George DeWolfe Obituary

By Kim "Schroeder" Steward | January 22, 2024
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The landscape photographer George DeWolfe, OH, died on July 2, 2023 at the age of 78. As a young man, George climbed in the Alps and Tetons, among other ranges, before finding a welcoming home in the Whites and at the AMC in the early 1970s , where he worked at Tuckerman and was AMC’s first artist-in-residence, a position that combined two of his greatest passions; mountains and photography.

Henry “Hanque” Parker

By The O.H.A. | September 6, 2023
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Henry “Hanque” Parker passed away in Hanover, NH, on July 7, 2023, at the age of 99. Hanque had a long and productive association with the AMC and the OHA, starting as the 18-year old Hutmaster at Galehead in 1942, and including service on the AMC Huts Committee for several years.

Sally Harris Wilbur

By Kim "Schroeder" Steward | January 30, 2023
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Sally Harris Wilbur, 85, died at Legacy Hospital, Gresham, Oregon on December 25, 2022. A native of Massachusetts, she was born in Winchester in 1937 and lived there until 1952, when the family moved to Boxford. Sally’s parents, Stuart K. “Slim” Harris, and Calista (Crane) Harris, were both Old Hutmen, and well-known in the White…

Tom Kelleher

By Kim "Schroeder" Steward | January 10, 2023
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Thomas E. “Tom” Kelleher, a loving and beloved son, brother and uncle, an avid outdoorsman, retired information technology officer, and Acton resident, died of a sudden illness at Beth Israel Hospital Boston on New Year’s Eve 2022. Tom was born on June 11, 1951 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Peter T. Kelleher and Marie…

Peter Baldwin

By The O.H.A. | July 10, 2022
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Peter A. Baldwin, of Gilmanton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10, at the age of 90. He spent his last day at his long-time home on Pancake Hill, in Lower Gilmanton, surrounded by family and friends.

David Hayes

By The O.H.A. | June 28, 2022
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David F. Hayes, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. He was 86. Born in Malden on May 21, 1936, David is one of three children of the late William and Elizabeth (nee Cratsley) Hayes. He attended Melrose High School before transferring to Phillips Academy in Andover, graduating cum laude in 1953. He went on…

Alex MacPhail

Alex MacPhail

By The O.H.A. | January 19, 2022
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Alex MacPhail of Easthampton, MA, died peacefully on January 19, 2022 after a brief illness. He was 78. Alexander Lee MacPhail, Jr. was born on June 11, 1943, the second child and only son of Lee MacPhail and Barbara (May) MacPhail. His parents’ marriage was not a happy one, and when Alex was about five,…

Charles Burnham

Charles Burnham

By The O.H.A. | December 13, 2021
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Charles Burnham was born in 1933 in Detroit, MI to Charles Hubbard and Anne (Wilson) Burnham, he was raised in Winchester, MA. He attended MIT, as did his father and grandfather before him, graduating in 1954. Following two years of service in the USAF, he returned to MIT to earn a PhD in 1961. He…

Liz Haigh

By The O.H.A. | November 6, 2021
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Elizabeth “Liz” Russell Haigh, 60, died at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 6, 2021, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Liz was born on September 30, 1961, in Glens Falls, New York, the oldest child of Andy Haigh and Pam Russell (Jessup).  Her father was a jazz musician and college…

Brad Ray

By The O.H.A. | September 16, 2021
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Bradley C. Ray, 82, of Milan, NH passed away on Thursday September 16, 2021 at his home after a period of failing health. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 31, 1938 the son of Charles and Norma (Parrish) Ray and was a lifelong resident of the area. Brad was a graduate of Berlin…