Sarkissian Family - Kidnapping and Andona Society: Difference between pages

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The Andona Society, deriving its name from combining Andover with the latin word for give - dona, was founded bi five residents of Andover in 1952. Through the years the members have donated funds to sponsor sports and recreational town activities, provide educational funding, library expansion of the Children's Room, the Cormier Youth Center and a babysitting program for middle school students. as well as education scholarships and vision screening for pre-school children, YMCA, library children's room expansion. S.A.D.D Cormier Youth Center, Babysitting Program for middle school students

for 1956 Clown Town, Spring Gala, Sidewalk Bazaar to donate to town $50,000/year sports recreation education scholarships and vision screening for pre-school children, YMCA, library children's room expansion. S.A.D.D Cormier Youth Center, Babysitting Program for middle school students

Holy Family Hospital - then Bon Secours Hospital pediatrics 1960's

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Andover: A Century of Change, by Eleanor Richardson (R 974.45 Ric), page 52

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-On December 21, 1947, 18 year old Donald Coggins was hitchhiking. Francis Wholey picked him up. Once in the car, Coggins began to beat Wholey. When they got to Shawsheen Saquare, Wholey, in an attempt to escape, crashed the car into a police call box.
+The Andona Society, deriving its name from combining Andover with the latin word for give - dona, was founded bi five residents of Andover in 1952. Through the years the members have donated funds to sponsor sports and  recreational town activities, provide educational funding, library expansion of the Children's Room, the Cormier Youth Center and a babysitting program for middle school students.  as well as education scholarships and vision screening for pre-school  children, YMCA, library children's room expansion. S.A.D.D Cormier Youth Center, Babysitting Program for middle school students
-H. Michael Sarkissian, his wife Helen, and their daughter Terry, were returning home from a Christmas celebration in Shawsheen Village. They saw the accident and stopped to help. At the same time police Officer William Stewart rushed to the scene. The driver of the vehicle jumped out of the car. Coggins also jumped out and threatened the officer with a 45 caliber army pistol.
+for 1956 Clown Town, Spring Gala, Sidewalk Bazaar to donate to town $50,000/year sports recreation education scholarships and vision screening for pre-school  children, YMCA, library children's room expansion. S.A.D.D Cormier Youth Center, Babysitting Program for middle school students
-The gunman took the officers gun and then forced the Officer and Mr. Sarkissian into the front seat of the Sarkissian's vehicle with Mrs. Sarkissian and her daughter in the back seat. The gunman in the back seat forced Mr. Sarkissian to drive through eastern Massachusetts - through Lawrence, Lowell,Worcester. Mrs. Sarkissian, her daughter and Officer Stewart were ordered out of the car. Coggins drove away with Mr.Sarkissian, finally letting him out of the car in Worcester. A Worcester policeman found Mr.Sarkissian in Worcester and thinking he was the Perpetrator handcuffed him and threw him in the back seat of a police car. He was eventually let go. Mr. Sarkissian finally arrived back in Andover after 12 hours.
+Holy Family Hospital - then Bon Secours Hospital pediatrics 1960's
-Donald Coggins served 8 years in prison for the crime.
+See
+*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=andover%20a%20century%20of%20change&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=2&rt=keyword ''Andover: A Century of Change''], by Eleanor Richardson (R 974.45 Ric), page 52
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-"Lone Kidnapper Kidnaps Four," Andover Townsman, December 25, 1947, page 15
-"The Kidnapping that Rocked Andover," Eagle Tribune, December 14, 1997, page 1 and page 2.
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