Nathaniel (Than) Roberts Durgin was born and raised in Connecticut, but spent a large part of his winters snowboarding at Okemo Mountain, where his Dad Carl is on Ski Patrol and Mom, Dorothy, a nurse, worked in the First Aid Room. He and his sister Bonnie, both became snowboard instructors for Okemo. Graduating from Castleton State College, he was pursuing a career in digital design.
Having been diagnosed in college with brain cancer, Than lived for 13 more years. He became a world traveler, avid water skier and snowboarder, even snowboarding the Alps.
A member of the Castleton Snowboarding Team, one of his former teammates wrote, “ If I close my eyes I can just picture him saying – “Don’t worry, everything’s going to be fine.” – whether it was a jammed copier, a tough deadline, or facing cancer, Than had this unsinkable positive attitude, that fueled his infectious smile. I think there’s a lot to learn from Than’s smile for all of us. We’ll miss you Than. See you on the hill this winter, I know you’ll be there.”
His colleague at Ditto Design posted the following about Than, “Today we recognize Nathaniel Durgin's contribution to the Ditto brand. Than became the face of Ditto by greeting customers with his broad and sunny smile. Nothing—and no one— could deflate his enthusiasm for Ditto! and his willingness to provide whatever service was required under whatever circumstances. Than was a loyal and dedicated employee– a colleague–unlike anyone I have ever known. To say he will be missed is an understatement.
Than’s parents, sister Bonnie, and girlfriend Tamara, started the snowboarding scholarship March 2011.
Donations can be made to the Than Durgin Snowboarding Scholarship by sending a check payable to LTC-MSF and mailed to LTC-MSF, PO Box 243 Ludlow, VT 05149. Be sure to specify that the money is for the Durgin scholarship
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