As we turn the corner to a new year, we look back in fond remembrance at those Harvard residents, friends, and relatives to whom we said farewell in 2009. Each in his or her own special way helped weave the tapestry of life here, by being a good neighbor, by volunteerism, or by holding a special place in someone’s heart:

Ivadelle H. (Erickson) Abatsis, 88
Longtime Stow resident, mother of Harvard woman; died March 18.

Anne-Marie Solem Arnold, 74
Longtime resident; founder of Messiah Sing and town pageant; died Oct. 8

Christine (Clawson) Audibert, 33
Bromfield graduate, outdoorswoman; died Feb. 13.

Robert M. Browning, 96
Former businessman, gentleman farmer, father of Harvard woman; died Jan. 22.

Andrew Casey, 46
Nashua River Watershed Assoc. development director; died Nov. 27.

Wade Dooley, 41
Artist, husband of former Harvard resident; died Dec. 15.

Esther E. Fairbanks, 89
Longtime resident, active in civic affairs; died March 12.

Brother Raphael Favreau, 90
World War II veteran; longtime Saint Benedict resident; died Oct. 1

Carroll W. Green Jr., 89
Former Harvard resident, father of Harvard man; died Feb. 23.

Donna M. Greene, 50
Bromfield graduate, business founder; died Nov. 16.

Joan M. (Ford) Greene, 76
Longtime resident, member of St. Theresa’s Church; died March 22.

Rachel Elizabeth Guild, 80
Longtime resident, town volunteer; died June 9.

Arlene M. (Greenhut) Gutz, 65
Former longtime resident, teacher, and business owner; died Jan. 7.

Clayton L. Guyett, 85
Founder of Harvard Town Band; died June 21.

Paul Johnston, 81
Lifelong resident, 45-year member of Fire Department; died Nov. 29.

Kieran J. ‘Bud’ Lowry Jr., 92
Baker, father of Harvard man; died Jan. 4.

Mark Alexander McClellan, 52
Sailor, wood artist, son of Harvard woman; died Dec. 20.

John E. Murphy Sr., 81
Sports fan, father of Harvard woman; died Feb. 27.

William F. Norton, 60
Harvard resident, minor league ball player; died Sept. 4.

Ruth Virginia (Gunderson) Perkins, 91
Lifelong Harvard resident, crafter; died Feb. 28.

Jessica Lynn Peterson, 14
Bromfield freshman, athlete; died March 14.

David D. Reed, 84
Former manager of Kerley, Reed, & Bryant General Store; died Sept. 30

Ruth R. “Bonnie” Rich, 90
Former longtime resident, realtor; died March 26.

Carol L. Schwarzer, 79
Former longtime resident, first female Rotary district governor of Central Massachusetts; died Sept. 14

Ted Sizer, 77
Internationally known educator, longtime Harvard resident; died Oct. 21.

John Spash, 74
Adventurer, former Harvard resident; died Dec. 2.

Elsa Ann Van Riper Steele, 94
Member of Congregational Church, mother of Harvard woman; died June 24.

C. Clark Streeter, 90
Former town doctor; died April 11.

Linn D. Swain, 75
Longtime resident, active member of St. Andrew’s; died April 5.

Evelyn Tonge, 87
Longtime Lincoln resident, mother of Harvard man; died Jan. 12.

Nancy K. Tripp, 85
Longtime resident, town volunteer; died April 5.

William H. White, 64
Former longtime resident, activist; died July 27.

Frank Zupancic, 54
Harvard resident, outdoorsman; died Oct. 23.