School Days: Lawrence

Lawrence was called Peanuts because of his stature. He and his brother Ernest owned and operated a dry cleaning business.

School Days: Ernest

Ernest, the boy with the temper, which the rest of the family seemed to take pleasure in provoking.
   He used to taunt his brother Edward, "If I had your nose full of nickels, I'd be rich... To which Edward would reply, "If I had your ears and could purr, I'd take off and fly..."

School Days: Irene

Irene, daughter of John and Mary, was brought up by her Aunts, Annie, Leonie & Alma. Irene had been born with a cleft palate and a hearing deficit and somehow it was decided that it would be too difficult for her mother to take care of her in addition to the rest of a growing family. According to Irene's sister Therese, the Aunts feared that other children would make fun of her, so they taught Irene at home. If this photo is any evidence, she spent some time in grammar school and was a little girl with a penetrating and inquiring gaze.

Saint-Pierre School

Saint-Pierre School (École Saint-Pierre), known as the French School, where the children of John and Mary Sicotte learned "Parisian" French.

Ed remembers: There were 8 grades plus a kindergarten in the red brick building on School Street. There was no high school. Most graduates went either to St. Mary's High, St. Charles High or Waltham High (a public school.) Therese went to Waltham High.

Edward Sicotte Testimonial Dinner