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LAWSON, KENDALL REID, 73
LAWSON, KENDALL REID, 73, of Montpelier, died January 10 at Fletcher Allen Health Care, after a short illness. He was born on July 21, 1939, in Barre, the son of Kendall Eugene and Eleanor Stott Lawson. He attended East Barre Elementary School and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1957. A graduate of the University of Vermont, where he was a member of ROTC, he was with the 569th Ordnance Company in Ludwigsburg, Germany, where he was stationed for two years. Following his tour of duty overseas, he worked in Cambridge, Mass., as an industrial engineer for the Myerson Tooth Corp. On July 15, 1967, he married Margaret "Peggy" Licht in New London, N.H. They resided in Melrose, Mass., until his father's illness caused them to move to Vermont where he worked in the family businesses, the Kendall Lawson Furniture and Appliance Co. founded by his father, and Vermont Explosives Corp. founded by his grandfather. He also owned and operated the Wardie-Jay (Circus Hobby Kit) Manufacturing Co., the Historical Products Co. and the Heart of Vermont Co., from which he recently retired. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Barre, where he served on the Session, and a former member of both the Barre Kiwanis Club and the Country Club of Barre. His children and grandchildren brought him great enjoyment and he was immensely proud of them. He is survived by his former wife, Peg, of Montpelier; his son, Craig Lawson, and wife, Janet, of Mill Valley, Calif.; his daughter, Jill McNamee, and husband, Joe, of Windham, N.H.; and six grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Marcia Papianou, and husband, Alex, of Foxboro, Mass.; and his brother, Douglas, and wife, Gail, of Essex Junction; as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by both of his parents.
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