Drew Lalumiere – VTDigger

Born February 8, 1989

Middlebury, Vermont

Died May 9, 2024

South Hero, Vermont

Details of services

A celebration of life open to all friends, family and loved ones will be held on June 1, 2024 at 3:00 PM with a games supper to follow, at our home on Otter Creek. Donations in Drew’s memory can be made to the Lake Champlain Walleye Association or the Green Mountain Conservation Camp Scholarship Fund.

Our beloved champion, son, brother, nephew, cousin, friend and all around wonderful human being Drew Lalumiere was taken from us too soon on May 9, 2024. Although we are heartbroken at his departure, we are all the better for knowing and loving him, and he will live on in our hearts and memories forever.

Drew was born thirty-five years ago on the banks of Otter Creek in Ferrisburgh; a fitting place for a boy who loved nature and all it had to offer. Because he was taught to fish and hunt by a family that cherished these traditions, he took to the water like a fish himself and began his lifelong love of hunting and fishing. He went fishing and hunting all over the world, even pursuing his passion on family vacations.

After college, Drew was drawn to the world of agriculture, where he proved that, as always, he could succeed in anything he put his mind to. He tilled the soil and honed his skills, soon producing the best hay Vermont had to offer. He took immense pride in his work, in all the work he did, and it showed, from bending hoops for his sister’s raised beds to almost single-handedly building a pole barn large enough for his shovel carts. He could fix anything, build anything, mend anything, and take care of anything. He was as strong as a bull and as gentle as a soft rain, and so was every person, animal and blade of grass in his life.

Drew is survived by his longtime love and partner Caitlin and sweet cat Millet, his mother, Deb, and his sister Andrea. He was predeceased by his father, Tony and beloved beagle Maggie. There is not enough ink or space to print the complete list of the people who loved Drew and felt his loss. We are very grateful for the support our family has received during this period.

Besides his family and friends, there was nothing Drew loved more than casting a line, or spotting a buck, and so we ask that the next time you bait a hook, or check your windage, smile to yourself and know this is next time. the time when you are truly closest to our friend; brother; son.

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