- OBITUARY
LANDGROVE Henry Cheves Hyde, age 85, died May 18, 2006. Mr. Hyde was born May 29, 1920, in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Simeon Hyde and Isabella Middleton Cheves. He spent his early childhood in Charleston and then was a resident of Rye, New York, for most of his young adult life. He attended Phillips Andover Academy and the Farragut Academy, and was a member of the famous World War II class of 1944 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. During World War II, Mr. Hyde served as a naval aviator in the Pacific Theater. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medals for air/sea rescue missions. He flew from the light cruiser USS Miami during the Philippines and Okinawa campaigns, rescuing a number of downed carrier pilots in enemy controlled waters. In 1948, Mr. Hyde married Ellen Leigh Martin of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Rye, New York. The couple recently celebrated their 58th anniversary. Mr. Hyde's early business career included an extensive national training program with the Vick Chemical Co., and he was later employed in the international department of the old Royal Typewriter Co. in New York City. Mr. Hyde's pioneering spirit led him from the corporate world to rural Vermont as early as 1950, where he and his wife raised three children in Chester. He was associated with the Bryant Grinder Corp. in Springfield for many years. He always enjoyed the outdoors and rural way of life. He especially loved the "old days" of rope tow skiing, family outings at Okemo Mountain, and picnicking and camping on his Weston property. Mr. Hyde was very active in the Chester community, leading the effort for a new elementary school and serving for years on the vestry as a senior warden at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. With several others in the community, he built the town's first tennis court and helped inspire many young people to learn the game. In 1970, Mr. Hyde entered the real estate business as principal broker of Doane Associates in Londonderry. He and Mrs. Hyde designed and built their present home in Landgrove where they had spent many summers and vacations since the late 1940s. As much as he loved Vermont, he never lost his passion for salt-water sailing and spent many summers cruising with his brother off Martha's Vineyard and in Maine. Mr. Hyde is survived by his wife, Ellen Leigh Martin Hyde of Landgrove; a son, Henry Cheves Hyde Jr. of Falls Church, Virginia; two daughters, Leigh Hyde Adams (Mrs. Richard H. Adams) of Landgrove and Anne Hyde Degan (Mrs. Daniel J. Degan) of Norwich, Vermont; and grandchildren, Elisabeth, Lucy, Cameron and Mat. He is also survived by his brother, Simeon Hyde Jr. of Portland, Oregon, and his sister, Ann Hyde Long of Portsmouth, Virginia. A memorial service is planned for a later date. Memorial gifts may be made to the Londonderry Rescue Squad, Londonderry, VT 05148.
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