About four months before she was killed Oct. 5 in Castleton, Honoree Fleming published an article on cell differentiation in the open-access journal “Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology.” It was the culmination of a lifetime of work in research and academia, according to friends and family, and an important milestone in a rich, if difficult, life.
The woman who was shot to death on a rail trail in Castleton on Thursday was a retired dean at the nearby university. She is a former Middlebury resident who maintained ties to Addison County even after she moved to Castleton.