ASHBURNHAM — With his wife Judy by his side, clutching her daughter’s diploma, Rodney Bilodeau said Sunday’s commencement ceremony at Oakmont Regional High School was somewhat bittersweet.

Rodney Bilodeau, of Ashburnham. “She had a heart of gold,” Bilodeau said. “She was a very emotional person.” LaJoie would be in a normal happy mood when her emotions would unexpectedly ...