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IN MEMORIAM1925Webster GoodwinJuly 2, 2005East Providence, RhodeIsland1926Isabelle A. (Horne) ConnorDecember 22, 2005Laconia, New Hampshire1940Philip E. ThurrellDecember 1, 2005Lansdale, Pennsylvania1941Albert “Sandy” Dow Jr.January 19, 2006Tuftonboro, NewHampshire1955Donald A. GoodrichJanuary 29, 2005Wolfeboro, New Hampshire1982Joseph D. “Jay” Casey, Jr.November 22, 2005Burlington, Vermont(Continued)John C. NaramoreBrewster TrusteeBrewster trustee John C. Naramore, 69, diedon February 20 at his home in Wolfeboro.Naramore had been a member of Brewster’sboard of trustees since 2003. He was amember of the development committee andalso active in identifying potential trusteesfor the school.“We will miss John tremendously, as afriend and as a supporter of Brewster,”said Daniel T. Mudge, chair of Brewster’sboard of trustees. “As a trustee, Johnsponsored programs to increase the boardof trustees’ regular involvement with thefaculty and students of Brewster, as Johnalways identified with the communities hewas serving. He championed this valuableinsight. John saw his mission to be of serviceto others, and he set an example for all of usto follow.”Naramore was born in 1936 in Bridgeport,Connecticut, to the late Harold B. andEileen (Cutter) Naramore. He was raisedin Bridgeport and attended the EaglebrookSchool and later graduated from VermontAcademy. Naramore also was a graduateof Clarkson University where he earned abusiness degree.Following his graduation, Naramoreworked for the Marriott Corporation. Laterhe worked for the Travelers InsuranceCompany, specializing in small businessgroup insurance. While working for TravelersInsurance, he became a founding shareholderof a company called Consolidated GroupTrust, an insurance company formed tocompete with Blue Cross/Blue Care in thegroup health insurance market.Naramore moved to Wolfeboro in the early1970s where he established ConsolidatedGroup Marketing and served as presidentand CEO. He also began the Back Bay Marinain Wolfeboro, and more recently ownedand operated the Wolfe Trap Restaurant,the Wolfe Catch, and Wolfe Den, all inWolfeboro.John C. NaramoreHe was an active community leader andwas very giving and supportive of manyorganizations in Wolfeboro. He servedas an officer of the Wolfeboro Chamberof Commerce and was a member of theWolfeboro Lions Club. He was a member ofthe Kingswood Golf Club and operated TheSand Trap Restaurant at the Club. Naramoreserved as treasurer during the Bill Zeliff forCongress Campaign and was a member ofthe Vermont Academy board of trustees.He was a past member of the Bald PeakColony Club in nearby Melvin Village andof the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club inWellington, Florida.Naramore was an avid New England Patriotsfan and loved fishing and bird watching.He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Sands)Naramore of Wolfeboro; his children, MayaJ. Naramore and Laurie M. Naramore ofWolfeboro; Michael Naramore of Concord,New Hampshire; Scott Naramore and JeffNaramore of Grand Junction, Colorado;Merideth Street of Boston; and MeganMellon of Jasper, Georgia. He also leaves fivegrandchildren, Whitney, Savannah, Mason,and Walker Naramore and Mickayla Mellonas well as many nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held on February 25 atAll Saints’ Episcopal Church in Wolfeboro.Donations in his memory may be made tothe Brewster Academy Memorial Fund, 80Academy Drive, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.36BrewsterConnections • WINTER/SPRING 2006