STANFORD K. PRITCHARD

MIDDLEBURY — Stanford K. Pritchard, 81 years old and a long-time resident of Middlebury, died Sept. 28, 2025, at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Born Nov. 23, 1943, and raised in Washington, D.C., he earned the Eagle Award, Scouting’s highest achievement, at the age of 13. He graduated from Haverford College with a B.A. in philosophy and later studied at the University of Chicago on a Rockefeller Fellowship. He worked as a freelance writer in Chicago, then worked or wrote for The New York Review of Books, Cavalier, and The New York Free Press. He taught at Breadloaf Young Writers Conference.

He was the author of five novels, and collections of short stories, poetry, and plays. Nine productions of his plays were produced in New York City, including two on 42nd Street. He played and taught jazz piano professionally.  He had a great love for music and art. ◊