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Wall of Honor recipients at Putnam High School Oct. 26. Five were honored, four of them posthumously. More photos Wed. night on our FB page: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger. Linda Lemmon photo.


PUTNAM — The Putnam High School community Oct. 26 inducted five into its Wall of Honor.
Inductees includes: William Perry Barber, Class of 1925; William Kelleher, Class of 1949; Roger Franklin, Class of 1956; Harold Alvord, Class of 1962 and Albert Cormier for service to the school.  All except Franklin are posthumous inductees. The Wall of Honor was founded in 2017 and with these inductees, there are 30 honorees.
William Perry Barber served two terms as Putnam’s mayor in the 1940s and then compiled an outstanding political and judicial career at the State level.  
William Kelleher was an outstanding football and track athlete while at Putnam High School before continuing his education at Brown and UConn where he continued to establish school records in track. He developed a number of athletes who earned All American honors and one Olympic competitor.  
Roger Franklin was a graduate of Norwich University where he was commissioned Second Lieutenant.  Following active duty he was assigned to serve in various training command and staff positions before retiring as a Colonel in 1992. He served in the Connecticut Labor department for 36 years before turning his attention to local volunteer community services, including over 18,000 hours at Day Kimball Hospital.
Harold Alvord was a military veteran who served in Vietnam where he was injured when his helicopter was shot down.  He retired after reaching the rank of Colonel and went on to become Director of Public Works in Norwalk where obligations.  
Albert Cormier will be the first inductee who is not a graduate of Putnam High School but was recognized for his contributions while serving as the school’s guidance counselor. He introduced new programs and opportunities and more importantly developed a rapport with students that played a significant role in their high school development and beyond.

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