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February 26, 2024Life Lines» Obituaries

Published February 26, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.| Updated February 26, 2024 at 2:59 p.m.

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Andrew Leader, 81, of Middlesex, Vt., passed away in his sleep on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at his winter residence in Poinciana, Fla., at home with his wife and one of his sons, due to congestive heart failure.

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