THIS YEAR marks Robert Harrington’s 50 years on Laconia Housing’s Board of Commissioners, the longest anyone has ever served the City on the Lakes. His unwavering dedication and commitment are
Mayo, Douglas Richfield - Doug died May 6, 2023 while residing in Richfield, Minnesota. Previously he was a long-term resident of Edina. While he was born in Minneapolis on February 29, 1944 - yes, a leap-year baby - he was raised in Minneapolis, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gerald S. Mayo and Mary-Louise Harrington Mayo. He's survived by his wife, Susan Long; son Sean Mayo (whom he referred to as "one perfect boy"); two older brothers and their wives: John and Sylvia and Tony and Holly; daughter-in-law, SeHee Kim; grandson, Asher Mayo; stepmother, Claride Walters Mayo; and three stepbrothers and their wives: Stefan Walters, Mark and Vera Walters, and David and Lynn Walters. Doug graduated from Edina-Morningside High School in 1962 and received undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Minnesota and Ohio University. In late 1967 he began service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesot