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The Burlington Free Press Tuesday, September 14, 2004 former priest working at Vt. church The Associated Press ARLINGTON A former priest who resigned last year amid sexual abuse allegations is an organist at two southern Vermont churches, according to a published report. The Rev. George Paulin, former pastor in Ludlow, plays the organ at St. Margaret Mary's in Arlington and at the United Methodist Church in Shaftsbury, the Rev.

George Dupuis of St. Margaret Mary's told the Bennington Banner on Sunday. was accused by Paul Babeu, 34, a former Berkshire County, commissioner, of sexually abusing him during an overnight trip to the Northeast Kingdom when Babeu was a teenager in the 1980s. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington paid Babeu an unspecified sum in return for dropping his court case in October 2003. After Sunday Mass in Arlington, Paulin told the Banner: "This has been such a torment." Paulin's past "is a concern," Dupuis said, but he only allows Paulin to play for 8 and 10 a.m.

services on Sundays. He won't allow him 1 to run a children's choir, he said. Ex-Middlebury president wants lower drinking age The Associated Press MIDDLEBURY The former president of Middlebury College says the 21-year-old drinking age is causing binge drinking on college campuses. John McCardell Jr. said denying college students legal access to alcohol is the equivalent to denying oil paint to art students and still expecting graduates to know how to paint an oil portrait.

"Colleges should be given the chance to educate students, who in all other respects are adults, in the appropriate use of alcohol, within campus boundaries and out in the open," McCardell said in an opinion piece published in Monday's New York Times. McCardell retired in June after 13 years as the president of Middlebury. He is taking the year off and will return to Middlebury next fall as a professor of history. In a piece titled "What your College President Didn't Tell you," McCardell said that during his years as Middlebury president he failed to Colchester investigates pair of store burglaries COLCHESTER Colchester police are investigating a pair of burglaries that occurred Sunday at stores along U.S. 7, according to a police report.

Unknown suspects entered the Sunny Hollow Quick Stop and Colchester Variety Store by breaking through windows and doors, police said. Numerous items were taken from each store, including a large number of cigarettes. Police said a dark compact vehicle might have been involved in the burglaries. Anyone with information about the burglaries can call Colchester at 655-3054 or Crimestoppers: at 864-6666. Thieves take items from unlocked cars in Jericho JERICHO Unlocked cars parked on Griswold Street and Ross Lane in Jericho were robbed Monday, according to Vermont State Police.

Unknown subjects entered unlocked cars and took items including wallets, loose change, credit cards and a digital cam- Deaths EGAN, Joshua Daniel, 19, Richmond, Saturday. EMILO, Genina 8, Jericho, Sunday. McGOVERN, Edward Joseph, 84, Burlington, Monday. ROSS, Priscilla (Coleman), Wolfeboro, N.H., Friday. SMITH, Joan 70, Hartland, Friday.

State meetings WEDNESDAY Public Service Board, 4 p.m., oral argument (if requested) docket 6934, re: petition of RCC Atlantic Inc. for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier in areas served by rural telephone companies under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Public Service Board, hearing room, third floor, Chittenden Bank Building, Montpelier. Agency of Natural Resources, 7 p.m., public hearing re: wastewater system and potable water supply rules, proposed rule 04P031, Asa Bloomer State Office Building, Rutland. THURSDAY Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners, 9 a.m., 26 Terrace Montpelier.

Travel Information Council, 9 a.m., Basin Harbor Club, Terrace Room, Ferrisburgh. Interactive Television (VIT), Death Notices and Funerals Held GENINA B. EMILO JERICHO Genina B. Emilo, 8, our cherished, sweet and precious little girl, left this Earth to be with our Lord Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, after a very courageous and brave battle against cancer.

Genina was born Nov. 4, 1995, the daughter of Marguerite Walsh and Michael Emilo. In addition to her parents of Jericho; Genina leaves her sister Catherine, brother Michael, 16; grandmother Sandra Hedges of Milton; and a large family of many friends who loved and cherished her. Genina was a best friend to her classmates and an inspiration to all those who knew her. She was a third grade student at Underhill I.D.

School. She had an unwavering sweetness about her, and was very thoughtful and kind and had a winning sense of humor. Genina loved to tell jokes and make people laugh and be happy. Genina's favorite things in life were her family, her friends, school, doing artwork, cooking, swimming, mastering video games, and conquering difficult math problems. She loved nature, animals and the ocean.

Genina's beauty on the outside was merely a fraction of the beauty she carried in her heart. She never complained, even throughout all her suffering. Instead, Genina always made sure that all those she loved were okay. She cherished her mother, with whom she shared a very rare, close and very special bond. Genina adored her little sister Catherine.

She took great pride and pleasure in taking Catherine the hand and protectively showing the world, and teaching her to never be afraid of the beautiful world around them. Genina was an angel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Thomas Church in Underhill Center, Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 12:30 p.m.

with burial to follow in St. Thomas Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jimmy Fund Clinic, at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, Mass. 02115. Gifford Funeral Service, 22 Depot Street, Richmond, in charge of arrangements.

LOUISE ALZAGA McGIBNEY SOUTH BURLINGTON Louise Alzaga McGibney, 66, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, Sept. 12, in the Fletcher Allen Health Care. Born April 14, 1938. in Barre, to Spanish immigrants Rudolpho and Pilar (Sancibrian) Alzaga, Louise grew up in Barre, where her family operated a grocery store on South Main Street. She attended Barre schools and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1956.

On January 30, 1960, Louise married Frederick R. McGibney in Barre. The couple resided Montpelier before settling in South Burlington in 1965. A devoted and loving mother of four, Louise stayed home and raised her children. Our hearts are full of memories of her great patience, excellent sense of humor, and gentle care.

Louise's second family, the All Saints' Church parish, will miss Louise greatly. Louise joined the Church in 1966, and was an extremely active member of the parish until her death. She was the parish secretary there from 1979 through 1998; a member of the Vestry and currently held the position of Senior Warden. She also enjoyed lunches with the Evergreens group and worked on the Annual Holiday Bazaar and Lobster Supper. Musically, Louise contributed to All Saints' by singing in the Choir and giving many memorable performances in the All Saints' Players shows.

She brought great humor to such roles as: Abigail (one of King David's wives), Angel Gloria, a talkative widow, and really enjoyed "hamming it up" as Miss Piggy. Louise also shared her participated in weekly rehearsals and both the Christmas and Spring Concerts. When Louise wasn't busy with her Chorus or Church duties, you could find her on the tennis court. She was an avid tennis player and enjoyed almost daily doubles matches with her very dear "tennis Louise also enjoyed her Thursday bowling league at Champlain Lanes and all the friendships made there. To exercise her mind, Louise liked to solve the daily Burlington Free Press crossword puzzle.

Louise, sitting at her kitchen table with the puzzle and pen in hand was a familiar sight. She also loved to play cards with friends and family, especially Bridge and "Pay Some of Louise's other great loves were: music (especially the Oldies), driving her "little green" Honda Del Sol, and of course, Fritos and popcorn! But, perhaps the most important thing to know about Louise is that her home and heart was open to all. She welcomed all family and friends into her life and made everyone feel at home. Her five grandchildren visited her daily because that was where and whom they wanted to be with. Grandma always had a big "Hi, Honey!" or "Hi, Cutie!" for them at the door, and always a kiss and a cookie for the way home.

Grandma will be missed greatly, we wish our children could have known her longer, that all of us could have known her longer. Louise is survived by her sister, Irene Alzaga of Barre, her brother, Rudolph Alzaga and his wife, Monique of Barre; her son, Matthew McGibney of Burlington, her daughter, Marcia Corey and her husband, Randall of South Burlington, her daughter, Margo Johnson and her husband, Gino of Williston. Her beloved son, John Frederick McGibney predeceased her in 1994. Louise leaves five grandchildren, Maria and Ryan Corey and Anna, Lauren, and Johnson. She also leaves her sister-in-law, Beverly Gaboriault of Montpelier; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Peter and Phyliss McGibney of Northport, and Woodbury, Thomas and Lucille McGibney of Montpelier, and Steven and YuCha McGibney of Dumfries, Va.

Louise was a beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by many cousins, including two very special cousins, Susie Gomez and Lena Canas, both of Montpelier. She is survived by her aunt, Sara Gingras Rushfort of Barre; as well as many relatives in Spain and Mexico. Louise was predeceased by her parents; and her former husband and friend, Fred McGibney. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept.

16, at 10:30 a.m. in All Saints' Episcopal Church, corner of Swift Street and Spear Street in South Burlington. Visiting hours are Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ready Funeral Home, 261 Shelburne Road, Burlington.

Memorial gifts may be made to The Louise McGibney Memorial Fund, All Saints' Church, 1250 Spear Street, South Burlington, Vt. 05403; or to Vermont Cares, P.O. Box 5248, Burlington, Vt. EDWARD JOSEPH McGOVERN BURLINGTON Edward Joseph McGovern, 84, formerly of 3 Cathedral Square died in Starr Farm Nursing Center Monday, Sept. 13, 2004.

He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 10, 1919, son of Edward and Gertrude (Disbrow) McGovern. Edward is survived by his children, Roy McGovern, Betty Nienstedt, and Ann P. Wood-Ax and her husband, Michael Ax, all of Burlington; two brothers and their wives, William and Mae McGovern, and Raymond and Billie McGovern, and two sisters, Carol Gropper, and Pat Kemp husband, Paul, all of six grandchildren, Jeannette Gralnick and her husband, Jay, Carol Nienstedt and her fiance, Steven O'Neal, Donna LaBounty and her husband, David, Ray Wood Casey Wood, and Emily Ax; four great-grandchildren, Kerianna and Corbin Gralnick, and Jacob and several Matthew nieces, LaBounty; and cousins. Edward was predeceased by wife, Anna (Jentz) Sept.

1, 1972." A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will follow in New Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Boucherand Pritchard Funeral Home, 85 N. Winooski from 8:30 until 9:30 a.m., the morning of the funeral.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 121 Connor Way, Suite 240, Williston, Vt. 05495-1460. Arrangements are by Boucher and Pritchard Funeral Directors. JOAN M. SMITH HARTLAND Joan M.

Smith, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont, passed away Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at her home in Hartland, with her husband and children at her side. Joan had an accomplished career in academia, including the past 14 years serving the University of Vermont. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from NYU in 1970 and subsequently joined the faculty at Dartmouth College.

In 1979. she accepted an appointment at State University of New York, Binghamton, where she taught sociology and worked with Immanueal Wallerstein at the Fernand Braudel Center. In 1990, Joan accepted a position at the University of Vermont as the first director of the Women's Studies Department. In 1995, Joan was appointed Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UVM and, in 1996, she was appointed Dean, the position she held until her death. She was the first woman in UVM history to serve as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, UVM's largest academic unit.

Joan will be remembered by the faculty and administration of UVM as a highly skilled teacher and administrator, with boundless energy a and good humor. Joan's academic career specialized in women's waged and unwaged labor in the world economy; women's work and discriminatory labor structures; and household work. She authored several books and scores of articles in her field and received many academic honors. A political activist, Joan supported a variety of causes in Vermont, particularly issues confronting low-income single mothers. Joan enjoyed gardening, Paid Notices entertaining and family holidays with her husband at their home in Hartland.

Joan was the center of her large family, who benefited from her generosity of spirit, keen wit, and her devotion to family, gatherings that always revolved around her exquisite cooking. Joan was born in Chicago, Ill. She is survived by her husband, Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Peter F. Welch; and her five children and their spouses, Beth A. Danon of Winooski, Mary P.

Kehoe of Burlington, William V. Kehoe and his wife, Kerstin Cmok, of Burlington, John A. Kehoe of New York City, Michael Smith-Welch and his wife, Dylan Conger, of Washington, D.C.; and her four grandchildren, Peter and Libby Dysart of Burlington and Lucas and Liam Cmok Kehoe of Burlington, Joan i is also survived by her two brothers, Patrick Heaney of Newport Beach, and Robert Heaney of St. Louis, Mo. A memorial service for Joan will be held at 3 p.m.

on Friday, Sept. 17, in the Ira Allen Chapel on the UVM Campus. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Joan Smith UVM Faculty Development Fund, Office of the Provost, Waterman Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. 05405. take what he called "bold positions on public matters that merit serious debate." In the piece he calls for the abolition of tenure, the practice in academia that allows chosen faculty members to hold their jobs for life.

"Why not a system of contracts of varying length, including lifetime for the most valuable colleagues, that acknowledges the realities of academic life in the 21st century?" he wrote. He calls the 21-year-old drinking age "bad social policy and terrible law." He says state lawmakers are held hostage by the denial of federal highway funds if they reduce the drinking age. "Our latter-day prohibitionists have driven drinking behind closed doors and underground," he said. "No college president would say that drinking has become less of a problem in the years since the age was raised." He says drinking by students has nothing to do with drunken driving. "If it did, we'd raise the driving age to 21." era, according to a police report.

None of the cars was damaged, and those with locked doors were ignored. About 30 unlocked vehicles have been robbed since Sept. 5, Essex Police said, including two stolen vehicles that have not been found. Anyone with information can contact Vermont State Police at 878-7111, Essex Police at 878-8331 or Crimestoppers at 864-6666. Fire damages living room of Burlington duplex In Brief Burlington firefighters responded Monday night to a fire at a duplex on Baird Street.

The fire, reported at 8:06 p.m., was quickly extinguished by the 13 firefighters on scene, according to fire officials. The fire was confined to the living room at 12 Baird senior firefighter Bruce Kilgore said. Kilgore said the fire began near a heater, but said he could not speculate on its cause. The Burlington Fire Marshall's Office was to investigate the cause of the fire later Monday night. From staff reports 9:30 a.m., Coordinating Council, retreat, Vermont Technical College, Langevin House, Randolph Center.

Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA), 9:30 a.m., VHFA Offices, 164 St. Paul Burlington." Board, 9:30 a.m., technical hearing docket 6467, re: petition of Theodore G. Hedges Sons Inc. Crystal Springs Water for approval to borrow up to $600,000 for the general upgrade of its system, Public Service Board, hearing room, third floor, Chittenden Bank Building, Montpelier. Lottery Commission, 10:30 a.m., Vermont Lottery Commission Offices, Berlin.

Department of Housing Community Affairs (DCA), 1 p.m., public hearing re: 2005-2010 HUD consolidated plan for housing and community development programs, Hotel Coolidge, Vermont Room, White River Junction. Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities Health Care Administration (BISHCA), 2 p.m., Act 129 Task Force, BISHCA, second floor conference room, City Center, Montpelier. Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), 7 p.m., public hearing re: wastewater system and potable water supply rules, proposed rule 04P031, ANR Regional Office, 111 West Essex Junction. JOSHUA DANIEL EGAN RICHMOND Joshua D. Egan, 19, of Richmond died Saturday, Sept.

11, 2004, in Bolton. Joshua was born Sept. 12, 1984, in Pittsfield, Mass. He attended Mater Christi School, Christ the King School, Rice Memorial High School and Northfield Mount Hermon School. Presently he was working and attending college i in Burlington.

He is survived by his parents, Anthony Parisi and Elizabth Egan-Parisi; his sisters, Shauna Egan, and Lisa Parisi, his brothers, Matthew Parisi, Max Parisi, and Beau Parisi; his grandparents, Thomas and Elizabeth Egan; as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in Richmond at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15. Burial will take place in Hillside Cemetery in Castleton, immediatly following the service. Visiting house will be held at Gifford Funeral Home, 22 Depot Street, Richmond, Tuesday, Sept.

14, from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Bolton Fire and Rescue; Stowe Mountain Rescue; Colchester Water Rescue; or Richmond Fire and Rescue. Arrangements by Gifford Funeral Service, Richmond. WINOOSKI LECLERC, Amelia S. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, Sept.

13, 2004, at 9 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Winooski with the Rev. Richard Lavalley as celebrant. Assisting was Brenda Chamberlin.

The readings were proclaimed by her granddaughter Nicole Leclerc, and by her grandson Brad Clark. The music was provided by Lucille Dupont and Kay Marquette. A poem was read to the many in attendance by her son John Leclerc. Interment followed in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery with Father Lavalley offering committal prayers.

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