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CLOUGH, DAVID LEE, 74
CLOUGH, DAVID LEE, 74, passed away peacefully on November 6, at The Arbors in Shelburne, following a lengthy illness. Born on Oct. 31, 1938, in Northfield, he was the son of the late Lee Smith Clough and Olive Robie Clough. David grew up in Northfield and graduated from Northfield High School in 1956. He served in the Vermont Army National Guard in both active and reserve status, from January 1958 until September 1960. On Sept. 6, 1959, David married Jean Pratt Kinney, the daughter of Bryce and Eleanor Kinney, of Montpelier, and they had two sons - Daniel, born in 1960, and Mark, in 1963. In 1962, David graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. After briefly working for an engineering firm in upstate New York, serving as a commissioned officer in the public health service, and earning his professional engineering license, he began a long and distinguished career with the state of Vermont Department of Environmental Quality. In 1967, he and Jean took up residence in Barre to raise their young family. Jean passed away in 1975. Eleven years later, David married Elizabeth "Betty" Arnold, of St. Albans. They lived happily in Williston, enjoying frequent travel together throughout the eastern U.S., retiring from work in the late 1990s. As the director of water quality, David's many years of dedicated and relentless efforts led to significant improvement in the quality of Vermont's many rivers, streams and lakes. He leaves behind a permanent legacy of environmental awareness, enhancing the lives of all those who share his love for the waters of the state. David was a lifelong sports fan who loved playing golf, as well as snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, and perhaps above all, roaming the forests of his beloved Vermont. An avid history buff, he found true delight in delving into topics ranging from the Civil War to the early days of westward American exploration. He was a profoundly thoughtful man, with a keen intellect and a wonderful dry sense of humor. David is survived by his sons, Daniel Clough and wife, Cristina, of Cantonment, Fla.; Mark Clough and wife, Natalie, of Meridian, Idaho; four grandchildren; his brother Mark R. Clough and wife, Phyllis, of Northfield; his brother Peter Clough and wife, Marie, of Northfield; two nephews and a niece. In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by his first wife, Jean, in 1975; his second wife, Elizabeth, in 2010; and his sister, Nancy Plastridge, in 1994.
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