At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the atmosphere was electric as hundreds of engineering students from all over North America competed in the 18th annual Formula Hybrid + Electric competition, attended
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted May 7, 2021 | 5:36 AM / 57 views
Beverly Jean (Lawrence) Huckins, 90 of Pierre, SD passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 2, 2021. Visitation will be held 2:00-3:00pm, Monday, May 10, 2021 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, followed by a Funeral Service beginning at 3:00pm. Per church policy, masks will be required for service attendance. Interment will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. Memorials can be offered in her name to the Pierre Youth Orchestra or the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Pierre.
Beverly was born to Amida and Roy Lawrence on September 3, 1930, in Dupree, South Dakota. She was the middle child of 3. In 1951, Beverly married Robert Lyle Huckins and together they created a loving home and raised 7 children. She graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and history.
He was the Duke of Penacook sports for 50 years
Cassidy Huckins (left) and Carly Huckins with Bill “Duke” Duquette, who lived on the Huckins’ property for several years. Courtesy
Published: 12/12/2020 5:47:46 PM
Soon after word spread that a Penacook man named Duke had died, some of the legendary sports names from Merrimack Valley High School’s rich past – coaches, players, even a team manager – gathered on Google Meet.
They wanted to remember Duke, the superfan whose real name was Bill Duquette. He died earlier this month from COVID at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, where a total of 28 residents had died as of Thursday. Duke was diagnosed two days after Thanksgiving and died earlier this month.