Lest auld acquaintance be forgot, as 2024 begins, we here at the Sun pause to acknowledge local residents whom we lost in 2023 who made a difference in their years of living here, contributing to the social fabric of the region. — Tom Eastman

Anne Cotter, business owner

Anne “Shultzie” Cotter

Local businessperson Anne "Shultzie" Cotter owned Yankee Chef Restaurant and Riverside B&B in Intervale.

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Dee McClave was a Jackson Selectman for 15 years. She also volunteered for the Jackson Planning Board, Jackson Historical Society and she opened her home where she provided safe haven for families who were victims of domestic violence.

Barbara E. (McAlister) Eastman

Barbara Eastman was a charter member of the Chatham Historical Society and extensively documented local history.

Dr. Charles Earl 'Chuck' Taylor Jr.

Dr. Charles Taylor Jr. had a medical practice in North Conway in the 1960s and returned to the Mount Washington Valley in 2002 after retiring from a more than 30-year medical career in Maryland that included teaching at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Mario “Sonny” Chiaravelotti

Mario “Sonny” Chiaravelotti operated Mario’s Restaurant for 47 years and, with his siblings, owned Mount Whittier.

Steve and Sara Knox

Steve Knox (left), seen with his wife Sara Young-Knox, was a community leader, serving on several town boards in Albany as well as such regional boards as the North Country Council and the Mount Washington Valley Economic Council.

The Mountain Mamas in 1986

Jane Grubb (third from right) was passionate about skiing and fitness. An original member of the Mountain Mamas Cranmore Mountain Meisters ski team, she is seen here in 1986 with team members (from left) Gail Costello, Claudia (Corky) Leonard, Leslie Sullivan, Susie Lathrop, Debbie Kitchen, Joanne Kane, Betty Newton, Barbara Lynn, Ellen Milotte, Shelia Hunt, Patty Phillips, Jane Grubb, Janet Hill and Linda Landon.

Jane A. Grubb

Local fitness leader Jane A. Grubb had a passion for for skiing and fitness, a fiercely competitive spirit and a love of the outdoors.

Arizona Zipper

Arizona Zipper was an artist, poet, radio/TV personality, firefighter and social activist.

Karl E. Seibel

Karl Seibel was a Realtor, Little League coach and community center volunteer.

Bob Porter

Bob Porter served on the North Conway Water Precinct, Conway Police Commission and Conway School Board, as well as being active in the Congregational church and Rotary Club of North Conway.

Joseph "Big Joe" Downs

“Big Joe” Downs owned several retail stores in the Mount Washington Valley including New England Charms and Imports.

Harry Remick

Longtime firefighter Harry Remick started volunteering on the Tamworth Fire Department as a junior member when he was 16 years old.

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Scott Hayman (second from right), a beloved teacher at K. A. Brett School, is seen in M&D at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse’s 2020 production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” with (from left): Rob Clark, Tom O’Reilly, Jonathan Dubey, Dan Tetreault and Craig Holden.  (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)

Scott Brian Hayman

Scott Hayman taught for 34 years at the Brett School. He was known for starting every class with a song and was always quick to teach a lesson through the lyrics.

Snuffy Curtis in 2018

Frank “Snuffy” Curtis sits in with with the Simon Crawford Band at Almost There in 2018. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)

Ellen Curtis

Ellen Curtis worked most of her life at several businesses in the Mount Washington Valley, ending at The Echo Group in Conway.

Briggs Bunker at radio station

Briggs Bunker was a businessman, community leader and longtime weather observer on WMWV’s “Morning Weather Show.”

Frances Leila (Wiggin) Morrill

Francis Morrill grew up on the West Side of Conway. She was active in Lion’s Club and Kennett High booster activites.

Peggy Loucinda Verney

Peggy Verney was a former Eastern Slope Ski Club Junior Program coordinator.

Kenneth Paul Hughes Sr.

Ken Hughes of Madison served in the FBI from 1962 to 1987.

Dr. Mary Nash at work

Dr. Mary Nash is seen at work in her family medical practice office in Fryeburg, Maine, in 2011. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

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