FREEDOM — Priscilla “Robin” Stoddard Sargent died peacefully and gracefully on July 8 surrounded by her loving family and many friends. She lived a life with adventure, little regret and absolutely no unfinished business.
Robin was born Aug. 2, 1922, to Bertha (Shaw) and George Raymond “Doc” Chick of Portsmouth, N.H. She was a beloved community member in Freedom, N.H., and a legend of the waterfront.
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