In Memoriam: Pepper Sweeney, 1938-2021 sevendaysvt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sevendaysvt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jennifer Fuller
Our beautiful Jen: Over 30 years ago, you started down a path that ended now. We’re sure you didn’t know the danger, or the years of pain you would endure, when you took that first pill. You were just a teenager, looking for a reprieve from the pain of life.
In the early 1990s, we didn’t want to talk about those pills. You were the problem, even though you were just a kid. You were to blame for not having the strength to battle the drugs designed to addict you. You were weak for not conquering the demons that caged you. You lost close friends and family, and those losses sunk you further into the sadness that kept you hooked.
March 14, 2021
David Sterling Dean, 87 years young, passed away at home at 740 Maquam Shore Road, St. Albans, Vt., Thursday, March 11, 2021, in the loving arms of his daughter Pam McCarthy after a long battle with myelodysplastic syndrome recently complicated by a fall and COVID-19.
Born Dec. 11, 1933, in Santa Barbara, Calif., to Renee’ Gertrude (Dye) and Joseph Sterling Dean, David was adored by his big sisters Lois (Kitchens) and Carolyn (McFall). He aspired to becoming a veterinarian before joining the Air Force in 1955. He married Diane Marie Hetherington in Monterey, Calif., March 15, 1958. Diane and David Dean had two daughters, Pam McCarthy and April Abel.