Richard POMINVILLE

MIDDLEBURY — Richard Pominville died Dec. 16, 2005, at home, with prostate cancer.He was born Feb. 19, 1931, in Leicester, the son of Eugene and Alberta (Larocque).He graduated from Middlebury High School in 1948.Mr. Pominville married Shirley Grice in 1953. They owned and operated a dairy farm in Middlebury. In 1966, he was named Outstanding Young Farmer by the Vermont State Jaycees. He was a "Farm Journal" panelist and contributed to numerous other publications for innovative farming techniques. He served on many agricultural committees.His civic contributions included serving 12 years on local elementary and secondary school boards, state president of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, a Middlebury Rotarian, a member of the National Bank of Middlebury Board of Directors, a board member of the Vermont Land Use Commission and a member of the Middlebury zoning board.He enjoyed playing the organ, ski-doodling, and downhill skiing. In the early 1980s, he became an artist, a college student, an avid hiker of Vermont peaks and the Long Trail, a cross-country skier, a biker who participated in triathlons and a cancer survivor.Mr. Pominville married Sandra Disorda in 1989 on the peak of Camel's Hump. During the 1990's, he served on the Middlebury Board of Selectmen.Survivors include his wife; five children, Charles, Kathy, Jon, Joel and Beth; eight grandchildren; his first wife, Shirley; three sisters, Yvette, Marie and Susan; and a brother, Maurice.He was predeceased by his siblings, Frances, Charles and Patricia Simone.The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at St. Mary's Church in Middlebury.Memorial contributions may be made to Elderly Services Scholarship Fund in Middlebury.Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson Funeral Service in Middlebury.