"The gal with the Ipana smile" would be welcome on any TV screen. "Les" has been a prized friend and accomplished amateur artist during her four years at Bapst. We sincerely wish her the best of luck in the future.

Leslie celebrating Ray's 70th year of being on this earth!

In September of 1953, I started dating Raymond (Bommy) Welch. We dated for two years and on October 1, 1955, three months after my graduation from John Bapst, we were married.

Leslie is escorted by her future husband,
Ray Welch, to the ever famous "Senior Prom."

By February 1960 we had three sons, Raymond, Jr., Timothy and Richard. Ray worked at Darlings Auto and I was a stay at home Mom. In December of 1961 we moved to our new home in Hampden and stayed there until 1971 when Ray took a position with American Motors in Massachusetts. After we moved to Massachusetts, I held various office positions in companies around the Worcester area.

I would like to tell you a little something about our sons and how very proud I am of their accomplishments.

Ray, Jr., resides in California with his wife Kathleen Gaines and their two sons, Brendan, 17 and Patrick, 14. Ray, Jr. graduated from the University of Maine and is Gas Portfolio Manager for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in San Francisco. Kathie is Senior Graphic Designer at Fair Isaac.

Tim resides in Maryland with his wife, Elizabeth Molloy and their eleven-year-old daughter, Katherine. Tim is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Catholic University of America School of Law. He is a lawyer and owns his own law practice and specializes in telecommunications. Liz is a lawyer, also, and works for the federal government at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission specializing in hydroelectric dams.

Rich resides in Massachusetts with his wife, Rebecca, and their two children, Sydney, 7 and Timothy, 5. Samantha, 22, Rich's daughter by a previous marriage, is a 2004 graduate of Boston University and is living in Boston. Rich graduated from Worcester Polytecnical Institute and holds the position of Vice President of Worldwide Customer Support Services for a software company in Waltham. Rebecca is a stay-at-home Mom and volunteers her reading expertise at the local grammar school and on the radio, reading the newspaper for the visually impaired.

In December of 1985, the job that moved us to MA, moved us again, this time, back to Maine where we spent the next 14 years. I worked in Newport in the credit office of a nationwide electrical wholesaler. After retiring in 2000, we moved back to MA and we are now living in Uxbridge. I am enjoying retirement and keep busy with my three hobbies, sewing, knitting and Tole painting.

Ray and I will be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary in the year 2005.