Lest auld acquaintance be forgot, as 2025 begins, we at the Sun pause to acknowledge local residents whom we lost in 2024 who made a difference in their years of living here, contributing to the social fabric of the region. — Tom Eastman
Dale Hamilton, North Conway firefighter. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Former Eaton Selectman Mary Ellen Gospodarek
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Insurance man Wayne Infinger
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Golf course groundskeeper Greg George
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Tom and Tess Mulkern, Shannon Door Pub properietors. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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Jack Lufkin, pictured on the left, was on the 1968 U.S. cross-country Olympic ski team, racing in the men’s 30 km. event.
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Zeb's General Store co-owner Peter Edwards
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Master gardener Bob Santoro of Jackson.
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Cranmore Inn innkeeper Connie Briggs
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