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2026

VT LEG #387713 v.1
No. R-256. House concurrent resolution in memory of former West Windsor Town
Moderator Matthew T. Birmingham III.
(H.C.R.209)
Offered by Representatives Burrows of West Windsor and Bartholomew of Hartland
Offered by Senators Clarkson, Major, and White
Whereas, a native of New Haven, Connecticut, Matt Birmingham graduated from the
Taft School, studied at Haileybury and Imperial Service College in England, and earned a
bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and a juris doctorate
from Boston College Law School, and
Whereas, in 1976, he and his wife, Lynne Trageser, moved to West Windsor where
they purchased and carefully restored a historic house in Sheddsville, which was part of
the town’s original settlement, and made it their home for the next half century, and they
also purchased a farm in Cavendish, and
Whereas, during a storied legal career, Matt Birmingham was a member of the
Vermont Bar Association, the Windsor County Bar Association, and the Vermont
Association for Justice; he earned admission into the Vermont Inns of Court; he taught
criminal law at the former College of St. Joseph in Rutland; and, both professionally and
personally, he was a compassionate humanitarian, and
Whereas, an enthusiastic athlete, he loved to hike, sail, and ski; as a student at the Taft
School, he played varsity ice hockey and captained the lacrosse team; and he passed on
his athletic passion and belief in good sportsmanship coaching lacrosse at Woodstock
Union High School, soccer at Albert Bridge School in Brownsville, and ice hockey in the
Twin Valley Ice Hockey League, and
Whereas, Matt Birmingham’s concern for young persons prompted his role as a youth
mentor through Windsor County Partners, and
Whereas, his outstanding leadership in the Town of West Windsor spanned the literary
and civic aspects of community life; as a devoted bibliophile, he served as a trustee of the
Mary L. Blood Memorial Library in Brownsville; and with attentiveness to Robert’s
Rules of Order and an engaging sense of humor, for an impressive 34 years Matt
Birmingham expertly and thoughtfully presided at municipal meetings as the respected
West Windsor Town Moderator, and
Whereas, Matt Birmingham’s wife; children; grandchildren; the Town of West
Windsor; and even the family’s dogs, for whom he always had a treat, were saddened to
learn of his passing on January 15, 2026, at 77 years of age, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly extends its sincere condolences to the family of Matthew
T. Birmingham III, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the family of Matt Birmingham and the West Windsor Town Clerk.