Dickinson, Nathaniel ALTAMONT Nathaniel "Nate" Dickinson died gracefully at St. Peter's Hospice in Albany, N.Y., on June 15, 2011. Nate was born January 14, 1932 in New York City the son of the late Sidney E. Dickinson and Mary Watson Dickinson. He was raised and educated in Pleasant-ville, N.Y. He received a bachelor's of arts degree from Amherst College and a master of science degree in wildlife management from Cornell University. He served two years in the army as a cryptographer. Following the army his first position as a wildlife biologist was in the state of Maine. In 1961 he became a regional biologist in New York. In 1971 he left to become a deer project leader in Vermont. He returned to New York in 1976 to become the big game project leader for DEC. He is the author of numerous technical papers and popular articles. He is the author of "Common Sense Wildlife Management." He also served as assistant editor of the New York Fish and Game Journal. He proudly served on the board of Property Rights Foundation of America and belongs to the Wildlife Society. Nate had a lifelong love of baseball. Growing up in the New York City area as a Giants fan, he ultimately became a diehard member of Red Sox Nation. He was a passionate coach and teacher of baseball from spending hours hitting fly balls in the back yard, to Little League, Babe Ruth and summer college leagues. He was also the junior varsity coach at Schalmont High School for many years. Nate is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ruth Snow Dickinson of Altamont; his three children, Kimberly Testa of Altamont; Thorn Dickinson and his wife, Amanda of Brunswick, Maine; Mary Vincitore and her husband David from Baltimore; and by his seven, beloved grandchildren, Michael, Brendan, and Marissa Testa; Alexis and Cassandra Dickinson; Alison and Olivia Vincitore; and many neices and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents and his brother. There will be a private celebration of his life at a later time. Donations in his honor may be made to St. Peter's Hospice of Albany, Community Caregivers Inc. or Altamont Free Library. FredendallFuneralHome.com

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Published by Albany Times Union on Jun. 17, 2011.

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June 22, 2011

Ruth and family-

I was soooo sorry to read about Nate's passing. He was always ready to chat and was very pleasant to work with. He was good at debating too, as I recall! I have thought about you two over the years, and I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to Nate. Please take care of yourselves.

Colleen Kimble

June 18, 2011

Our deepest condolences to Nate's entire family. He loved life and nature to its fullest. The family is lucky to have so many wonderful memories of husband, father and grandfather. Kathy and John Hotaling

Jim DiStefano

June 17, 2011

I am a retired wildlife manager who is just three years younger than Nate was. I worked for the states of Maryland, Vermont and New Hampshire in a different specialty and also separated by time and geography.

But Nate's name was synonymous with progressive and aggressive deer management in the Northeast. Even though I only met him once or twice, I felt like I knew him. He was, however well known by some of my old co-workers and today's good friends of mine.

My thoughts of comfort go with his family and friends during these trying days.

Art Kirsch

June 17, 2011

As a current deer biologist for New York State DEC, my colleagues and I owe much to Nate for paving the way for modern deer management in New York State. Although I never worked with Nate, and our careers only overlapped for a few years, he was the face of deer management for a long time, and contributed much to that science. My condolences to his friends and family.

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