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Mathilda (Mattie) Fetter Van Gorden 02/27/13

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Mattie-Van-GordenOur Matriarch is gone.  Mattie passed away on February 27, 2013 at Shell Point Hospice after a short illness.  She was predeceased by her two husbands Gustave Fetter and William Van Gorden, great grand daughter Lauren Daisey, brothers Phillip and Claude and sisters Doris, Anita, Corrine, Dorothy, Lucy, Patricia and son-in-law Larry Solsaa.

She is survived by daughters Gail Roth (Frank) of Ft. Myers, FL, Catherine LeMay of Norwich, VT, June Solsaa of South Strafford, VT and Karen Kopec (Warren) of Old Lyme, CT.  Also surviving are step-children Beth Van Gorden of Portland, ME and William Van Gorden (Connie) of Geneva, FL, grandchildren Holly Bristol, Jeff Solsaa, Eric Solsaa all of VT, Sara Kopec of San Diego, CA, Jared Kopec of Old Lyme, CT, eight great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.  She is also survived by brother Leo J. Paradis of Alamogordo, NM and sisters Rose Emes (Bill) of Clayton, CA and Germaine Halpin (Bob) of Old Lyme, CT.

Mattie was born on May 18, 1922 in Houlton, ME to Joseph and Marguerete (LaVoie) Paradis.  She met and married her first husband Gus Fetter in NYC and lived in Fair Lawn, NJ, where she was a hairdresser.  In 1960 they moved to Old Lyme, CT and owned the Black Hall Marina, Fetter’s Fish Market and Fetter’s Package Store.  Gus died in 1966 and she sold the businesses, married Bill Van Gorden in 1977 and split their time between Naples, ME and Bonita Springs, FL.  Bill died in 1995 and Mattie moved to Naples, FL  and then Ft. Myers, FL.

Mattie was an astute businesswoman all her life, an avid Red Sox fan and just one week before her death was still trading stocks on-line from her hospital bed.  She will be sadly missed by all who knew her but we are sure she is playing cards or bingo in heaven.  Interment will be in Old Lyme, CT at a later date at the convenience of the family.

Family and friends may sign the guest register by visiting www.dignifiedcremations.com.  Affordable Cremations, A Dignified Alternative entrusted with the arrangements.

Last Chance to See ‘Legally Blonde’ at LOL High School Tonight

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From left to right, Elle (Paige Palenski), Margot (Tess Hamilton-Ward) and Pilar (Marley Bocian) rehearse a number in ‘Legally Blonde,’ which will be performed at Lyme-Old Lyme High School next Thursday through Saturday.

When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to law school to win him back and, once there, learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined.

That, in a nutshell, is the plot of the popular musical being performed by the Old Lyme Players from Lyme-Old Lyme High School.  The 2001 original screen version of the novel by Amanda Brown was made famous by the inspired casting of Reese Witherspoon as the girlish sorority president Elle Woods and Luke Wilson as her boyfriend, Warner Huntington III, who will attend Harvard Law School the following year.

Ellie will be played by Paige Palenski on the Lyme-Old Lyme High School stage while Cooper Kendall will fill the shoes of  Warner Huntington III.

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Professor Callahan (Hugh Cipparone) gives a piece of his mind to Elle (Paige Palenski) in this scene from ‘Legally Blonde.’

The show will be performed next Thursday, Feb. 28,  Friday, March 1,  and Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. each night in the school’s renovated auditorium, and is expected to be sold out at all three performances.

Tickets for reserved seating are available at $15 each at seatyourself.biz which accepts credit cards.  Alternatively, general (open) seating is available on a first-come, first served basis at the door at $10.

The Old Lyme Players’ full cast list is as follows:

Elle Woods………….………..………………………………………………Paige Palenski

Emmett Forrest………………………………………………….…………Dylan Burton

Paulette Bonafonté…………..……….…………………………………..Caroline Tompkins

Professor Callahan…………………………………………………………Hugh Cipparone

Warner Huntington III…………………………………………………  Cooper Kendall

Vivienne Kensington……………………………………………………  Brenna Visgilio

Brooke Wyndham/Store Manager………………………………… Emma Stanton

Enid Hoopes…………………………………………………………………Sarah Golden

Serena………………………………………………………………………… Lexi Thornton

Margot…………………………………………………………………………Tess Hamilton-Ward

Pilar……………………………………………………………………………  Marley Bocian

Kyle B. O’Boyle……………………………………………………………   Spencer Ward

Kate/Chutney Wyndham……………………………………………….Abigail Cipparone

Grandmaster Chad/Sundeep Padamadan/Nikos Argitakos..Jason Feng

Aaron Schultz………………………………………………………………Jeffrey Paine

Elle’s Mom/Whitney……………………………………………………Meghan Nosal

Elle’s Dad/Pforzheimer/News Reporter…………………………Ian James

Winthrop/Dewey/Carlos………………………………………………Sam Stadnick

Gaelen/Judge………………………………………………………………Meredith Kegley

Lowell/Prison Guard/Assistant D.A.…………………………… Christian Valli

Saleswoman/D.A. Joyce Riley/Bookish Client………………Annie Meyer

Leilani/Cashier/Court Stenographer…………………………… Katie Judy

Jet Blue Pilot/Harvard Student/Bailiff………………………….Dillon Dean-Frazier

Delta Nu Girls/Greek Chorus……………………………………..Kayla Carberry, Olivia Angeli, Megan Cole, Hannah Wilczewski, Abigail Cipparone