Williamsburg, Va. George N. Graf, Jr. of Essex, Conn. and Williamsburg, Va. died on March 30 at the age of 89. A native of Port Washington, N.Y., he also raised his family there. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, with a BS in Economics in 1955 and received hisRead More

Editor’s note: One of the many benefits of editing Points East is meeting, usually via email, its contributors and getting to know them a bit. Not only did Peter write some amazing pieces over the years for this magazine, but he became someone I considered a friend. We corresponded regularlyRead More

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Elaine “Lainie” Snow Porter, 82, of Heckman’s Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, died on March 6. Born Dec. 7, 1940, to Ward and Dorothy Snow of Blue Hill, Maine, Lainie graduated from George Steven’s Academy (Blue Hill) in 1959 and went on to study at Gorham State TeachersRead More

East Sandwich, Mass. John H. Burman, 68, of East Sandwich, Mass., passed away at his home on March 3, 2023, after complications from a tick-borne illness during which he remained at home in the loving care of his family. John, a third generation Cape Codder, graduated from Barnstable High SchoolRead More

Brad passed away from cancer on Oct. 15 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the beloved husband of Janet (Perkins) White. Born in Boston, he was the son of William B. White and the late Jane (Jackson) White. Brad was raised in Cohasset and graduated from Boston UniversityRead More

Providence, R.I. Gene Perry ceased residency on this planet on the morning of Oct. 14. He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Albert and Beulah Gullison Perry. He was named after his two grandfathers. Gene, however, was raised on Long Island, N.Y. Coming from a long line of seafaringRead More

Rockland, Maine Linda passed away with her husband, Rex, by her side on Sept. 13 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born to Arthur and Ivaloo (Brown) Patrick, Linda grew up and lived her entire life on the island of North Haven, Maine. An only child, she spent herRead More

Pornichet, France Gérard Bosse passed away on July 19 after a short and cruel disease. Initially, Gérard was a Laser sailor, but back pain early on led him to become a sailing coach. In 1977 he was named director of a national structure for young sailors, allowing them to combineRead More

Santa Rosa, Calif. Dick was a resident of Coffey Park in Santa Rosa, Calif., passed away, surrounded by family, at California Pacific Medical Center on July 15. He was deeply involved in dog showing, obedience training and rescue. He was also an avid saltwater fisherman and the author of numerous articlesRead More

Wickford, R.I Peter passed away on June 30 in Wickford, R.I. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of the late Rodney and Virginia Welch Carter. Even as a young boy, Peter was always fascinated with sailboats. He went from playing with toy sailboats in his yard on FairviewRead More