The Rev. Ronald Prescott Prinn, of Claremont, N.H., died
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor,
Vt. He was born Feb. 10, 1930, in Lyndonville, Vt., the son of
W.C. Victor Prinn and Dorothy (Cox) Prinn of Lyndonville. He
was a graduate of Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center, and
Middlebury College. He received his master of arts in teaching
from Harvard University and his master of divinity from
Episcopal Theological School, both in Cambridge, Mass. Ron
was an Episcopal priest and a high school and college math
teacher. He served parishes in Massachusetts, New Hampshire
and Vermont, most recently in Claremont, Charlestown and
Salem, N.H. He taught school at Lexington (Mass.) High School,
Lyndon Institute and Lyndon State College in Lyndon Center;
Stevens High in Claremont; and Fall Mountain High School in
Langdon, N.H. He loved both his ministry and his teaching of
math. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Ron
was an athlete in his younger years, captain of his high school
football team, a track star, a skier and swimming instructor. At
the age of 17, he didn't let polio slow him down. He loved to
sing, and sang in a college barbershop octet. He loved all his
children and enjoyed Boy Scouts, Indian Guides and fishing. In
the 1960s he was active in the Civil Rights movement, making
trips to the South as part of the peace protests, and was
present at the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. He was able to
realize a lifelong ambition with a trip to Israel in 1989, and in 2000, to England,
which was his parents' place of birth. Ron's
wonderful sense of humor is something all who knew him
enjoyed and will always remember. In his final years, even
when dealing with Parkinson's disease, he showed great
courage and didn't lose his sense of humor. He is survived by
his loving wife of 55 years, Barbara (Pike) of Claremont; five
children, Stephen and his wife Jan of Eastford, Conn., Salli
Skerry of St. Johnsbury, Vt., Andrew of Claremont, Margaret
and her companion Roger Bonner of Langhorne, Pa., and
Douglas and his wife Natalia of Hollis, N.H.; six of his seven
foster children, Lorrie Webber and her husband Dwight of East
Haven, Vt., Paula Graves of Salem, N.H., Pamela and her
husband Bill Friend, and Philip Colbath, both of Pelham, N.H.,
Paul and his wife Linda Colbath of Bridgton, Maine, and Paulette
and her husband David Joki of Hudson, N.H.; grandchildren,
Heather Keithan and Scott Keithan, Ali Prinn, Shannon Prinn
and Vanessa Bergeron; a sister, Thelma Richardson of
Harrisburg, Pa.; great-grandchildren; foster grandchildren; and
nieces and nephews, all much loved. He was predeceased by
one daughter, Carol Jones, in 2005; and his sister, Beverly
Harwood, in 2003. Ron was a man of strong faith in the Lord.
He was part of bringing Cursillo (a Christian renewal
movement) to New Hampshire. Now he has been welcomed into
the kingdom of heaven and is knowing a wonder and beauty
that the rest of us have yet to discover. Visiting hours will be
held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Stringer Funeral
Home, 146 Broad St., Claremont, N.H. A memorial service will
be conducted Sunday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal
Church, 120 Broad St., Claremont, with the Right Rev. V. Gene
Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire, officiating. There will be a
gathering immediately following the service in the church parish
hall. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to any
Episcopal Church; or to the New Hampshire Chapter of the
American Parkinson's Disease Association at APDA Granite
State, P.O. Box 6212, Nashua, NH 03063.
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