphy. He re-tired from the Polaroid Company after over 25 years of service. He is also survived by Christine Pesko (husband Timothy), Robert M. Murphy, III (wife April) and Erin Rego (husband Keith). five grandchildren, two sisters and several nieces and nephews. Niose, Susan - Susan, 84, January 9, 2012, was a retired lab technician of Polaroid. Sister to Dominic Niose (wife Mary), Anthony Niose, Jean Slattery (husband Laurence) Theresa Niose, Joanne Moore (husband David, John Niose (wife Frances), Elaine Johnson (husband David) and many nieces & neph-ews. She was a member of the PRA. Ondrusek, Jerry Long - Jerry, 70, Feb-ruary 8, 2012, worked at Polaroid and Southwestern Bell. She is survived by her son Billy, Jr. (wife Susan); daughter Kelly Mason (husband Steve), sisters Judy McCallum and Charles Lee, and Jackie Graham, grand-children Michelle, Larren, Andrew and Thomas Ondrusek, Lauren and Parker Mason, nephews, Kyle McCallum, and Michael Graham. Rich, William A. - Bill, December 16, 2011, is sur-vived by his wife Elena, father of Steven (wife Nancy), Elaine (husband Philip), William, grandfather of Matthew, Jarrod, Jeremy, Amanda and Jameson.

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IN MEMORIAM

Robertson, John T. - Jack, 85, January 9, 2012, is predeceased by his wife Anne, was employed by Polaroid Corpo-ration in Waltham and retired in 1994 as a production Planner. He is survived by his son James (wife Anne). Sukach, Edward - Edward, 77, January 21, 2012, was a Quality Control engineer at Polaroid, Draper Labs and Gould Inc. He was an avid photographer, taking pride ind doing local shows. He is sur-vived by his wife Phyllis, children David, Lori Thayer and Karen Cecilio (husband Marc), eight grandchildren. Thomas, Oleta, V. - Oleta, 73, December 30, 2011, wife of the late Garvin, mother of Richard, Kathleen, Robin and Garvin Thomas. "Nana" to 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, siblings, Quentin B. Ridg-ley, Raulen D. Rose, Aldas S. Ridgley III and Karen D. Ridgley, many nieces, nephews and cousins. Oleta retired from Polaroid Corporation after 29 years. She was a member of the PRA. Ward, Jeanne Alice - Jeanne, December 28, 2011 worked in Research & Development for Polaroid Cor-poration and was on the team that created SX-70 film. She is survived by her best friend Ruth Scanlan,

Her sister-in-law Rita, brother Robert, nieces and nephews, Susan Panchak, R. Timothy, Stephen, Christopher Ward, Elizabeth Houk, Margaret and Douglas Ward, Anne Mas, and many grand nieces and nephews. Washington, Duane B. - Duane, 67, December 2, 2011, was employed by Polaroid Corporation as a technician for 16 years. He is survived by his son Adrian, two brothers, James and Thomas, sister Janice Thompson. He enjoyed entertaining, cooking, vege-table gardening, fishing and music. Wilkins, David J. - David, 48, January 13, 2012, held senior positions at Polaroid and Sunbeam. He is survived by his wife Amy, mother Marie, children Daniel, Susanna, Ryan, Nick and Holly Goetz, broth-ers Richard and Christopher, and sister Susan Denny and many nieces, nephews and a grandchild. Williams, Walter B. H. III - Walter, December 15, 2011 is survived by his wife Ann, father of Marianne, Nancy Martignetti, Erin and Timothy Williams, Kerry Miranda and James Williams, 8 grandchildren, brother of Paul Williams and Ellen Shapini. He was a graduate of Northeastern University and a former engineer for Polaroid Corporation.

I received this note in the mail from Vernon Addie’s wife. Many don’t know Vernon but he is a Polar-oid alum, and a PRA member.

“Hi Robert, Vernon has progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and I am looking after his affairs. Regards, Lynne Addie”

In case someone might like to send him a note or a card.

his address is:

R. Vernon Addie 144 Blind Creek Road, RD3 Blenheim, New Zealand. Bob Ruckstuhl

This obit was published in the last Newsletter. Some of the information and the photo was misplaced and not published... Let me try again. W.J.R. Editor

DiSciullo, John age 90 - John died July 13, 2011. John worked at 640 Memorial Drive for 33 years, starting as a Machinist and becoming machine shop supervi-sor. He retired as a tech spec in 1982. He was predeceased by his wife Blanche (Gobiel) and his brother Joseph. He leaves 2 sons, David (wife Julie) and John J., a daughter Marie (husband Barry) Gallagher, all of whom worked at Polaroid, he also leaves 4 grandchildren. He was a member of the PRA.

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Please Note - Due to local fire laws, Lantana’s has limited us to 600 people. Please send your reservations in as soon as possible. We must return any reservations received beyond the 600 figure.

Directions From Boston: Take I-93 South ("Southeast Expressway") formerly 128 North - to Exit 5A (Randolph, Route 28 South). Turn right at the first set of lights onto Scanlon Drive (Shell Gas station on the corner). Lan-tana is at the end of Scanlon Drive on the right.

THE FALL LUNCHEON WAS A BIG SUCCESS! MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE SPRING CELEBRATION MAY 16, 2012

Membership Messages

We would ask you to look at this latest Newsletter address label and note the notification of how up to date you are with your dues payments. If you sent a dues payment within the last month, this label may not include your latest payment. ....If the label indi-cates you are paid up though 2012 or a later year then you are up to date. If the year indicated is 2011 or earlier, we urge you to send in your dues at $10 per year as soon as possible. Failure to keep your dues current may cause you to be removed from the PRA mailing list.

If you do not agree with the information on your dues payment please notify us so that we can correct any errors.

PRA SPRING LUNCHEON LANTANA’S RESTAURANT, RANDOLPH, MA

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 AGENDA 8:30 - 9:30 am. REGISTRATION - Coffee & Pastries

10:00 am. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER - Grand Prize Drawing

GUEST SPEAKER: - Daniel M. Surprenant, Esq., 11:00 am. CASH BAR - SOCIAL HOUR

12:00 pm. SEATED FOR LUNCH

1:15 pm. RAFFLE DRAWINGS

Make Check Payable To :

POLAROID RETIREES ASSOCIATION, INC

I enclose my check for $ @ $25.00 per person.

Send reservation form & check to:

Doris Harriman, 9 Evelyn St, Burlington, MA 01803 Phone: 781-272-1529

Chicken Picatta with Lemon Wine Sauce and Capers, Served with Rice Pilaf

Baked Boston Scrod Served with a New England Ritz Cracker Topping on a bed of Rice Pilaf

Chef’s Choice of Vegetable and Breads

Appetizer, Classic Caesar Salad, Dessert, Strawberry Shortcake, Coffee or Tea.

Please Note: We will be unable to offer refunds for reservations cancelled after MAY 9, 2012

In the event of an emergency, please call Doris Harriman, 781-272-1529

YOUR TICKET(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE RESERVATION TABLES NEAR THE ENTRANCE

Please Print or use address label

Name :

Address :

City : State :

Zip : Phone :

Entrée

Selections

Name Desired on Name Tag FISH CHICKEN

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Invitations will be mailed out the first week in April 2012.

The Trades Breakfast Meetings will be at Bickfords Family Restaurant at 325 Montvale Ave, Woburn, Ma., about a block from Route 93, directly across from Spuds. The schedule for the year 2012 is as follows: Mar 13, Apr 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug 14, Sept 11, Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11. Meeting time is 8.30 AM. Hope to see you there. Any questions call Bob Sheehan at 781-246-2065

New Bedford site Breakfast Meetings The first Saturday of each month former employees of the New Bedford site get together for breakfast. We meet at Percey's restaurant on Rte 18 in Middleborough at 8:30 AM. Spouses, significant others, etc of the employees are always welcome. Contact Edyie Johnson (edyiej@comcast.net) for more information or to be put on my distribution listing..

Dave O'Connell at 617-926-0379 oconnelldavid@comcast.net 58B Aldrich Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Dick St. Lawrence at 508-877-9289 dickstlawrence@yahoo.com 5 Whiting Rd., Framingham, MA 01701

Arthur Bontempo at 781-647-0358 54 Dale Street, Waltham, MA 02451

Cement Heads Party On Friday, May 11, 2012, the Cement Heads Association will be hosting its 30th and final reunion at the Hiber-nian Hall in Watertown from 4pm to 9pm. We expect more than 100 people to attend the party and enjoy a ca-tered dinner. There will be raffles, surprises and Cement Head Plaques to be awarded.

All money must be received by Monday, April 30, 2012, so we can have an accurate headcount for the caterer. The cost will be $25 per Cement Head and $10 per guest.

For information, contact:

For your convenience:

This is the backside of the membership application. When you renew your membership in the Po-laroid Retirees Association, You may wish to add a few lines here about your “Life after Polaroid” to be published in the Newsletter or any other comments that you would like to send to the Board of Directors.

Building 1 Waltham Breakfast Meetings Former W1 employees meet for breakfast twice a month. On the first Thursday, we have a business meeting to discuss investments; the third Thursday we just kibitz. Both meetings are at 9am at Friendly’s on Lexington Street, Waltham. All are welcome.

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Yearly Dues $10.00 Life Time Membership $100.00

Make check payable to: POLAROID RETIREES ASSOCIATION INC.

Mail to: R. Ruckstuhl, Polaroid Retirees Assn, 141 Newburyport Turnpike, Box 314, Rowley, MA, 01969

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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY CURRENT DIRECTORIES ARE FREE, UPON REQUEST, BUT A CHARGE OF $6.00 IS REQUIRED TO COVER SHIPPING & HANDLING.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO POLAROID RETIREES ASSOCIATION AND MAIL TO : POLAROID RETIREES ASSOCIATION, 141 NEWBURYPORT TURNPIKE, BOX 314, ROWLEY, MA 01969. ALLOW 3-4 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY.

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DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY MUCH OF THE INFORMATION GATHERED FOR THIS NEWS LETTER IS GLEANED FROM AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES, INCLUD-ING THE INTERNET. THEREFORE, THE POLAROID RETIREES ASSOCIATION INC. DOES NOT WARRANT OR ASSUME ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RE-SPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWSLETTER.

PRA wants Polaroid Alums - We Need Your Help to Recruit New Members

If you know any former employees of the "Old Polaroid" who are not members of the Polaroid Retirees Association, please tell them about us and give them a copy of the application that is in this Newsletter. Urge them to join - it only costs $10 a year, and for that they get four newsletters, invitations to our luncheons twice a year, and a copy of our membership list with e-mail ad-dresses. Our major requirement is that they worked for the "Old Polaroid," which means that they had a seniority date of before July 2002.

Urge your old Polaroid friends to join! Bob Bacon New Member Recruitment

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

STAY WITH THE POLAROID EXPERIENCE AND FRIENDS!!!

MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES YOU TO: SEMI-ANNUAL SOCIAL GATHERINGS QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER MEMBER ROSTER

COME WEAR A DIFFERENT STYLE OF GLASSES BUT BE THE SAME OLD OWL!!!