Stanton Wesley Putnam

I fondly remember my friend "Buddy" Putnam. I was a lonely high school dropout working in Whitin Machine Works. We discovered that we shared a love for music and the arts. I enlisted in the USAF and back in Massachusetts on leave, he and I attended memorable performances of The Met on tour at the old Boston Opera House. Also saw some great American Ballet Theatre performances there. Stan introduced me to my first French restaurant in Boston and I discovered Chinese food, too, because of...

Mr. Putnam,
I was working the day you passed away after having been away for 2 weeks. I was so upset when I found out you passed away because I did not get the chance to say goodbye to you. I took care of you many times as an aide and I enjoyed walking into your room and seeing that giant smile on your face when I would come in. The time I spent with you was wonderful and enlightening. You are the first patient I had in first time working as an aide to ever impact me so deeply. God bless...

Mr. Putnam,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served with the U.S. Army of Occupation in Japan after WW II. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.