Centenarian reflects on a life well lived

It wasn’t that long ago you could find Nancy Carey in command atop a loping horse, or nestled in a kayak, her double-ended paddle knifing through clear waters.

Many thanks to all who came to help me celebrate my 100th birthday.

Vergennes resident Margaret Clifford offers nearly a century of recollections, from losing her first husband to a World War II wound, leaving her with five children, to doing laundry for her large family in a river, to traveling the world. 

Louise Richards of Addison celebrated her 100th birthday lifting weights along with her friends from the “Bridport Defense League.”

As a young child Bill started living with his grandfather and step grandmother on a small farm in West Lincoln, and he went to the local one-room schoolhouse.

VERGENNES — Dorothy Slack Zickler died peacefully at her home attended to by her son and daughter with the support from Hospice. She had reached her 100th birthday on Oct. 30. Her family had celebrated her birthday with a big gathering for the last 10 yea … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Richard Louis LaFontaine, of Middlebury, Vermont, formerly of Bristol and Hartland, Vermont, left us on December 15, 2020. He passed out of this life peacefully due to natural causes at Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing in Middlebury, w … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Centenarians deservedly receive a lot of fanfare. Hitting triple digits is a rare feat, and it’s rarer still when those endowed with such longevity are still vital, inquisitive and delightfully conversant. Richard LaFontaine is indeed a prime … (read more)

Thank you! For the wonderful 100th birthday celebration that I was given by so many wonderful people and friends, beginning with a mass being said by our priest, Father Luke Austin, and his associates on Saturday afternoon. Then Sunday morning Pat Palmer … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — To speak with Francis Dupoise for any length of time is to get a history lesson — not only about Addison County, but about how to live a long, productive life. Next week, he will join the county’s impressive list of centenarians. Dupoise was b … (read more)