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Thomas Hitchcock
Thomas William Hitchcock passed away on April 2, 2021, with his daughters nearby. He had been kindly cared for at the Respite House in Colchester during his last days.
Tom was born at home in Manchester, Vt., on February 7, 1936, the son of Eleanor Stone and William Hitchcock.
He grew up in the Manchester area and enjoyed hunting, fishing and scouting. He earned the Eagle Scout badge with his childhood friend Dave Harwood.
In 1950, his mother moved Tom and his two sisters, Barbara and Elizabeth (Betty), to Texas. His football coach arranged for Tom to move back to Manchester to be cared for by his aunt and uncle, Bob and Ruth (Stone) Fowler, who ran a chicken farm.
Duane Pugh â the loving husband for 51 years to the late Margaret âPegâ (Schofield) Pugh; the devoted father and father-in-law of Jacqlynn âJacqiâ and Francis McGarry of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Hemlock Farms, Pa., and Duane Jr. and Cynthia Gurnee Pugh of Bethesda, Md.; and the adoring grandfather to Claire (24) and Peter (20) McGarry, and Cordell (21) and Eleanor âEllieâ (16) Pugh â died Tuesday evening at Wilson Hospital after a brief illness.
Duane was born and raised in Scranton, Pa., and loved tales of life in Scranton and keeping up with family, friends and acquaintances from long ago. He met the love of his life, Peggy Schofield, at a dance at Lake Winola, Pa., where his sister, Aline and Pegâs parents had summer cottages. After graduating from Scranton Technical High School, he volunteered to serve his country in the United States Army for six years, stationed in West Germany in 1955 to 1956. A good conduct medal was a source of pride