Obituary: Frederick J.P. Fournier
MOODY - Frederick J.P. Fournier, 66, a longtime resident of Moody and well-known plumber in the area died suddenly in Jackman .
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Frederick J.P. Fournier
MOODY – Frederick J.P. Fournier, 66, a longtime resident of Moody and well-known plumber in the area died suddenly in Jackman on Jan. 20, 2021, from injuries suffered in a snowmobile accident. Fred, to those who knew him, was born Sept. 21, 1954 in Bronxville, N.Y. (though he didn’t want anyone to know he was born in New York) the son of Leroy and Elinor Anderson Fournier, grew up in Turkey, Libya and Peru, before his family settled in Moody in the late 1950s, allowing him to attend and graduate from Wells High School. He went on to attend Tilton Academy and Berwick Academy before attending Purdue University, earning his degree in Entomology. Fred was a self-employed plumber who made friends of most of his customers and suppliers over the years. A man of many talents and varied interest
A teacher who told Ofsted that his school had been “hiding” misbehaving children on squash courts during an inspection has won an unfair dismissal claim after he was sacked for voicing concerns about
A whistleblowing teacher who was sacked after revealing how naughty children were kept hidden away on squash courts during an Ofsted inspection has won a claim for unfair dismissal.
Ged Thomas told Ofsted that unruly pupils were kept hidden away from inspectors during a visit to inadequate Berwick Academy, in Northumberland.
The PE and Maths teacher was later sacked by the academy after he posted critical comments about headteacher Alexis Widdowson on Facebook.
Mr Thomas took the academy to a tribunal claiming unfair dismissal after his 2018 sacking.
Ms Widdowson meanwhile resigned before the damning report - which labelled the academy as inadequate - was published.