Dannie Lee Beddie of Farmington, NH was born Morrisville, VT. He grew up in Morrisville, VT, graduating in 1977 from People’s Academy. He went on to join the Air Force from 1981 until 1987 where he was stationed at Pease AFB, NH. He later worked for Simplex/Tyco Cable Co for 15 years before joining the New Hampshire Air National Guard in 2002. Dannie retired from the Guard in 2014 due to his diagnosis of Huntington’s Disease.

Dannie was an avid runner, hunting enthusiast, outdoorsman, and a car-loving, country music fan who always found time to cheer for the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins. What he truly loved the most was spending time with his family and playing fetch with his pup, Winston.