CONWAY — Below, are some of the passages of 2018, highlighting a few of the many who made a difference during their time on Earth, and in this valley.
J. Brooks Dodge Jr. was a two-time Olympic skier (1952 and ’56).(KAREN CUMMINGS/MOUNTAIN EAR PHOTO). From left: William D. Beal Jr., J. Brooks Dodge Jr., Geore Macomber and M
Joseph Brooks Dodge Jr.: King of the ravine
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Chet Lucy served two terms as selectman and also served on many other civic boards. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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John Cannell was a baseball umpire and a basketball referee, traveling all over the state. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Maury Geiger (second from left) is honored by the Haiti Supreme Court on a trip there in 2011. (KEVIN GEIGER PHOTO)
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G. Earl Taylor was active in Effingham. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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William B. “Ted” Hounsell served as a Conway selectman, Conway Village precinct commissioner and Conway School Board member. (FILE PHOTO)
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The Shaw Brothers (Rick and Ron, from left) seen at the Eagle Mountain House in 2010. Ron passed away April 1, 2018. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Pam Fisher introduced her kids to skiing, tennis and more. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Allan C. Trumbull was a dedicated Shriner. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Bebe Toor was volunteer director for the Fryeburg Dinner Bell. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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10th Mountain Division Army veteran Dick Calvert in period costume. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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Ramsie Taylor, 17, was on her way to school when her car was struck by a dump truck at an Ossipee intersection. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Al Risch helped found Friends of Tuckerman Ravine and the local Habitat for Humanity chapter. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
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David Bowles wore many hats in Tamworth. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Norma Ashnault (Haynes) Wassall broke new boundaries when she became the first female ski instructor at Cranmore Mountain. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Sharon Ann (Sapar) Malenfant (shown on a trip out west) was vice president of community relation and development for Memorial Hospital for many years.
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