The class recorded with sadness the death of Gordon Paul Miwa April 9, 2008, in Brattleboro, Vt.
After growing up in Syracuse, Gordon earned his bachelor’s degree in history and spoke both Russian and Spanish. As an under-graduate, he lived in Russia and in Mexico.
After teaching high school history in Philadelphia, he received a law degree from Antioch School of Law and lived in Hawaii, enjoying a successful private law practice in Honolulu. Subsequently moving to Guilford, Vt., in the early 1990s, Gordon served as a Vermont public defender in addition to overseeing his private practice in Brattleboro.
A lover of photography and language, he was a poet at heart — complex in thought and action. Classmates Chris Cairns and Jeff Sprowles joined in a celebration of his life.
Gordon is survived by his mother, Shinea Betty Miwa; and his daughter, Sarah Shinea Miwa. He will be missed.