SILLOWAY: Frederick C. , 69, B.S., D.M.D., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D., F.A.D.I., of St. Johnsbury, died Monday, March 31, 2003 at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury. He was born in Morrisville, April 18, 1933, the son of Lyle and Pauline Silloway. Fred, with his family, lived in the Tinker House at 2 Main Street in St. Johnsbury until his parents bought a house on Spring Street in 1949. He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1951. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956, he earned his bachelor of science from Tufts University in 1957, and his D.M.D. degree, cum laude, from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1961. In that same year he returned to St. Johnsbury and established St. Johnsbury Dental Associates Inc. An active professional, Fred was on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School and served as president of the Vermont State Board of Dental Examiners. In addition to his two earned degrees, he has received three honorary degrees in dentistry. He was chairman of the American Board of Dental Examiners as well as the Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners, and was responsible to license dentists and dental hygienists in 25 states. While serving on the Northeast Regional Board, Fred was credited with creating CORE, a combined regional examination in dentistry that is now accepted in half the states. Active in civic affairs, Fred was president of St. Johnsbury Academy's Board of Trustees, having served as vice chair and on the Steering Committee for the Academy's "Building on Tradition" Campaign. He served as president and chairman of the Board of Trustees of NVRH and was a trustee emeritus. He was president of the board of trustees of the Fairbanks Museum and was a distinguished Fellow of the museum. He served on the Good Shepherd Catholic School's steering and finance committees and was chairman of the fund drive that assured the permanent position of chaplain at NVRH. Fred also acted as a consultant for the New England AAU Junior Olympic Girls Basketball Program, and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee's National Referral Network. He founded the NVRH Dental Emergency Staff and was a charter Vermont member of the American Society of Dentistry for Children. In 1970 he was named the first Environmental Commissioner of Vermont. In 1998, he was honored as the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. He was also the recipient of the Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners Meritorious Service Award in 1999, the Vermont State Dental Society's Distinguished Service Award in 1998, St. Johnsbury Academy's Dwayne Sherrer Award for Distinguished Service in 1996, and both St. Johnsbury and Vermont Employer of the Year honors in 1992. An avid sportsman, Fred had been active in tennis, sailing, skiing, and was chairman of the Expansion Committee at the St. Johnsbury Country Club, where he guided the addition of the "back nine" to the existing golf course. On Dec. 26, 1954 he married Nilda "Nicky" (St. Hilaire) Silloway of St. Johnsbury, who survives him. Other survivors include three daughters, Deborah A. Silloway Jones, Esq., of St. Johnsbury, Katherine A. Silloway, D.D.S. and husband Gerald Webber of St. Johnsbury, and Kimberly A. Silloway, D.D.S. of Fairfax, Va.; three brothers, Carrol L. Silloway and wife Linere Moodus of Connecticut, Peter R. Silloway of Tampa, Fla., and David A. Silloway of Lyndonville; three grandchildren, Kenton Bennett Jones II, with the U.S. Army in Kuwait, Ashley Ann Jones of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Kaitlin Ann Marie Gingue of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was predeceased by his mother, Pauline (Brown) Silloway, Oct. 1, 1991, and his father, Lyle "Tom" Silloway, Oct. 15, 2002. A celebration of life will be held at St. John the Evangelist Church, Friday, April 4, at 11 a.m. There will be no visiting hours. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Good Shepherd Foundation, P.O. Box 146, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819, or St. Johnsbury Academy, 1000 Main St., St., Johnsbury, VT 05819.