DONALD F. PIPER JR.

DONALD F. PIPER JR. - HUNTINGTON - Donald Franklyn Piper Jr. passed away at the age of 71 on May 29, 2014. A longtime resident of Huntington, Don was born in Laconia, N.H., where he grew up, spending every summer at a cabin built by his grandfather Piper on the shores of Lake Wicwas in Meredith, N.H. Don graduated from the University of Missouri, later earned an MA in counseling from St. Michael's College, as well as an associate's degree in accounting from Champlain College. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, and following his move to Vermont, was employed by the State of Vermont, Eckerd's Wilderness Camp for Delinquent Boys in Benson, afterward moving to Professional Nurses, and lastly was in charge of accounts for Chittenden South School District for many years. Don loved his life in Vermont, which from the beginning of his life here he mirrored on the philosophy of one-time Vermonters, Helen and Scott Nearing, and in his early Vermont years there were always copies of their books to be found by his bedside. A caring and loving patriarch by nature, he was a true family man who always valued his time with all of his family. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; two sons, Adam of Burlington; and Joel and wife, Jessica, and their daughter, Simone, of Lansing, Mich.; mother, Doris of Concord, N.H.; and sisters, Deborah of Dover, N.H., and Jacquelyn of Sinking Springs, Pa. Don will be sorely missed by all and will be laid to rest both in the woods of his home in Huntington, as well as on the shores of his beloved Lake Wicwas. Donations in his memory may be made to the VT Respite House, 99 Allen Brook Lane, Williston, VT 05495.