WOODSTOCK, VT — Howard E. Wing, Jr. of Woodstock, VT, died on June 18, 2020 after a long illness. Born in Greenfield, MA in 1931, Mr. Wing was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1953, with a BS in Engineering, and went on as an MIT Sloan Fellow to complete his MS. After twenty-five years at Raytheon Company in Bedford, MA, Mr. Wing decided to pursue his life-long passion in woodworking and design, studying under master-woodworker Robert March in Worcester, MA. In 1991, Mr. Wing and his artist wife, Betsy, moved to Vermont with twenty sheep, a burgeoning collection of Native American pottery, southwestern paintings, Betsy’s looms, and his own distinctive furniture. His contemporary furniture, cabinetry, and reproductions of museum furniture have been exhibited in galleries throughout New England, and mentioned in Fine Woodworking Magazine.
Mr. Wing leaves Betsy Wing, his devoted wife of forty years, his sister Mary Miller of Holyoke MA, his daughter, Gail Wing Kelleher of Leominster, MA, his son, Howard A. Wing , a stepson Kevin Green, one grandson, Graham, his niece, Linda Short, beloved nephew, Phil Short, and nephews Vernon, Chris and Steven Miller.