Montpelier, VT David L. Lathrop, 77, formerly of McKinley Street in Montpelier, died on August 15, 2015. He was born in Buffalo, NY on August 8, 1938, the son of Lawrence and Clarabel (Haas) Lathrop. He graduated from East Aurora High School in 1956, where he ran Varsity Cross Country and Track 1954-1956 Later, in 1961, he received his bachelor of science in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University in New York. In 1972 he received his master's degree from the University of Wisconsin where he was inducted in to the Sigma Pi Sigma, The National Physics Honor Society. He began his career as a ceramics engineer in Gary, IN. Later he taught high school math and science in several schools in New York, Maine, and on a Wagon Train in Florida. He also coached Varsity Tennis at Hall-Dale High School in Maine. His hobbies included tennis, camping, boating, dogs, playing Uno with his grand-daughters, and playing pool. He most enjoyed meeting and talking to new people, reading, and writing. Survivors include his daughter; Rima Carlson and her husband Brian and their children, Anya and Estherline of Montpelier, VT; son, Jeffrey Lathrop and his wife Lisa and their children Emma, Camden, and Colton of Old Tappan, NJ; daughter Arica Ryersbach of Tuscon, AZ; and a sister Ellen Kociszewski of West Falls, NY. There will be no calling hours. The family will hold a memorial service this fall in East Aurora, NY. Memorial contributions may be made by donating to FEJ-USA.org, a nonprofit that supports a school in Haiti.