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Paul Wildasin at Fork Union Military Academy, Virginia, in the 1950s. (Family photograph)

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A Life: Paul H. Wildasin; ‘He was the familiar face you would see every day’

by Anna Merriman Valley News Staff WriterAugust 24, 2021August 4, 2025

Polly Frizzell, center, with her daughters Joanna Anderson, left, and Heidi Fuller at Frizzell's strawberry shack during the picking season in Charlestown, N.H., in July 2018. (Family photograph)

A Life: Teacher Polly Frizzell made sure to give back

by Jasmine Taudvin Valley News Staff WriterAugust 8, 2021August 4, 2025

Judy Hunter, seated at the loom, learns how to weave from Susan Fetter as potter Tom Fetter works on a piece in an undated photograph. Hunter went on to weave many tapestries and have a loom in their home in Thetford, Vt. (Family photograph)

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A Life: Judy Hunter

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterAugust 1, 2021August 4, 2025

Lois White in a 2000 photograph on Lake Willoughby. White returned to the lake where she spent summers as a child. Her parents owned property, including five rental cottages, on the lake in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. (Family photograph)

A Life: Lois White; ‘She was a great coach and loving critic’

by Frances Mize Valley News CorrespondentJuly 25, 2021August 4, 2025

George Goodhue Jr. with his Cadillac, “The Four Aces,” around 1980 that he drove in demolition derbies at the Enfield Fair. (Family photograph)

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A Life: George H. Goodhue Jr.

by John Lippman Valley News Staff WriterJuly 18, 2021August 4, 2025

Midwife Kelly Brogan, right, comforts Kate Griffin and her daughter Rosie following her birth at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in an undated photograph. (Courtesy photograph)

A Life: Kelly A. Brogan; ‘She provided so much more’

by Nora Doyle-Burr Valley News Staff WriterJuly 11, 2021August 4, 2025

Verna Dunn, 99, of Enfield, N.H., speaks with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Sept. 16, 2019, in Lebanon, N.H., before Sununu presented a proclamation at the Upper Valley Senior Center honoring the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council during September's National Senior Center Month. Dunn said she is a regular at both the Upper Valley and Mascoma senior centers and enjoys coming to see her friends. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Life: Verna Dunn, 1919-2021; ‘She was quite gifted at connecting’

by Tim Camerato Valley News Staff WriterJune 27, 2021August 4, 2025

VPA assistant executive director Burns Page, center, recognizes Oxbow's Mona Garone and Windsor's John Barth after their championship game against each other in Barre, Vt., on Feb. 24, 1996. It was the final game for both of the longtime coaches. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

A Life: Former Windsor High coach John Barth

by Jim Kenyon Valley News Staff WriterJune 20, 2021August 4, 2025

Sue Farrell sits in a van with her daughter, Ella Farrell-Starr, in Changsha, China, in October 2000. The photograph was taken the day Farrell and her husband, Rich Starr, had adopted Ella. (Rich Starr photograph)

A Life: Sue Farrell —1957-2021 ; ‘She was a caretaker in every aspect’

by Liz Sauchelli Valley News Staff WriterJune 15, 2021August 4, 2025

Wendy Smith with her dog, Aurora, or Auri, she rescued from Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Smith died at her home on March 8, 2021, in Hartford Village, Vt., with Auri by her side. (Courtesy photograph)

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A Life: Wendy Smith

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterJune 6, 2021August 4, 2025