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Former Senate President Edward C. Dupont Jr., 72, of Durham, who started one of the state’s pre-eminent lobbying firms, the Dupont Group, in 1993 after serving five terms in the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 6, died last week.  He served as Senate Majority Leader, Vice Chair of the Finance Committee and member of other standing committees.  He co-chaired the joint Senate and House committee that developed the first comprehensive reorganization of state government in more than 20 years.  He was elected Senate President in 1990 and chaired the first standing legislative committee on economic development in New Hampshire history.   After graduation from UNH, he founded Strafford Fuels in Rochester and served on several boards. He was currently on the Board of Managers at MerchantBanc, a venture capital firm based in Manchester.  In May 2013, Gov. Maggie Hassan named him to the Commission on Innovation, Efficiency and Transparency in State Government. He recently stepped down as chair of the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Board of Trustees after serving four terms.  He also served on the board of directors for UNH School of Law. He was an instrument-rated private pilot and a regionally ranked water skier.

Terence Ernest Dancy, 97, of New London, died Feb. 17, 2023. He moved to New London in 1990 and  headed up the New London Conservation Commission, with a local trail named after him. He was a team leader for the local Habitat for Humanity, designing and building homes for needy families. He and his wife Edna managed the water testing of their beloved Pleasant Lake for 25 years on behalf of the Pleasant Lake Protective Association. (Chadwick Funeral and Cremation Service)

Donald Edward Garfield, 81, of Meriden, died Feb. 17, 2023. A U.S. Army veteran, he was assigned to the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover and worked on ice-drilling equipment to obtain continuous ice cores for scientific analysis. He worked at Camp Century, Greenland, in 1966 and Byrd Station, Antarctica, in 1967. In recognition of his contributions, a glacier, Garfield Glacier ID5490, a six-mile glacier flowing on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, was named in his honor in 1974. (Ricker Funeral Home and Crematory)

Keith Hawxhurst, 42, of Canaan, died Feb. 17, 2023. He worked in several restaurants throughout the Upper Valley and was the head chef at Murphy’s on the Green in Hanover. He was an avid fitness enthusiast and studied for a time at the National Academy of Sports Medicine. (Knight Funeral Home, White River Junction, Vt.)

Bruce M. “Boston” “Tank” Manns, 73, of Enfield, died Feb. 19, 2023. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he received a Purple Heart for severe wounds during the TET Offensive in Vietnam in 1968. He was a  member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Marine Corps League, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Order of the Purple Heart, and USMC Vietnam Tankers Association. He also volunteered for Toys for Tots, DAV Transportation, and Meals on Wheels. (Knight Funeral Home, White River Junction, Vt.)

Daniel F. Downey, 86, of Salem, died Feb. 16, 2023. A U.S. Air Force veteran of 13 years and U.S. Army veteran of seven years with the rank of staff sergeant, he was a Eucharistic minister, consoler and lector at  St. Joseph Church in Salem and part of the first team of Kairos Prison Ministry. (Carrier Family Funeral Home)

Marilyn Bachelder Gould, 90, of Franklin and formerly of Andover, died Feb. 19, 2023. She and her husband, Don, moved from New Jersey to Andover in 1999. She was active with the Andover School System, Andover Public Library, The Beacon, and Andover Cable TV Station. Her and Don’s dedication to the schools and community earned them the honors of 2014 Citizens of the Year by the Andover School Board. (Chadwick Funeral and Cremation Service)

Donald A. Conley Sr., 80,of Manchester, died Feb. 19, 2023. He had a 32-year career as a field engineer for IBM and then worked in the IT Department at Elliot Hospital for 10 years before retiring. An amateur radio operator known by the call sign, K1BIP, he played oboe in the N.H. Philharmonic Orchestra for many years. He was a groundskeeper for Manchester’s South Little League and a Cub Scout Den Leader. (Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center)

Marc Bernard Bergeron, 78, of Rochester, died Feb. 16, 2023. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a former recreation director for the city of Rochester, as well as a veteran of the restaurant business. He was also a teacher and football coach. (R.M. Edgerly and Son Funeral Home)

 James Carl Dempsey, 77, of Brookline, died Feb. 19, 2023. He was an electrical engineer at BAE and an active member of the Nashua Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, teacher and was an integral part of the music ministry. He was also active with the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and a volunteer at the Southern New Hampshire Rescue Mission. (Farwell Funeral Service)

Françoise J. C. Madore, 83, of West Stewartstown, died Feb. 22, 2023. She and her husband taught classes for many years from the church for couples who were to be married. She was a member of the Catholic Women’s Club and the Canaan Women. The Madores hosted more than 50 aspiring physician assistant students from Dartmouth Medical School doing clinical rotations in the North Country. They also hosted many traveling nurses over the years. (Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home)

Marigrace O’Leary, 63, of Manchester, died Feb. 20, 2023. She began her career in 1981 as a student teacher at Trinity High School and during the next 41 years, she taught at Trinity. She was also a clinical mental health counselor for 18 years. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)

Robert C. O’Neill, 88, of Bedford, died Feb. 18, 2023.  A National Guard veteran, he went into the car leasing business and was president of P&S Car Leasing, which, in time, became Executive Auto Leasing, where he served as vice president until his retirement in 1995. He volunteered in fundraising for the United Way of Greater Manchester, Catholic Charities, American Cancer Society, and was a founding member of the Kevin McHugh Memorial Golf Tournament. (Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory)

Vincent Marcellus Kondrotas Jr., 83, of North Sandwich, died Feb. 18, 2023. He was a music teacher with the Franklin School District and switched his career path to law enforcement. He was a special officer with the Tilton Police Department and a Marine Patrol officer on Lake Winnisquam. He retired in 2001 as a deputy with the Belknap County Sheriff’s Office. He was a Master Mason for more than 50 years, serving as Grand Master of Doric Lodge No. 78 in Tilton, and a past organist for Trinity Episcopal Church in Tilton and St. James Episcopal Church in Laconia. (Mayhew Funeral Homes)

William E. Portnoy, 76, of Wilton and Wilmington, N.C., died Feb. 20, 2023. He held a Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and after a stint as a copywriter for Boston book publisher G.K. Hall, he joined Compugraphic in 1983 as a writer-editor. He launched a freelance business, offering marketing communications and advertising services over the next three decades to a wide range of clients including Hewlett-Packard, Sheraton, and medical publishers. (Michaud Funeral Home & Crematorium)

Joanne Campbell, 90, of Bedford, died Feb. 19, 2023. She founded and styled the Waitsfield Inn in Vermont with her husband, Ted, then operated the Powderhouse Gallery in York, Maine, where she displayed and sold her watercolors. (Peabody Funeral Homes)

Dale Leo “Pete” Chinburg, 93, of Durham, died Feb. 20, 2023. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he worked in Los Angeles as a program manager at Marshall Laboratories, then moved to Durham and became associate director of the Space Science Center at UNH, where he held various program management positions until 1981. He started several entrepreneurial ventures, including a survival kit called the Boony Box that was sold by L.L. Bean. His son, Michael Leo Chinburg, an F-16 fighter pilot, died in service days prior to the first Gulf War. (Purdy Funeral Service)

Richard J. Gaffney, 88, of Lebanon, died Feb. 19, 2023. He earned his Ph.D. from Boston College and taught philosophy and logic at Villanova, Boston College, and for the last 23 years at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. He was a founding member of the Hudson-Adirondack Daylily Society and grew beautiful day lilies and hostas. (Ricker Funeral Homes & Crematory)

Laurent “Larry” Perron, 86, of Pembroke, died Feb. 17, 2023. A U.S. Army veteran, he served on the Pembroke Fire Department for many years. He was an active member of the Meet Me In Suncook Committee and enjoyed sharing his cherished memorabilia at every meeting. (Roan Family Funeral Homes)

Elizabeth “Betty” Reavis, 90, of Charlestown, died Feb. 19, 2023. She was a 50-year active member of the American Legion Auxiliary, a 4-H Leader for 40 years, a founding leader for the Hemlock Hi-Toppers 4-H club, and was active in county, state and national events. She was a yearly fixture at the Cornish Fair 4-H dairy booth. She volunteered in the activity department at the Sullivan County Nursing Home for 41 years, many years at the ‘Up Attic” thrift shop at the Congregational Church, and the Charlestown area Christmas Fund. She and her husband Jim received the “Service Above Self” award from the Charlestown Rotary. Betty received the Joseph P. Vaughn N.H. Volunteer award in 2002. (Charlestown Memorial Chapel)

Kenard F. “Butch” Ayles Jr., 81, of Pembroke, died Feb. 23, 2023. A veteran of the National Guard, he was a sales representative for Lorillard Corp. for more than 30 years. He was a 53-year member (Master Mason) of the Corinthian Lodge No. 82 in Pittsfield. He served on the town’s zoning board and building committee for the safety center. He also served on the Concord Crimeline. (Roan Family Funeral Home)

Timothy N. Therrien, 67, of Claremont, NH, died Feb. 23, 2023. He worked in his parents’ business, Ultra Precision Products,  buying the company in 1994. The company closed in 2008 and he later worked at Whelen Manufacturing before retiring in 2017. He was a member of the Claremont Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Administration. He volunteered on the Craft Committee, which was instrumental in building the Sugar River Valley Technical Center in Claremont. He donated equipment, material and expertise to the machine tool program. (Stringer Funeral Home)

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WORDS OF WISDOM: “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” – Steve Jobs, former Apple CEO, who was born on Feb. 24, 1955, and died Oct. 5, 2011