W. LANDON DENNISON JR.

HINESBURG — W. Landon “Lanny” Dennison Jr. died at his home in Hinesburg, Vt., on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. He was 89 years old.

Lanny was born in Princeton, N.J., on Jan. 22, 1936. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Princeton University in 1958 and Jefferson Medical College in 1962.

Lanny married the love of his life, Alison Holland, on July 4, 1960.

Lanny served as the medical officer aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, SSBN-602. In 1970, he completed his residency at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Dartmouth and moved his family to Hinesburg to open his dermatology practice.

As a doctor, Lanny traveled to the Northeast Kingdom, Middlebury and St. Albans. He never turned away a patient, taking payment in eggs, crocheted afghans, and even feed for his daughter’s horse. It wasn’t unusual for him to stop by a patient’s home after church on Sunday.

In addition to being a devoted doctor, husband and father, he was a true renaissance man, painting, tying flies, studying philosophy, hunting, and cycling until the end of his life. His Vermont connections started early in life and ran deep. He spent summers as a camper and counselor at Keewaydin Camp on Lake Dunmore, where his parents worked each summer.

Lanny leaves behind his wife of 65 years, Alison Holland Dennison; children Meg (Tim Peek), Bill (Deb Dennison), Andrew (Alison Dennison), and Michael (Tiffany Dennison); nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; and brother Tom (Marianne Dennison).

A celebration of Lanny’s life will be held Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m., at Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelburne with a reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Lanny’s name may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church of Shelburne, 5171 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, VT 05482 or Hinesburg Community Resource Center, PO Box 444, Hinesburg, VT 05461. ◊