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On the recordApril 26, 2018
I want to take a moment to remember a Vermonter who, with seemingly boundless energy and enthusiasm, devoted her life to her family, her students, her friends, and her community. Hester ``Hep'' Caldwell, who died on April 10, 2018, will be forever remembered and admired for a life well lived. Hep, who lived to be 89, was one of those people who just about everybody liked immediately. She loved people, she loved sports, she loved the outdoors, and she loved living on West Hill in Putney, VT, with her husband, John, whom she first met when they were both just 10 years old. For decades, Hep taught history and John taught mathematics at the Putney School. Besides challenging her students in the classroom, Hep's many passions--hiking, skiing, gardening, classical music--inspired all who knew her. She set an example for generations, young and old, in her home, in the classroom, in woods, fields, and on the slopes and summits of mountains in all seasons of the year and by her many years of community service. Putney will not be the same without Hep, but she has left her mark there and in her children and grandchildren in ways that will live on for generations. I ask unanimous consent that Hep Caldwell's obituary in the Valley News be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From Valley News, Apr. 22, 2018] Hester Goodenough Caldwell Putney, VT.--Hester Goodenough Caldwell, born Nov.…
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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