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HEAR N THEREGuests of the Week!And so... wrapping up the HearʻN There column.....On August 3rd, Pat and RickBerggrenʼs daughter, Meaghan,married Christopher Norwood onthe Mountain Peak of LoonMountain in Lincoln, NewHampshire. Meaghanʼs sister,Melissa, was the maid of honorand her brother, Andrew, officiatedat the ceremony. What a niceway to end our season of bridesand grooms in the Hear ʻN Therecolumn!Andrew Burbank & his cousin,Meagan SchumanAndrew Burbank just returnedfrom a week at Camp Angelfish inin NH with his cousin, MeganSchuman from Cincinnati, Ohio.The camp is specifically foryoung people with disabilities andtheir siblings or family members.Megan loved her time at GLP andthanks to all who made her feelso welcome....Genevieve Senecalwill be attending The KateGleason School of Engineering atRochester Institute of Technologyand also will be swimmimng forthe Tigers. Genna credits theGLPYC swim lessons she tookas a child for her passion in thesport... and...Tori Travers isattending Lynchburg College inVirginia. Her internship with a vetlast semester got her ready toembark on her pre-vet major witha minor in business....... We endour news segment on a sad note.Phyllis McBee Hall passed awayon August 12. A summer residentof “Grannyʼs Grotto” on CrescentSt. & E.Shore Ave. since 1947,“Flip” held dear the magic of GLP.She is survived by 3 sons, Mike,of Noank, Bo of Atlantic Ave. inGLP and Jonathan of Atlanta.The GLP NEWS sends the familyour sincere condolences.....And so we get ready to saygoodbye for the summer.Thanks to everybody who sentnews & pictures; thanks to theYC and Association for helpingwith the printing costs and especiallythanks to my columnistswho were absolutely perfect thissummer. The kids who deliver onFriday afternoons were wonderful,happy, funny, delightful kidswho NEVER let me down! Saveup your news for next year! Staysafe and warm everybody!Luise Bethencourt - EditorRedluisey@gmail.comcell 914 409-6869Joe Devine was an extraordinary,larger- than-life personduring his lifetime so much ofwhich he spent here in GLP.His recent death touched manyhere who knew him.Joseph Driscoll Devine III, 65,of the Noank section of Groton,CT, and a fourth-generationGLPʼer, died peacefully July 28,2013, after a very brief illness.He is survived by his wife,Kathleen Palm Devine, hisdaughter and son, JaimeDevine McKinley of Amston, CTand Joseph D. Devine IV ofMarlborough, CT, as well as hisstepdaughter, Caitlin Palm ofBoston, MA, eight grandchildrenand his aunt, Lib Colsonof GLP.He resided at Groton LongPoint, CT, for most of his life,growing up in the happy, goldenyears of the 1950ʼs and 1960ʼs.He received his B.A. from theUniversity of Connecticut andhis PhD. in oceanography fromthe University of Rhode Island.A professional oceanographer,petrologist, volcanologist andseismologist, with a specialfocus on volcanic areas inAfrica and the Lesser Antillesarc, Joeʼs career spanned 30years as the senior researchassociate at the ElectronMicroprobe Laboratory at theDepartment of GeologicalSciences at Brown University inProvidence, R.I. An internationallyknown and publishedauthor and co-author of numerousscholarly papers, he isremembered by his colleaguesGLP NEWS Page 2Joseph D. Devine IIIas a dedicated and meticulousscientist, with a deep interest inusing his knowledge and skillsto ensure that communitiesvulnerable to volcanic and othergeologic hazards were madesafer for human and animal life.Joe was an extremely proudveteran of the SubmarineService of the United StatesNavy, serving during theVietnam War Era as a fire controltechnician aboard the USSDace, SSN 607, based inGroton, CT. He remained askilled life-long sailor with anabiding interest in all theoceans of the world, spendingmany happy hours on the familyʼsClass A boats with his formerwife, The Rev. ConstanceF. Young of Clubhouse Point.Joe was a deeply spiritual andmodest man, with a commitmentto all humanity and anextraordinary sense of humorand good will to all. GLP andthe world is a lesser place withoutJoe.Joe DevineGay Tyler Gallagher Real Estate CompanySERVING GLP FOROVER 40 YEARSB & H BUGBEEPLUMBING & HEATINGCall 572-0274KEITH BRIDGHAMJOHN HOLGREMOffice located at the “Farmhouse”Stop by for a visit24 East Shore Ave.Groton Long Point, CT 06340-8205Real Estate Sales and RentalsProperty ManagementMonthly & Yearly RentalsGay Tyler GallagherBroker860 572-4828Fax: 860 572-4812email:gaygallagherglp@sbcglobal.netwww.sectproperties.com-Pet Sitting-Dog Walking-Boarding-Pet Taxi Services-Pet CPR & First Aid Class-Airport Service860-464-PETS (7387)Pamela C. MaherCertified Professional Pet SitterCertified Pet CPR& Pet First Aidwww.smoochthepoochpetsitting.comknp@smoochthepoochpetsitting.com