Lawson H Stoddard

Rochester, NH-Lawson H. Stoddard passed away peacefully at the Studley Home in Rochester, NH Thursday, May 30, 2019, following a long illness. He was born October 30, 1929 in Randolph, VT, the only child of Herman E. and Ruth (Trask) Stoddard. He resided on the family farm in Brookfield, VT until 1946 when he graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre, VT.  He joined the US Regular Army January 8, 1947, serving 18 months before joining the US Army Reserve in June, 1948. Lawson served 33 years in the active reserve. For 27 of those years, he was a civilian administrator.  When he retired December 31, 1988, he had served as Staff Administrative Assistant and respected Command Sergeant Major of the 1st Brigade, 76th Division. On March 24, 1950, Lawson married Pauline G. Eastman in Barre, VT, a marriage that spanned 65 years. They became the proud parents of three daughters, settling in Rochester, NH in 1962 where they remained.  Lawson was an avid gardener, employing organic gardening techniques and...