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Obituaries Juana de Coca, 57, Middlebury “La Mirada Monstruosa de la Memoria” (Libertarias, 2009), and “Sexualidad, Violencia y Cultura” (Desde Abajo, 2013). With her distinctive fashion sense and effusive Mediterranean personality, Juana stood out among native Vermonters; but she found a home in Middlebury and was beloved by her students, colleagues, neighbors, and friends here. She was especially proud of her daughters Carmen Maria Fleming and Ana Isabel Fleming, both graduates of Middlebury College (2010 and 2017, respectively) and now residents of New York City. She remained close to her former husband David Fleming of Northampton, Mass. She is survived as well by her aunt Dioni Velasco Alonso, her siblings Francisca Gamero de Coca, German Gamero de Coca, and Maria del Carmen Gamero de Coca, and their spouses. Even from far away, Juana had a special bond with her many nephews and nieces in Spain. The Fleming family of Raleigh, N.C., also mourn her deeply. She left her mark wherever she went. Juana’s partner Ricardo Chávez Castañeda of Mexico City, an author and Spanish instructor at Middlebury College, provides these words in her honor: Juana nació en un pueblo construido en las laderas de una montaña — Alburquerque — en cuya cima había castillo y murallas. Ella no necesito de ningún cuento para ser la guerrera que combatía los dragones de la injusticia, para convertirse en el hada ante cuyos poderes mágicos el mundo cambiaba, la reina madre que crió a otras dos mujeres dignas de un reino. Ella sola se bastó para hacer de su vida una historia fantástica. Y nosotros, quienes tuvimos la suerte
DUNCANNON, Pa./BRISTOL, Vt. — Steven Ash, 58, died after a long illness on Sept. 12, 2017. He was born in Middlebury on Oct. 26, 1958, the son of Leoonard Ash and Mary (Sevigny) Adair. Steven attended school at Mount Abraham Union High School. He married Patricia Brasure and was very happy with her until she passed away from a battle with cancer. Steven is survived by his mother, Mary Adair of Burlington, Vt., as well as a brother and four sisters: Mike Ash and his wife June, of Middlebury; Debbie Hotte and her husband Fred, of Shoreham; Joanne Costantini and her husband Fred, of Barre; Shari Baker and her partner Larry Sherman, of Bristol; and
Cindy Adair and her partner Trevor Ayer, of Essex Junction. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. The family wishes to thank Steven’s special friend, Tina Tobias, of Pennsylvania, and her family. Tina kept a close eye on Steven and helped him through his last days. Steven worked at many jobs in his life, that included being a bulk milk truck driver, cemetery lawn custodian, restaurant worker, car detailer, package sorter at UPS and at Johnson’s Lumber Co. There will be no calling hours. His ashes will be spread on the top of the mountain at the Route 17 lookout, where he will join his wife Pat.◊
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JUANA GAMERO DE COCA de conocerla, formamos parte de alguno de los capítulos fabulosos de su existencia. Hoy el bello cuento se termina y de pronto nos encontramos en la aridez y delación del mundo real, y sin embargo nos tenemos a nosotros mismos para contarnos y recontarnos la historia de la mujer que fue guerrera hada reina diosa. A Memorial Service to celebrate Juana will be held at Mead Chapel, on the campus of Middlebury College, on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 2:00 pm. All are welcome to attend and encouraged to bring brightlycolored flowers to help decorate the Chapel.◊
Joan Allen, 86, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Joan Allen, September 14, 2017 at the UVM complete obituary will be published 86, a resident of EastView, died Medical Center after a brief illness. A at a later date.
WATERBURY — This year Oct. in-person assisters located across of choosing a catastrophic plan from 11 marks three weeks until the start of the state. Vermonters who don’t either carrier in addition to the 24 2018 Open Enrollment for Vermont qualify for subsidies can streamline other options. Health Connect (VHC), the state’s the process by direct enrolling with More than three-quarters of health insurance marketplace. Open Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont Vermont Health Connect members Enrollment will run from Nov. 1 to (BCBSVT) or MVP Health Care find that they qualify for subsidies Dec. 15, which is shorter than in past (MVP) and establishing a single to lower the cost of insurance, with years. Members will have a start date point of contact with their insurance the typical individual expected to of January 1, 2018. carrier. receive $395 per month toward the Open Enrollment is the annual Most Vermonters will find 24 2018 insurance plan of their choice. period when new applicants can use options for qualified health plans For most uninsured Vermonters, it the marketplace to sign up for health — including four new bronze plans is cheaper to buy health insurance and dental plans for the coming — from BCBSVT and MVP, as well and gain health care than to pay the year. It is also the time that existing as dental plans from Northeast Delta federal fee for being uninsured and members have the option to change Dental (NEDD). Vermonters who are still risk the immense costs that can plans. Existing members who want to under 30 years old have the option come from an accident or unexpected stay in the same plan illness. can simply continue to Vermonters who pay their bills on time miss the Dec. 15 deadand will automatically • Oct. 16 - 2018 Plan Comparison Tool and other line could have to wait be renewed into the resources posted at VermontHealthConnect. until January 2019 to 2018 version of their start health coverage, gov. current plan. although those who • Nov. 1 - First day to sign up for 2018 health coverage. Vermonters who • Nov. 9 - Open Enrollment webinars with Department of qualify for Medicaid qualify for subsiVermont Health Access staff and representa- can sign up throughdies can sign up out the year and those tives from all three insurance carriers. with Vermont Health • Dec. 15 - Last day for individuals to sign up and confirm who qualify for a Connect either online, Special Enrollment a qualified health plan. by phone, or with • Dec. 26 - Due date to pay January 2018 premiums. Period generally have one of more than 150 60 days to sign up.
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Vergennes Boy Scout display at Bixby
VERGENNES — Troop 539 in Vergennes welcomes the public to view a new display of Boy Scout rank and advancement material at the Bixby Library in Vergennes until the end of October. The pentagon-shaped glass and wood display sits in the rotunda inside the main entrance. The monthlong display also highlights the 60-year relationship with American Legion Post 14 in Vergennes. American Legion Post 14 has been the Troop Sponsor since 1947, the longest Legion/Boy Scout
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affiliation in the State of Vermont. “We are so incredibly lucky to have American Legion Post 14 be our Troop sponsor. They accept a financial burden by being our sponsor and the entire Troop 539 of scouts and adult leaders is grateful for that,” said Assistant Scoutmaster Randy Gates. The display gives library patrons a good understanding of Boy Scout handbooks since 1910, what Merit Badges are and how they are earned, and the significance of patches and
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MIDDLEBURY — Juana Gamero de Coca, 57, of Middlebury, died peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 6, 2017. She was Associate Professor of Spanish at Middlebury College, where she had been on the faculty since 2004. She was the daughter of German Gamero de Uña and Maria del Carmen de Coca Alonso, both deceased, of Alburquerque (Badajoz), Spain. Juana grew up in Alburquerque, in the Extremadura region of Spain, where her father raised the pigs that produce the region’s world-famous hams, their flavor imparted by the acorns of the oak trees (quercus) that give Alburquerque its name. As a child and teenager, Juana attended school in Valladolid (Castilla y León), the home of her mother’s family. Later, she was a student of psychology at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. A young woman living in Spain’s capital city during the late 1970s and early 1980s, she experienced first-hand that period of intense and liberating change for her country. It affected her deeply. In 1985, Juana traveled to Washington, D.C., to work, and decided to stay in the United States. She started a family in this country and began a new career as an academic. Completing her B.A. at the University of Pittsburgh, her M.A. at New Mexico State University, and her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in 2004 she accepted a faculty position in Spanish at Middlebury College, where she later also served as Director of European Studies. Her research interests included 20th and 21st Century Spanish Literature and Culture, with a focus on gender. She published, in addition to many articles, three books: “Nación y Género en la Invención de Extremadura: Soñando Fronteras de Cielo y Barro” (Mirabel, 2005),
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