Obituaries

Every Sunday evening for nearly 30 years, local airwaves filled with music from all over the world thanks to Robert Resnik. He died on Monday at the age of 72.

The longtime music host and beloved Burlington community member Robert Resnik died Monday.

Today, we honor community members who passed away in the past year with kind words and good memories.

Bill Doyle, who served as a state senator for 48 years, has died at 98. He was known for his many years as the chair of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, and his Town Meeting Day survey.

Vermonters share stories of loved ones who passed away in the past year, including broadcaster Ken Squier, chef Ahmed Ohmar, and poet Louise Glück.

Ken Squier was an icon of broadcasting who helped make NASCAR a national phenomenon. In his home state of Vermont, he built Thunder Road and shepherded one of the last bastions of true community radio into the 21st century.

Ahmed Omar loved working out, cooking, his faith, and his family. He had two young daughters and a busy Somali restaurant.

In 1970, biologist Roger Payne released an LP called "Songs of the Humpback Whale.” It played a key role in igniting the modern environmental movement, and helped bring whales back from the brink of extinction. Payne, who lived in South Woodstock, died over the weekend.

Longtime Rutland historian Jim Davidson died Sunday, May 7. He was 91.

Peter Miller, a photographer and author who documented the lives of ordinary Vermonters, died last week.