Richard Lewis VanDyne, 92, of Madison, N.H., went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 1:30 a.m. on June 6, 2021, after a sudden illness. Dick was born on Nov. 18, 1928, in Trenton, N.J., to the late Genevieve (Lewis) and Joseph Archibald VanDyne.

Richard Lewis VanDyne

In 1934, at the age of 6, his family moved from Trenton to Chester, N.H. In 1942, an opportunity arose for his parents to purchase the former Robert Frost homestead in Derry. His mother renamed the farm “Frosty Acres.” Dick attended Pinkerton Academy and graduated in 1947.

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