Denny DeVaux ’78

Denny DeVaux ’78 died after being struck by a car near his home in Thetford, Vermont, on January 6. Denny grew up in nearby Norwich, Vermont, and lived in South Fayerweather his freshman year. His father, Bill DeVaux, coached the Dartmouth trap shooting team. Denny took up trap shooting at age 13 and led the Dartmouth team to a national title at the 1978 collegiate championships. “He and his dad were both wonderful souls,” said classmate Nancy Luebbert. An avid outdoorsman, Denny continued trap shooting after college, firing more than 10,000 practice rounds a year. In 2002 he hit 150 clay disks out of 150 shots with his custom-made Italian 12-gauge shotgun to win the 103rd Grand American World Trapshooting Championship in Ohio. The May-June 2004 issue of DAM featured a story on his shooting prowess. Denny had recently retired from Upper Valley Press in North Haverhill, New Hampshire, as vice president, a position he rose to during the course of his 40-year career there. In 2014 he helped the company become 100-percent employee-owned. “It is important to us as stockholders to preserve local ownership and further strengthen future prospects,” said Denny at the time. Denny is survived by his longtime partner, Jayne, and three siblings.