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Vermonters share stories of loved ones who passed away in the past year, including broadcaster Ken Squier, chef Ahmed Ohmar, and poet Louise Glück.
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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.
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Ahmed Omar loved working out, cooking, his faith, and his family. He had two young daughters and a busy Somali restaurant.
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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.
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Longtime Rutland historian Jim Davidson died Sunday, May 7. He was 91.
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Peter Miller, a photographer and author who documented the lives of ordinary Vermonters, died last week.
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A rebroadcast of a 2011 conversation between Jane Lindholm and cartoonist Ed Koren, who died last week.
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Michael Pfaff was an unmistakable presence in Orleans County. He was a longtime lift operator at Jay Peak ski resort, and worked at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. The beloved community member died this week.