08/18/2026
Remembering John Malcolm
Longtime Pawlett Historical Society trustee John Malcolm passed away at home in Pawlet on July 13, 2026. He was 75. We know this news hasn't reached everyone, and we wanted to be sure you heard it. His obituary is linked below.
John gave the Society over two decades of his skills, knowledge, and inimitable wry humor. He wrote the History of Pawlet on our website, so if you've ever gone looking for how this town came to be, you've read his work. As a longtime dairy farmer (Vermont Dairyman of the Year in 1990), he loved Pawlet's hill farms and barns and the families who work this land, and he wanted their stories told.
We'll be honoring John in our upcoming newsletter.
Our sympathies to Susan LaPorte and John's family.
If you have a memory of John, please leave it in the comments. We'd love to read them.
Obituary from the Herald:
John W. Malcolm PAWLET — John William Malcolm, 75, died at home in Pawlet, VT, on July 13, 2026, from multiple myeloma. Born in Abington, PA to James A., Jr.,
