Sharon Green, 76, of Morrisville, Vt., passed away peacefully at home on September 17, 2025, following a very difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on October 12, 1948, in Auburn, Mass., to Herbert and Shirley (Warren) Anderson. She graduated from Classical High School in Worcester, Mass., attended the University of Massachusetts, moved with her first husband, Michael Green, to Vermont and graduated from Johnson State College.
Sharon started working for the law firm of Wolchik and Williams and went on to become a law clerk, completing the clerkship and sitting for and passing the bar exam in 1979. She joined David Williams in the partnership of Willams and Green, practicing business, real estate and family law. Upon the selling of her practice of law, instead of total retirement, she became a senior paralegal for the firm of Stackpole and French, which she very much enjoyed.
She was truly committed to her community, serving on the boards of Copley Hospital, Lamoille County Mental Health, Lamoille Home Health and Hospice, and the Manor Nursing Home, and was one of the founders of the Clarina Howard Nichols Center, a shelter and program for battered women and their children. She was also a generous contributor of her beautiful plants to the Morrisville Centennial Library annual plant sale.
She married her beloved David Vinick in 1998 and added his restaurant/catering business to her repertoire of extensive activities. She loved to cook and bake and spent countless hours maintaining one of the most gorgeous perennial gardens in the county. Sharon had a lifelong spirit of adventure. With her first husband, she became a winning dogsled musher. Together with David she enjoyed snowshoeing, kayaking and camping with their family. They traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada, including an epic road trip to Alaska. They had great trips to Italy, Austria and Ireland. They became certified sailors and sailed from the British Virgin Islands, St. Martin, St. Vincent, Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea.
Sharon was a wonderful and supportive friend to many and spoke well of everyone. Most important to her were David, with his daughters and their grandchildren, to whom she was completely devoted; her siblings and their families; and David’s family. Many people considered themselves lucky to have her as a friend. All who have had the good fortune to have Sharon in their lives know that there are no words to convey this loss. Sharon will be greatly missed by her extended family, who travel every November to Morrisville for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner served at Sharon and David’s home.
Sharon is survived by her husband, David Vinick; daughters, Hilary Payne-Vinick and Sarah Payne-Vinick and her partner, Alex Walker; grandchildren, Gabriel, Ella, Aiden and Anastasia; sister, Lynn Bonnivier; brother John Anderson and his wife, Maureen; sister-in-law Lisa Vinick; and many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and -nephews. She was predeceased by her mother, Shirley; stepdad, Roy Harrison; and brother Stephen Anderson.
We would like to thank the doctors and staff at the University of Vermont Cancer Center; the Copley Hospital staff; Dr. Peters; Laura Drennen, NP; and the RNs and LNAs who cared for Sharon throughout her treatments and hospital stay.
Special thanks to the staff of Lamoille Home Health and Hospice, Stephenie, Danny, and all the other RNs and LNAs who went above and beyond caring for Sharon in her final days. They made a tremendous difference.
A celebration of Sharon’s life will be held on Sunday, October 19, 2025, 11 a.m., at the Lamoille Funeral Home on Brooklyn Street in Morrisville. Reception to follow at the Green Mountain Inn at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Lamoille Home Health & Hospice in Sharon’s name.
This article appears in Oct 8-14 2025.