Obituaries
Sam Jackson, Waterman With Big Heart, Dies at 68
Samuel Elson Jackson Jr. of Edgartown died on Feb. 9 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston after a long battle with lung and diabetes-related...
Gentleman, Scholar, Mentor, Harris Drake Loved People
Harris Drake died Feb. 12 at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 84. Harris was a unique and extraordinary human being who...
Jane Sons Dies at Age 82; Was a Collector of Antiques
Jane C. Sons died peacefully in her sleep at Long Hill assisted living facility in Edgartown on Feb. 17. Jane was born on March 10, 1927, in...
Dr. Peter Kelley Relished Island Summers
Dr. Peter Alexander Kelley of Houston, Tex., and Edgartown, died suddenly in his home in Houston on Jan. 23. He was 56. He was born in Grand...
Audrey Richard Dies, Was Former Gazette Employee
Audrey Jean Wagner Richard of Pease’s Point Way in Edgartown died on Friday, Feb. 5 at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak...
Robert J. Silva, Lifelong Vineyard Resident, Dies
Robert J. Silva of Chilmark died on Monday, Feb. 8 at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven. He was 81. Bobby was born in Oak Bluffs on Oct...
Peter Appeldoorn Mead Dies in Grenada at Age 85
Peter Appeldoorn Mead died unexpectedly in Grenada, West Indies on Jan. 28 at the age of 85.
Rodman Chamberlain Lived With Zeal, Poetry
Rodman Chamberlain of Suches, Ga., died on Feb. 10, following a brief illness. He was 86.
Nancy Ann Abdelnour Was Island Native, Sportswoman
Nancy Ann Abdelnour died on Jan. 2 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after battling a long illness. An Island native, Nancy was the daughter of...