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Leah Christine Atwood, recent resident of Lebanon, NH daughter of John and Donna Atwood of Bridgewater, VT died suddenly during the first weekend of August 2023. She was born in Sarasota, FL on 10 October 1988 where she spent the first eleven years of her life on the west coast of Florida. She moved with her parents to North Bridgewater, VT in 2000, attended sixth grade in Bridgewater Elementary School and went on to graduate in 2007 from Woodstock Union High School. Throughout her middle and high school years she actively participated as a flutist in school band under Michael Zsoldos, along with extra-curricular studies with Heidi Baxter, and attended Vermont All-State band in her senior year. While in high school she studied German and flute at the Goethe-Institut in Munich during the summer of her junior year, which led her to continue her German studies as a major at Michigan State University, graduating in 2012. She traveled to Germany her senior college year, as well as Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands.

She returned to the Green Mountains of Vermont in the early spring of 2016, spending time on the family hill farm and assisting during a barn restoration. She worked in various positions locally in the Upper Valley including the Woodstock Farmers Market, The Woodstock Inn, Dartmouth College, and an eight month Americorps assignment at COVER Home Repair in White River Junction. Her continued dedication to COVER's hope and community building mission, as both a volunteer and short-term employee, provided her with a special set of life-skills and guided her into becoming a contributing member of her community. She would often return there to help out whenever she needed a reminder of where she had been, to have a reset, to become more grounded.

She was beloved by her many co-workers and friends. Her diverse interests included video and board games, cooking (especially creative charcuterie), music, dancing, hiking, gardening, watercolor painting, photography, and writing. She embraced technological challenges which led her to join Hypertherm Associates in Lebanon, NH in 2021 where she was a Machine Operator in the Heavy Industrial Team in Hanover. Always willing to lend a hand or work with any project, she earned the reputation as a compassionate employee, often supplying her signature cheesecakes to her production team mates which sweetened their second shift endeavors.

Leah is survived by her parents, aunts and uncles, several cousins and countless friends. On Sunday October 8 at 2 pm, a memorial service and celebration of life will be held at the North Universalist Chapel Society, 7 Church Street, Woodstock, VT, followed by a reception on the church back lawn. Contributions in her memory may be made to COVER Home Repair, 158 South Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05001.