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William D
Waite
Cambridge-William
David Waite
passed away
quietly,
just as he
preferred to
live his
life,
Saturday,
February 20,
2021 at the
Southwestern
Vermont
Medical
Center to
join those
who had
previously
known and
loved him.
Bill was a
person who
was
committed
and loyal
husband,
father,
grandfather,
great
grandfather
and friend
to those who
took the
time to know
and
understand
his
independent
nature.
 Bill
was born
September
10, 1933 in
Oneonta, NY
the son of
the late
Stephen
Ernest Waite
and
Elizabeth
King Waite.
Having been
raised in
Cambridge,
NY and
graduating
from
Cambridge
Central
School in
1951, he
later
resided in
Windsor, VT
and
Claremont,
NH,
returning to
Cambridge
upon
retirement
in 1997.
Upon
graduating
from Albany
Business
College in
1953, he
served three
years in the
U.S. Army
and was
stationed in
Germany.
Bill’s
career was
in banking,
having been
employed
with State
Loan and
Finance,
City Bank &
Trust of
Claremont
and
Connecticut
River Bank
in
Charlestown,
NH. He was
one of the
original
founders of
the
Cambridge
Saddle Club,
a member of
the Salem
Fish & Game
Club in
Salem, NY
and the Coon
Hunter’s
Association
in Windsor,
VT.
While
retired, he
also
volunteered
as a driver
through the
RSVP
Association.
Bill was an
avid fly
fisherman,
always
looking for
the right
ripple in
the
Battenkill,
and was an
avid
hunter. He
hosted many
gatherings
at his camp
in Ashgrove,
indulged in
woodworking,
attended to
his
blueberry
patch and
watched the
financial
numbers
daily on the
news.
He leaves
behind his
wife and
partner,
Martha
Hutcheons
Waite;
children,
Stephen
(Cheryl),
daughter,
Laurel
Curtis
(Mark);
grandchildren,
William
Waite
(Megan) and
Stacie Kerin
(Zachary),
Stefanie
Curtis (Evan
Russell) and
Katelyn
Curtis;
great
grandchildren,
Wyatt and
Abram Waite,
Caden and
Maeve Kerin;
stepchildren,
Charlene
Lovett,
Suzanne
Hawley,
Charles
Marcotte and
Janette
Coombs.
Bill always
asked for
simplicity
and
therefore
his funeral
will be for
immediate
family only
with no
calling
hours.
Memorial
contributions
in Bill’s
memory may
be made to
the
Cambridge
Valley
Rescue
Squad, 37
Gilbert St.,
Cambridge,
NY 12816.
Burial will
be at a
later date
when family
can gather
at Woodlands
Cemetery in
Cambridge
and enjoy
happy
memories of
their
patriarch
knowing that
he lived his
life just as
the famous
singer said,
“I lived it
my way”.
Class of 1951
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