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Ronan C. Duclos – Shelburne

Ronan C. Duclos, 90, of Shelburne, passed away after a brief illness on Aug. 21, 2014, in the Vermont Respite House Williston. Ronan was born in Lincoln, Vt., on March 9, 1924, the son of the late Victor and Maude Duclos. He was an avid outdoors man, sportsman, and deer hunter. A man of many talents, he was a farmer, meat cutter, logger, truck driver, heavy equipment operator and construction foreman. A well respected professional in his field, Ronan supervised many major construction projects throughout the State of Vermont and later owned and operated his own construction company. His greatest true love was logging and sharing his many stories of his work horses, log sleds and hand sawing and skidding giant timber in the Big Basin. In later years, his joy of logging could be heard from his John Deere skidder echoing throughout Bristol Notch and the Duclos National Forest. Ronan is survived by his wife, Rosalie; three children, Kirk Duclos and his wife, Virginia, of Winchester, Va., Joan Case and her husband, Rodney, of New Haven, Vt., and Cheryl McCormick of Sabastian, Fla.; four stepchildren, Patricia Nath and her husband, Thomas, of Burleson, Texas, Jane Vincent and her husband, Ronald, of Vergennes, Vt., Melissa Wisnowski and her husband, Jim, of East Middlebury, Vt., and Clark Johnson and his wife, Maureen, of Hinesburg, Vt.; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and a very special and dear friend, Dennis Mitchell of Essex Junction. He was predeceased by his daughter, Jennifer Coyle and her husband, Harold, of North Ferrisburgh, Vt.; his parents, Maude and Victor; brothers, Sam, Parris, and Norbert Duclos; and sisters, Beatrice Booth and Thelma Sharrow. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to American Cancer Society, 55 Day Lane, Williston, VT 05495.