James Hamilton

By The O.H.A. | February 1, 2014
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Jim Hamilton died Saturday February 1, 2014 at his home in Cohasset following a brief battle with bladder cancer. He was 71. Jim was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the son of Marjorie and Harold Hamilton. He attended Williston Northampton School and Dartmouth College and received a masters degree in graphic arts. Jim had a long…

Ed Hobby Jr.

By The O.H.A. | December 16, 2013
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Edgar N Hobby Jr. passed away on December 16, 2013 in Greenville South Carolina at the age of 83, after an extended illness.  He worked for Joe Dodge in 1948 & 1949. Mr. Hobby was born in Lynn, MA, the son of Eva and Edgar Hobby. Prior to college, Ed was a hut man at…

Bob Daniels

By The O.H.A. | October 16, 2013
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Robert L. Daniels, formerly of West Newton, died Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 in Radford Virginia. He was born November 14, 1921 in Waltham, Massachusetts to Dr. Louis Riley and Cora Colburn Daniels. Bob was predeceased by his wife, Ruth Ripley Daniels, son Richard D. Daniels, brother Richard Daniels, sister and brother-in-law Ruth and James Mangan…

Terry Wright

By The O.H.A. | September 6, 2013
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Dr. William Terry Herbert Wright III, 70, died on September 6, 2013. Born February 13, 1943 in Newton, MA, he was the son of the late Bill & Ruth Wright, long time residents of Wellesley, MA. After graduating from Wellesley High School in 1961, he earned his BS in Geology from Middlebury College 65. His…

Roger Bloomfield

By The O.H.A. | July 19, 2013
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Roger Bloomfield died peacefully of Multiple Systems Atrophy at his home in Contoocook, Friday, July 19, 2013. He worked at Lonesome Lake in 1962 & 1963. Roger Bennett Bloomfield was born on April 28, 1944, in Milford, Mass. to Rachel and Roger G. Bloomfield. He grew up in Wellesley, Mass. with his brothers Eric and…

Charlie Richardson

By The O.H.A. | May 4, 2013
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Charles Richardson, of Jamaica Plain, age 60, passed away on May 4, 2013 after a 6-year battle with cancer. Long-time activist for economic and social justice and peace, Charley worked for decades in the labor movement – at UMass-Lowell Labor Extension Program, the United Steelworkers International Union and other unions nationally and internationally – and…

Paul Scannell

By The O.H.A. | February 2, 2013
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‘Tall Paul’ Scannell, 41 years old, of Arlington, died peacefully of sleep apnea on February 2, 2013. Paul was an Artist – a photographer, writer, animator, web designer, avid music fan and renowned humorist. Graduated U Mass Dartmouth, Hut Master at the Appalachian Mountain Club and had nearly completed his master’s degree in multimedia design…

2012 in review

By The O.H.A. | December 31, 2012
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 5 years to get…

Kathy Wilson

By The O.H.A. | December 22, 2012
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Kathy Duggan Wilson of Intervale, passed away December 22, 2012 after a long battle with lung disease. The wife of AMC Pinkham Senior Cook Dave Wilson. Dave, who has worked for the AMC for nearly 41 years, married Kathy 35 years ago at Pinkham Notch. She is survived by her son Paul, sisters Marie Duggan,…

John L. Hull

By The O.H.A. | December 1, 2012
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John Hull died December 1, 2012. He worked at Greenleaf in 1937 while at MIT and wrote a memory published in the Resuscitator about the time Teen Dodge came to Greenleaf to nurse the ailing croo. He and his wife Mabel lived in Ivyland, PA.