Experienced cyclist was a tireless advocate for the rights of cyclists and pedestrians
On May 17, 2023, a light went out in Burlington, Vt. On that day, lover, visionary, gardener, community member, adventure traveler and beautiful dancer, Mary Manghis, peacefully exited this life. She passed away with her partner, lover and life's traveler, Glenn Eames, at her side. Mary was born in Haverhill, Mass., in 1951 to George and Lillian Manghis of Plaistow, N.H. She was a 1973 graduate of Simmons College in Boston, Mass., and earned a degree in early childhood education. She spent the summer and fall of 1973 traveling the back roads of Ireland and the United Kingdom by bicycle. In 1975, she and a group of friends bought an old homestead farm in Gilmanton, N.H. Later, in 1978, she and three partners opened a small natural foods bakery and café, the Canal Street Loafers, in Laconia, N.H. It was in Laconia that she met her partner and lifelong companion, Glenn. In July of 1982, Mary and Glenn set off for a two-year cycling odyssey that would take them through 20 countries — and eventually around the world — on their bicycles. A steady mind, big heart and generous spirit carried her across many miles. Later, on multiple month-long cycle tours, she and Glenn would add Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guinea, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Costa Rica, Senegal and Hawaii to their list of cycling adventures. These journeys solidified Mary's lifetime commitment to cycling as a way of life and as a personal philosophy. In 1984, after returning to the U.S. West Coast from Asia, Mary and Glenn settled in San Francisco, where she worked as a baker at the Tassajara Bakery and Glenn as a bicycle messenger. During the spring/summer of 1985, they packed their bicycles and left San Francisco to cycle in the western Sierras, northern Cascades and Canadian Rockies and ended in Banff, British Columbia. They took a train to Montreal, Québec, where they cycled south across the border and settled in Burlington, Vt., in 1986. Mary worked for several years at the O'Bread Bakery in Shelburne and then as a teaching assistant at the Lawrence Barnes School in Burlington. In the early '90's, Mary worked as a part-time cashier at the first Onion River Co-op on Archibald Street. In 1998, she began what would become her life's passion when she accepted a position in the produce department at the Onion River Co-op. In that…
Experienced cyclist was a tireless advocate for the rights of cyclists and pedestrians
On May 17, 2023, a light went out in Burlington, Vt. On that day, lover, visionary, gardener, community member, adventure traveler and beautiful dancer, Mary Manghis, peacefully exited this life. She passed away with her partner, lover and life's traveler, Glenn Eames, at her side. Mary was born in Haverhill, Mass., in 1951 to George and Lillian Manghis of Plaistow, N.H. She was a 1973 graduate of Simmons College in Boston, Mass., and earned a degree in early childhood education. She spent the summer and fall of 1973 traveling the back roads of Ireland and the United Kingdom by bicycle. In 1975, she and a group of friends bought an old homestead farm in Gilmanton, N.H. Later, in 1978, she and three partners opened a small natural foods bakery and café, the Canal Street Loafers, in Laconia, N.H. It was in Laconia that she met her partner and lifelong companion, Glenn. In July of 1982, Mary and Glenn set off for a two-year cycling odyssey that would take them through 20 countries — and eventually around the world — on their bicycles. A steady mind, big heart and generous spirit carried her across many miles. Later, on multiple month-long cycle tours, she and Glenn would add Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guinea, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Costa Rica, Senegal and Hawaii to their list of cycling adventures. These journeys solidified Mary's lifetime commitment to cycling as a way of life and as a personal philosophy. In 1984, after returning to the U.S. West Coast from Asia, Mary and Glenn settled in San Francisco, where she worked as a baker at the Tassajara Bakery and Glenn as a bicycle messenger. During the spring/summer of 1985, they packed their bicycles and left San Francisco to cycle in the western Sierras, northern Cascades and Canadian Rockies and ended in Banff, British Columbia. They took a train to Montreal, Québec, where they cycled south across the border and settled in Burlington, Vt., in 1986. Mary worked for several years at the O'Bread Bakery in Shelburne and then as a teaching assistant at the Lawrence Barnes School in Burlington. In the early '90's, Mary worked as a part-time cashier at the first Onion River Co-op on Archibald Street. In 1998, she began what would become her life's passion when she accepted a position in the produce department at the Onion River Co-op. In that…
