IN MEMORIAM
Melvin Bauer (“ MB ”) Neisner , Jr .
Melvin Bauer (“ MB ”) Neisner , Jr ., left this world on August 12 , 2018 , surrounded by his family . Born on June 7 , 1956 in Rochester , NY , he was an Eagle Scout as a child , one of his proudest accomplishments . He moved to Killington in 1978 running a ski lift and managing a newspaper . Neisner received his JD from the Washington University School of Law . He married his wife , Peggy , in 1989 and they raised 2 children in Killington . Neisner was a justice of the peace , town health officer , Town Meeting moderator and member of the Board of
Civil Authority . He received the Paul Harris Fellow recognition from the International Rotary Organization for his work with the Killington-Pico club . They welcomed many Rotary exchange students in their home . He is survived by his mother , his wife and their two children .
John G . Hutton , Jr .
John G . Hutton , Jr ., 85 , passed away on August 24 , 2018 at Wake Robin in Shelburne . A 1951 graduate of Bennington High School , John attended Swarthmore College , graduating in 1955 , and then ac- quired his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1958 . John first practiced law in Manchester , VT then moved to Montpelier where he was chief legislative craftsman and counsel to the Vermont General Assembly for several years . He moved to the Mad River Valley and practiced there . John was the town agent and moderator in Warren working on land use controls . In 2003 , his struggles with cancer mounted and in 2007 he moved to Wake Robin . John was an avid reader of non-fiction and history books . He enjoyed concert-going with his wife , Dorothy whom he married in 1989 and who survives him .
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