Roger H. Dickinson passed away Saturday, November 22.
Skip was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 7, 1925, to Mary Honiss and Roger Henry Dickinson. He attended Kingswood School in West Harford and graduated from Taft School and Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the varsity lacrosse team.
After college he spent a season in Aspen, Colorado, ski-bumming before returning to Hartford to begin a career in advertising. He started out as a copywriter at Baker Advertising. During his years in Hartford he was a member of the University Glee Club.
In 1960 he moved to Suffield, Connecticut, to work at Remington Advertising in Springfield, Massachusetts, eventually retiring as president of the firm. He then spent several more years as a free-lance copywriter from his home in Suffield before retiring completely and moving to Stonington in 1980.
Growing up, he spent summers at the Connecticut shore, sailing and racing a Zip and later a Luders 16 in Niantic Bay. He continued his love of sailing and racing with friends on larger boats, including 40 years of Off Soundings races, two Bermuda Races, and a trip from Iceland to Jamestown, Rhode Island. He also sailed extensively in the Caribbean.
His love of boating led him to Mystic Seaport, where for many years he was a member of the Pilots, a special members’ group that performs work projects for the Museum. He also volunteered with the Museum’s collections specialists and spent many hours at the Museum’s Boathouse, helping visitors to use the rowboats and sailboats there.
He leaves his wife Cornelia Wilde Dickinson, three children and their spouses, Amy and Andy German, Sam and Sally Dickinson, Roger and Laurie Dickinson, and their children Caroline, Martha, Mary and Remy as well as several nieces and nephews. He also leaves his sister Marilyn Graulty of Hatchets Point, East Lyme, and her children.
Skip had a great love for his family, Dartmouth, skiing, sailboats and dogs.
Memorial contributions to the Connecticut State Library for the Blind, 198 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT, 06067 would be appreciated.
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