Cavendish (and more) turns out for Jim Hasson’s 95th
Shawn Cunningham | Mar 09, 2021 | Comments 1
By Shawn Cunningham
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As Hasson sat in a folding chair on Main Street, dozens of cars and trucks – many decorated for the occasion – and fire engines from Cavendish, Proctorsville and Ludlow streamed past, drivers honking horns and blaring sirens and everyone waving. Most people rolled down their windows and shouted birthday wishes over the din. Hasson waved back, evidently smiling under his mask.
Hasson, who spent 42 years in the Seabees from World War II through the Vietnam War, says he was unaware of the event in his honor until just 30 minutes before the procession began.
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- Friends and neighbors decorated their cars and trucks with birthday wishes…
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- …including Jim Hasson’s daughter Mary.
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- Then they lined up along Main and Depot streets.
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- Jim Hasson arriving, where he became a reviewing stand of one.
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- First a gift from the Proctorsville Fire Department…
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- …and then from the Ludlow FD.
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- Hasson waved his thanks to everyone.
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- Happy 95th birthday, Jim Hasson!
Filed Under: Celebrations • Community and Arts Life • People
Happy Birthday Jim, Seabees can Do.