Arthur A. Ristau

BARRE CITY- Arthur Anton Ristau, who held senior administrative positions during four decades of Vermont State Government, "checked out" on January 22, 2020.  Born on Bastille Day, July 14, 1933, he was 86 years old. Art started his career as a journalist and came to Vermont in 1960 as state manager for the Associated Press where he met his future wife, Anita Fregosi.  They were married in 1964. He graduated from Nichols College with a business degree and from Boston University with a degree in journalism. From 1954-56 he served in the US Army in Germany. He had a varied career as a writer and published more than a dozen articles in Vermont Life as well as many articles in New England golf magazines.  He was founding editor of the Vermont Environmental Report, the quarterly publication of the Vermont Natural Resource Council. In 1966 he was named administrative assistant to Phil Hoff, the first popularly elected Democratic governor in Vermont history. In 1970, he served as a consultant to the Darmouth...