Chester King Quimby , 77, passed away peacefully at his home in Vista, Calif., on May 8. Chet was born April 4, 1928, in St. Johnsbury, Vt., the second child of Irma and George Quimby of Passumpsic. A graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy's Class of 1946, Chet excelled at football and track and went on to receive a degree in journalism from Syracuse University. During his professional career, he held various executive marketing positions at IBM, CBS/Fawcett and Architectural Digest. For 25 years he lived in Mahwah, N.J., and was a deacon at the Ramapo Reformed Church. He was also an active member of the Republican Club. He is survived by his second wife of 27 years, Mary Alice Finnie; and his three children, Janice of Sonoma, Calif., Christopher of Suffern, N.Y., and Alexandra of Pittsburgh, Pa. Chet was predeceased by his first wife, Doris (nee Deichmeier), who passed away in 1978. A memorial for Chet will take place at Quimby Hill in East Barnet in late July.