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• David Cregan, 86, of Rockingham. Died on Feb. 28, 2025, at his home. David was born in Flushing, New York, on May 18, 1938, the son of the late John and Camilla (Sutter) Cregan. David served his country in the Army. For many years, Dave and his wife, Nancy, operated the Whippowill Gift Shop and Cabins on Route 103 in Rockingham. Memorial information: There will be no services.

• Thomas "Tom" Goldschmid, 75, of Westminster West. Died at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Feb. 28, 2025. Tom was the middle of three brothers born to Charlie Goldschmid and Jeanne Goldschmid (Kolb) on April 10, 1949, in Bronx, New York. Raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, he found his way to Vermont as a young man and recognized it as home. He married Raine Kane and raised a family with her in the home they built on Daigel Road. His later years were spent on top of Davidson Hill Road with his later-life partner, Kathy Leo. He loved the natural world, the woodlands and rivers, the beauty of place. He had a kinship with trees and eventually found work as a young man at Tenney's sawmill in Saxtons River. That led him to work with Ted Benson, where he helped grow Benson Woodworking and become part of the "Beam Team" to build and raise timber frame houses. Eventually, Tom returned to school to learn architectural design at Boston Architectural College. During that time, he helped design many buildings in the community including the Weathersfield Church, Grafton Town Hall, and the Westminster West Church after a fire destroyed the original building in 1988. When Tom returned to Benson's Woodworking after school, he became a designer. One of his greatest gifts, which continued as he took on individual jobs...