We received sad news at NECN late last week that our long-time weather observer from Bartlett/Glen, New Hampshire, Dick Sharron, passed away unexpectedly. Dick has been a friend to our NECN weather team, and to me personally, over the course of many years. It's amazing how such a friendship can develop between folks even when most of the communicating is done via emailed observations and conversations - but Dick always took this to the next level and brought so much personal interaction. He'd send pictures of his life in the White Mountains - a wonderful life with his golden retrievers and surrounded by the hobbies and things he loved so much - and would share stories of his days as they pertained to weather and the world around us. Dick also spent lots of time assisting Caleb Boulter with the operation of his weather observations and website, www.northconwayweather.com, while Caleb has begun his exciting adventure of pursuing a degree in meteorology. Dick was a regular reader of this website, and those of you who read the New England Weather Analysis regularly have seen me mention some of his observations before. Losing Dick Sharron has been a tough loss for our team, but also for me personally - and in my Sky Scenes segment today at 6:51 AM - a segment Dick made certain to watch every Tuesday morning - I compiled just a sampling of the emails and pictures Dick has shared with me over the years and thought I would take a moment to share with our viewers just what a special man we lost from our New England community - the video from today's segment is below.
Dick - you'll be missed by so many folks...thanks for all you've done, and the wonderful person you always will be!
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Dick Sharron!
Posted by: Connor C. | Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Dick was my neighbor and just an all around wonderful human being. He deeply loved animals, including his Golden Retriever Barney and Buddy (who also passed away recently). I will miss seeing Dick's cheerful face as we walked and had our dogs play together. He was a low-key person who had a big impact upon those who knew him.
Posted by: Anita Burroughs | Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 08:31 AM