David Lucian Whitehill Obituary

David was born on August 14, 1938 in Newport, Vermont to Lucian and Grace Brown Whitehill of Morgan, Vermont.  He was the youngest of six children and is survived by Norma Lemieux of Williamstown, Vermont and Kenneth Whitehill and Barbara Whitehill, both of Morgan. David also leaves his long-time friends, Greg Pease of Washington, DC and Tim Willis of Grove City, Ohio.  He was predeceased by his parents and his sisters, Phyllis Burroughs and Anita Plummer and by his partner, Ivan Carter.

David graduated from Brighton High School in Island Pond in 1957.  He graduated from Lyndon State College in 1960 with a BA degree and graduated from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio with an MA.

David taught school in Canaan and also taught art classes after his graduation from Ohio University.  He worked for Battelle Institute in Washington, DC until his retirement in 2007.  After his retirement, he returned to his hometown of Morgan.

David was an avid painter from an early age and sold many of his paintings during his lifetime. In the last summer at Lyndon College, David painted a mural in the Morgan Center Church, (now the Morgan Historical Society.) Unfortunately, the mural has been painted over. He was a member of the MAC Center for the Arts in Newport and displayed many of his paintings there.

He was passionate about the arts, especially grand opera and Broadway.   David loved travel and made several trips to Italy and England.  He enjoyed hiking and was also a very good gardener.

Contributions in his memory can be made to the charity of your choice. Interment and a family gathering in remembrance of David will be held in the spring.