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David Hasbrouck Van Dyck, 94, of West Hartford and Bolton Landing, New York, died peacefully on Christmas morning. The last of eight siblings, he leaves behind his wife of 69 years, Margaret (Briggs) Van Dyck, two daughters, Louise Van Dyck Shipway of Avon and Emily Van Dyck Frederick of Glastonbury, and three grandchildren, Claire Guild Frederick, James Bevier Frederick and David Emmet Shipway. David was born in Schenectady, New York. After graduating from Storm King School in Cornwall, New York, he enrolled in Union College until World War II intervened. He served on a destroyer in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific, including battles at Leyte Gulf and Iwo Jima. After the war, he resumed his education at Union, graduating with honors in English and Economics in 1947. He then began a life-long career as a secondary school teacher and coach, at Storm King School from 1947 to 1959, and at Kingswood Oxford School from 1959 until his retirement in 1988. David's acerbic wit and encyclopedic knowledge of American and European history inspired generations of students. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lake George Land Conservancy.

David married Margaret Briggs. Margaret was born on 13 Apr 1921 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA; died on 22 Aug 2019. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary: VAN DYCK, Margaret B. Margaret “Peggy” (Briggs) Van Dyck of West Hartford, Connecticut, and Bolton Landing, New York, died peacefully on August 22, 2019, gracious and dignified to the end. She leaves behind two daughters, Louise Van Dyck Shipway and Emily Van Dyck Frederick, three grandchildren, Claire Frederick Van Dyck (Brandon Van Dyck), James Bevier Frederick, David Emmet Shipway and scores of loving nieces and nephews, especially Elizabeth Van Dyck Beatson (Steven) of Colchester, Connecticut.
Margaret was born on April 13, 1921, in Schenectady, New York, graduating from Nott Terrace High School (Schenectady). She was a member of the Wellesley College Class of 1943, majoring in History. While at Wellesley, she was recruited for on-campus training in cryptography, but ultimately decided she would prefer to “win the war in the classroom,” and became a teacher.
After college, Margaret spent five years teaching at the Brantwood School for Girls in Bronxville, New York. In 1948, she married David H. Van Dyck and they spent ten wonderful years teaching at Storm King School in Cornwall-On-Hudson, New York. In 1959, they moved to Connecticut, where Margaret worked in the book department at G. Fox & Co. in Hartford, then at Suburban Pharmacy in West Hartford, while spending summers at Lake George in upstate New York. Over the years, she volunteered at the Red Cross, the UConn Health Center and Literacy Volunteers and was a docent at the Hyde Museum in Glens Falls, New York.
Margaret will be remembered for her quiet intelligence, understated humor, social awareness and love of reading. She was a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees, undeterred by a houseful of Red Sox fans.
Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lake George Land Conservancy, LGLC.ORG. or Wellesley College.

Louis married Marguerite Justine Towle on 9 Aug 1913 in Metuchen, New York, USA. Marguerite (daughter of George C. Towle and Clara Jane Fritz) was born on 19 Aug 1890 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA; died on 20 Jun 1990 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA; was buried in Park View Cementery, Schenectady. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]