Clayton B. Hammond, 94, longtime Amesbury resident, passed peacefully Wednesday afternoon, January 27, 2021, at Hannah Duston Nursing Home in Haverhill with his son at his side. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy S. Hammond, who died August 19, 2009. Born in Amesbury, May 14, 1926, he was the only child of…
Ann Robinson (Stedman)Perkins “The Mountains are calling and I must go” (John Muir) Born July 8, 1937 Died May 31, 2024 Father: William George Stedman Mother: Virginia Allen Brother: Allen Cornell Stedman Married: Earle R Perkins in 1961 Children: Jonathan M Perkins and his wife Lisa Perkins Heather A Perkins Grandchildren: Haley M (Perkins) Clark…
Joan W. Bishop Bath- Joan W. Bishop, 93, of Webber Ave., passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She was born in New York City on July 20, 1928, the daughter of Ralph Montagu Stuart and Isabella (Wood) Wortley. Joan graduated from Oldfields School…
David Preston Obituary David Preston November 17, 1933 – March 26, 2024 David Preston, age 90, of Essex, Connecticut, died peacefully in Essex on March 26th, 2024. Dave was born on November 17, 1933, in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Roger and Anita Preston of Waban, Massachusetts. He was predeceased by his brothers, Peter, Fred,…
Richard S. “Dick” Hayes Jr., 94, died on Friday, February 16, 2024 at his home at River Woods, Manchester, NH. He was born on May 28, 1929 in Chicago, IL to Richard S. and Teresa D. Hayes and was raised in Montclair, NJ. Dick lived a life filled with love, laughter and unwavering dedication to his…
Peter Brockway Walker Beloved husband of Cynthia A Walker, father of Paul and Mark Walker and grandfather of Dallas H.K. Walker, died peacefully at home in Asheville, North Carolina on the evening of December 16, 2023 at the age of 92. Born January 31, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts to Wallace Haynes Walker and Isabella Brockway Walker, he…
Cornell MacDonald Grout 1931-2023 Cornell MacDonald Grout, Don, died peacefully and well cared for on October 19 th 2023 while surrounded by his loving family at Hospice of Jefferson County, in Watertown, New York. Born December 17 th 1931, in Albany, New York to Emily Cornell and Harold MacIntyre Grout, Don attended Harvey School through…
Please see this link for the obituary for Betsy Byrd. In September 2023, she was publicly recognized for her decades-long dedication to the AMC Hut System and was named “Honorary OH- Madam Secretary”.
Philip Preston (OH), 84, died November 16, 2023 at his home, the Homestead Farm in Ashland, New Hampshire. In addition to his own stint on the 1956 Madison Springs Hut croo, Phil was part of a outdoors-loving family with a long pedigree in the Huts…
Peter John Woodcock (OH), of Vermontville, NY passed away on October 8, 2023 after a short illness. Nicknamed “Moose” by Huts Manager George Hamilton, Pete worked at Madison in 1960 and on the Construction Crew and was followed in the huts by his brother Steve (OH) who worked on the 1966 Zealand croo.
Carl J. Svenson, 73, of Loudon, NH, passed away on October 8, 2023 from injuries sustained in a helicopter accident. He was a well known and loved figure around the Whites and a friend to many hut croo and OH.
The landscape photographer George DeWolfe, OH, died on July 2, 2023 at the age of 78. As a young man, George climbed in the Alps and Tetons, among other ranges, before finding a welcoming home in the Whites and at the AMC in the early 1970s , where he worked at Tuckerman and was AMC’s first artist-in-residence, a position that combined two of his greatest passions; mountains and photography.
Henry “Hanque” Parker passed away in Hanover, NH, on July 7, 2023, at the age of 99. Hanque had a long and productive association with the AMC and the OHA, starting as the 18-year old Hutmaster at Galehead in 1942, and including service on the AMC Huts Committee for several years.
Sally Harris Wilbur, 85, died at Legacy Hospital, Gresham, Oregon on December 25, 2022. A native of Massachusetts, she was born in Winchester in 1937 and lived there until 1952, when the family moved to Boxford. Sally’s parents, Stuart K. “Slim” Harris, and Calista (Crane) Harris, were both Old Hutmen, and well-known in the White…
Thomas E. “Tom” Kelleher, a loving and beloved son, brother and uncle, an avid outdoorsman, retired information technology officer, and Acton resident, died of a sudden illness at Beth Israel Hospital Boston on New Year’s Eve 2022. Tom was born on June 11, 1951 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Peter T. Kelleher and Marie…
Peter A. Baldwin, of Gilmanton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10, at the age of 90. He spent his last day at his long-time home on Pancake Hill, in Lower Gilmanton, surrounded by family and friends.
David F. Hayes, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. He was 86. Born in Malden on May 21, 1936, David is one of three children of the late William and Elizabeth (nee Cratsley) Hayes. He attended Melrose High School before transferring to Phillips Academy in Andover, graduating cum laude in 1953. He went on…
Alex MacPhail of Easthampton, MA, died peacefully on January 19, 2022 after a brief illness. He was 78. Alexander Lee MacPhail, Jr. was born on June 11, 1943, the second child and only son of Lee MacPhail and Barbara (May) MacPhail. His parents’ marriage was not a happy one, and when Alex was about five,…
Charles Burnham was born in 1933 in Detroit, MI to Charles Hubbard and Anne (Wilson) Burnham, he was raised in Winchester, MA. He attended MIT, as did his father and grandfather before him, graduating in 1954. Following two years of service in the USAF, he returned to MIT to earn a PhD in 1961. He…
Elizabeth “Liz” Russell Haigh, 60, died at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 6, 2021, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Liz was born on September 30, 1961, in Glens Falls, New York, the oldest child of Andy Haigh and Pam Russell (Jessup). Her father was a jazz musician and college…
