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Richard “Skip” McCann passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84.

Skip was born on November 7, 1937, to Virginia Millicent (née Peterson) and Richard Twinem McCann. He and his sister were raised on Long Island, New York, before the family moved to Chappaqua when he was in grade school.

Skip was sent to Hotchkiss School, a Connecticut boarding school, which may have inspired his lifelong commitment to public education. His …

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Born

November 7th, 1937
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Graduated from high school

1955
The Hotchkiss School, Interlaken Road, Lakeville, CT
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Graduated from college

1959
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
B.A. in American Studies

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Richard "Skip" McCann