Drowning victim was decorated Vietnam veteran

Drowning victim was decorated Vietnam veteran
By JOSH STILTS / Reformer Staff
August 12, 2010
JAMAICA -- The man who drowned in Townshend Lake on Aug. 6 has been identified as Kendall Query, 65, of Jamaica, according to Vermont State Police.

Sgt. Tara Thomas said there's nothing suspicious about the death but a ruling won't be made until the toxicology report is returned, which could take six to eight weeks.

Query, who served in the Vietnam War, was awarded the Purple Heart and was honorably discharged.

Suzanne Sylvester, Query's wife, said her husband was a man of many talents and truly loved his community.

"He was an avid rock climber and ski instructor," Sylvester said. "After retiring from the banking industry, he worked as a finishing carpenter and painter. He must have painted half the houses in town."

When Query returned home from Vietnam, he -- like many soldiers -- suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, his wife said.

"We dealt with it together for many years," she said.
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Drowning victim was decorated Vietnam veteran