Meredith
Tredeau died suddenly on February 21, 2025, at the age of 73, at home
in East Montpelier, Vt.. Meredith is survived by her daughter, Zora
Woodsum, and son-in-law, Joe, of Concord, Mass.; son, Dashiell
Vermilya of Plainfield, Vt.; and brothers Chris of Onset, Mass., Mike
of Burlington, Mass., and Frank of Pelham, N.H. She was preceded in
death by her father, David; mother, Marion (Naves); and brother
Steve.
Meredith
graduated in 1970 from Medfield High School in Massachusetts. She was
proud of her education at Goddard College in Plainfield, where she
met her best friend, Reuben Jackson, known in Vermont for his “Friday
Night Jazz” radio show. After college she pursued acting in New
York before returning to Vermont in 1989. She built her own house on
what was once a piece of the Goddard campus, raising her family there
with former civil union partner Shelley Vermilya. Meredith took pride
in her career as an executive at Rounder Records and later as a
disability adjudicator for the State of Vermont.
Meredith
adored books and was a regular at Bear Pond Books. She loved
historical fiction, particularly Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. When not reading by her woodstove, Meredith enjoyed playing
golf, dining at the Wayside and watching movies at the Capitol
Theater. Meryl Streep and Dame Judi Dench were among her favorite
actors. She was also a longtime member of the Unitarian Universalist
Church in Montpelier. She came alive spending time with friends and
family, whether having dinner with friends, watching her son play
basketball or seeing her daughter perform on the stage.
Meredith
believed in enjoying life’s slow, cozy moments and the adventurous
ones. She found joy in the kitchen, experimenting with dishes from
The Joy of Cooking and Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of
French Cooking. Most of all she believed in love and the
satisfaction that accompanies cracking open a good book.
Meredith
will be sorely missed by her family and the friends she made in every
corner of the community, from church to work to the Saturday Morning
Live crew. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Doctors Without Borders. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
This article appears in Feb 26 – Mar 4, 2025.