BRATTLEBORO REFORMER Brattleboro, VT 20 August 2007 WESTMINSTER, VERMONT -- Dayton A. Dupuis, 66, of Town Garage Road, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was born May 31, 1941, in Bellows Falls, the son of Karl D. and Eleanor (Potvin) Dupuis. Mr. Dupuis attended schools in Bellows Falls. He worked as a track inspector for the Boston & Main Railroad for 32 years. He was a member of the Abenaki Rod and Gun Club and the NRA. He served in the United States Army National Guard. Mr. Dupuis enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing and reading. His biggest joy was his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and his dog, Christy. He was the founder of the Connecticut River Fishing Derby. Mr. Dupuis is survived by his wife, Sandra Wyman of Westminster; his mother, Eleanor Dupuis, of North Westminster; three sons, Rodney and wife Kim, and David and wife Donna of Westminster, and Joseph and wife Cindy Lou of Chester; one daughter, Lori Haddad and husband Jason of Putney; two brothers, Ronny of Arizona and Peter of Rockingham; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mr. Dupuis was predeceased by his father and two sons, Timothy and Michael. There will be a funeral service Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Home, Bellows Falls, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Harold Noyes. There will be calling hours on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will follow the service in the New Westminster Cemetery, Westminster.u Published in the Brattleboro Reformer on 8/20/2007. ===================================== BRATTLEBORO REFORMER Brattleboro, VT 20 August 2007 BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT -- James G., "Jim" Galanes Jr., 76, of Morningside Commons, a longtime Brattleboro businessman, died Friday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2007 at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Mr. Galanes was born in the Mutual Aid Home on Harris Place in Brattleboro on Aug. 27, 1930, the son of James G. Galanes and Vera (Dube) Galanes. He was raised and educated in Brattleboro and attended Cranwell Prep School in Lenox, Mass., graduating with the class of 1948. He went on to attend and graduate from Norwich University and then served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Galanes owned and operated Galanes' Store on Main Street and was involved with the store for 60 years, initially working under his father before taking over the business with his brother, Philip Galanes. On June 14, 1952, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Brattleboro, he was married to Mary Barrett, who survives. Besides his wife of 55 years, he leaves three daughters, Linda Galanes of Brattleboro, Melissa S. Galanes and husband Richard DeGray, also of Brattleboro, and Catina M. Grass of Holyoke, Mass; four sons, James B. Galanes of Anchorage, Alaska, Jerome W. Galanes and his longtime companion Susan Nelson, of North Carolina, Matthew Galanes and wife Lynn of Keene, N.H., and Joseph Galanes and wife Sari of Sharon. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren, two great-granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son, Timothy, who died in infancy, his brother Philip Galanes and his grandson Nicholas Grass. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church on Walnut Street. Burial will follow in St. Michael's Parish Cemetery. Friends are invited to call at the Atamaniuk Funeral Home today from 4 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Mr. Galanes' name may be made to: The Brattleboro Reformer Christmas Stocking, P.O. Box 802, Brattleboro, VT 05301. Arrangements are under the direction of the Atamaniuk Funeral Home.u Published in the Brattleboro Reformer on 8/20/2007.