SAUGUS D -FREEVol. 23, No. 7 Selectmen Honor Retiring Police Officer — see page 17 DOCATE OCTE CAT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday ~ THE ADVOCATE ASKS ~ The Decareaus refl ect on 67 years of love, marriage and family in Saugus RED ROSES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY: Arlene Decareau, right, gives her husband Eugene a hug after discovering a vase full of red roses on the living room table earlier this week. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Editor’s Note: For this week’s interview, we set out to fi nd a Saugus couple who embody the spirit of Valentine’s Day, which America observes today – Friday, Feb. 14. We wound up sitting down with Arlene and Eugene Decareau, lifelong Saugus residents who have been married for 67 years. Their Oct. 12, 1952, wedding was held at 7 p.m. on a Friday in the Cliftondale United Methodist Church so they could enjoy a long weekend together. Arlene, one of two children, is a 1951 Saugus High School graduate. She played the clarinet as a member of the school’s marching band. Eugene, one of nine children, is a member of the Saugus High School Class of 1948. He starred for three years on the school’s football team. They lived in the same neighborhood, but they didn’t meet until Eugene was in the service. He served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1951, during part of the Korean War era. He was discharged as a staff sergeant. Eugene is a retired vice president of Eastern Tool & Stamping Co., Inc., where he worked for 28 years. He served two, two-year terms on Saugus Town Meeting. He has served on the Retirement Board for 20 years and is a former member of the Board of Appeals. Eugene has been active for many years in community service. He is a lifetime member of the Saugus Lions Club and is one of the group’s past presidents. During his 50 years with the club, he received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award “For dedicated humanitarian services” – the highest award from the Lions Club International Foundation. He served as a Cub Scout Master and was involved with the Little League for 14 years. His hobby is cooking and baking pies. Arlene loves to knit. Eugene and Arlene worshiped regularly for many years at Cliftondale United Methodist Church before it closed in 2002. They have been members since then at First Congregational Church-UCC Saugus. They have been longtime volunteers at the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry, which meets every Friday in the basement of the Cliftondale Congregational Church. Eugene gives out bread while Arlene checks people in at the food pantry. They have three sons – Stephen (Tewksbury), James (Salem) and John (South Carolina) – fi ve grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. Some highlights of the interview follow. Q: How did you meet? Eugene: Well, I came home on furlough – a weekend pass – and I was on a street corner in Saugus, at the corner of Denver and Central Streets with a fellow named Donald Rand. And Arlene came out of her ASKS| SEE PAGE 3 MassDEP’s decision on Wheelabrator’s emission control plan irks Rep. Vincent & Saugus selectmen By Mark E. Vogler T he state Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has determined that Wheelabrator Saugus, Inc.’s Emission Control Plan for its trash-to-energy plant on Route 107 is “technically complete” and complies with air pollution control regulations. 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