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In Memoriam

Douglas C. Plummer
1960-2023

DOUGLAS C. PLUMMER
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SHARON SPRINGS—Douglas Cameron Plummer, a resident of Sharon Springs, New York since 1992 and previously of Manhattan since 1983, died on Thursday, December 14, 2023 in the comfort of his home. He was 63.

Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on September 3, 1960, he was the son of Lawrence L. Plummer, who survives, and the late Elizabeth (Jones) Plummer.

Doug grew up in Fairview Village, Pennsylvania, and graduated president of his class in 1978 from Methacton High School. Subsequently, in 1982, Doug earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater from New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. While enrolled at the college, he spent a year studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he kindled his interest in his Scottish roots, a connection that lasted a lifetime.

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