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Vol. 52 | No. 7 | February 13, 2026
Lasting Local Love
Bonnie and Paul Thiesing were the ‘class couple’ in high school. They’re married today. (Photo/Leighah Beausoleil)
At Kym’s fourth birthday party, Michael was sat next to her. Today, the two are happily married. (Photos/Courtesy)
The yearbook got it right: One-time Westborough High ‘class couple’ married for 42 years By Leighah Beausoleil Assistant Editor WESTBOROUGH — In 1979, Bonnie (Walker) and Paul Thiesing were named Westborough High School’s Class Couple less than a year into dating. Now, the two have been together for about 48 years – and happily married for 42.
They grew up together attending Westborough Public Schools. Living only one street from each other, a 13-year-old Paul would bring his horse over to the Walker Dairy Farm and charge Bonnie’s cousins 10 cents for rides. At Westborough High School, Bonnie was on the Color Guard, while Paul Class Couple | 7
Connected from the start, this Shrewsbury couple has been married for 31 years By Evan Walsh Managing Editor SHREWSBURY — They were together from the beginning. When Kym Dufault was a six-monthold infant, her mother frequently convened with a very nice – and very pregnant – stay-at-home mom friend, Mary, who lived in an apartment across the
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hall. During an otherwise uneventful get-together, Mary’s water broke, and with labor forthcoming, Kym’s mother, Charron, drove her to the hospital. There, baby Michael was born – Kym’s future husband. Growing up, then growing apart With families connected, Kym and MiShrewsbury Couple | 9
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