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- STOCKBRIDGE - John Barrows, 77, of Stockbridge, passed to the happy hunting grounds on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.
He was born in Stockbridge, the son of Fred and Grace Barrows, although he always made his home with his grandparents, John and Lavern Dutton. He graduated from Whitcomb High School and attended the State School of Agriculture (now VTC) in Randolph Center. After completing his education, he started working for the State of Vermont Dept. of Forests and Parks in park maintenance. In 1959, he transferred to the Forestry Division and worked in forest protection where his duties were forest insects and diseases in addition to forest fire control. There, he oversaw the fire warden system and endorsed the forest fire laws in District Two, which included Rutland and parts of Addison and Bennington counties. During this time, he served as Vermont's representative to the North-Eastern Forest Fire Commission. He taught the wildfire course at the Green Mountain Conservation Camp at Lake Bomoseen for 30 years. A talented public speaker, he gave many talks on history and conservation in general. He was a member of the Rutland County Sugarmakers Association. He retired after 40 years in 1997. He was then appointed to the Fish and Wildlife Board by Gov. Howard Dean and served a six-year term, representing Rutland and Addison counties. An ardent hunter and fisherman, he always kept a record book that shows that he had taken over 100 big game animals, including a buck shot in Wyoming that made the Boone and Crockett Club. It has been said that John could call the wildest old gobbler right into the roasting pan. An excellent fly fisherman, he had caught over 20,000 trout, including 150 brook trout that he caught and released in one day while fishing in Canada.
On September 21, 1956, he married the most wonderful and understanding woman in the world, Thelma Manning. They had two children, Alan of Rochester and Rhonda of Mendon. He is also survived by a brother, Keith and his wife Judy of Manchester, Vt.; four grandchildren, Ryan, Wesley, Riley and Mason, and one great-grandchild, Carter; many cousins, nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by two brothers, Frederic of White River Junction and Norman of Rutland.
A graveside service with Masonic ritual will be held in the Pittsfield Village Cemetery on Saturday, June 18th, at 1:00 p.m. There are no calling hours. If anyone cares to contribute in his memory, donations can go to the Green Mountain Conservation Camp, in care of Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Waterbury, VT. Private online condolences may be left at www.dayfunerals.com. Arrangements by Day Funeral Home in Randolph.
Published in Rutland Herald on March 9, 2011 [5]
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The Duttons of New England
1934 - 2011 (77 years)
Has 46 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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