Frederick Kirwin Plumb

Fred was born in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1929 and graduated from Northampton High School, Harvard College (1950) and Harvard Law School (1953). He married Louise “Stacy” Browning of Chevy Chase, Maryland in 1952 and, after Army service, moved to suburban Detroit. He was a partner at Dickinson Wright, a large law firm in Detroit, for many years. His other activities in Michigan included chairing the PTA, supporting Black businessmen, being a church elder, and involvement in the Rotary Club. He and Stacy moved to Orleans in 1980, where he developed a solo law practice. Stacy died in 1986.

In 1990 he met and married Susan Montbach and eventually moved to Chatham. His law career continued as he explored other avocations. Loving law and government, he became the first chairman of the first board of selectmen in Orleans. He later became Orleans town moderator.

Following through on his lifelong love of classical music, he became the president of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. He also took a turn as president of the Cape Cod chapter of Harvard alumni.

He and Stacy had four children: Robert (Jane) of West Sussex, England, Frederick (Terese) of Troy, Michigan, Betsey (Thomas) of Gaithersburg, Maryland and Christopher (Cynthia) of Huntersville, North Carolina. He was predeceased by Christopher in 2007 and is survived by his wife, Sue, and his other three children, stepsons Jonathan (Karen) of New York City and Timothy (Erica) of Kent, Ohio, eleven grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and one great-grandson.

A memorial service will be held later at the Congregational Church in Chatham at the convenience of the family.

Memorial Donations in Frederick's memory may be made to: Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, 2235 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable, MA 02668