Ronald 'Troy' Leavenworth ended his life at his residence in Spencertown on April 17, after a lengthy battle with depression. He was 50 years old. He is now at peace. Troy was born on May 30,1968 in Pittsfield, Mass.,to the late Ronald Leroy Leavenworth and Linda (Jackson) Harlow. He grew up in the Chatham area before moving to Columbia, NH as a teenager, where he graduated from Colebrook Academy in 1986. Troy was a quick learner as well as a hard worker, earning his living with various construction companies in New Hampshire, Vermont and eventually back in his hometown of Chatham, where he moved his family in 2006. Troy was an exceptional artist and even contributed weekly hand drawn cartoons to the local paper when he was a boy. He possessed an amazing "MacGyver" like ability to build or fix almost anything, using whatever was on hand. Some of his fondest memories were of time spent with his lifelong friends camping at Lymon Falls and Maidstone Lake, canoeing down the Connecticut River, or ice fishing on any lake he could find. He was an avid fisherman and took great pleasure in hunting all types of wild game and waterfowl. Troy was many things to many people, but to his children, whom he loved fiercely, he was everything. They will treasure the memories of him patiently teaching them how to cast a pole, bait a hook, and shoot a gun. His sense of humor, big laugh and even bigger hugs will live on in their hearts and in their actions. He is survived by his three sons, David Jonathan Leavenworth of Medway, Mass., Daniel Stephen Leavenworth and Holden Ronald Leavenworth, both of Chatham., one daughter, Abygayle Skye Leavenworth of Chatham., His loving sister, Lonni Leavenworth, of North Troy, VT., His mother, Linda Harlow of Chatham, His grandson Kyle Leavenworth, three nephews, Mik Taylor, Chase Strange, and Sebastian Rolfe and his niece, Tanya Taylor and numerous Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Troy also leaves behind his longtime partner, whom he loved deeply, Lucy Howes of Spencertown and her children, Carlin and Patrick. He was predeceased by his father, his paternal grandparents, Leroy and Alice Leavenworth, his maternal grandparents, William and Florence Jackson and his cousin Jasson Jackson and Alan Keefner. Friends and family are welcome to join us for a celebration of his life at Jackson"s Old Chatham House at 2pm on Saturday, May 4. In lieu of flowers, please consider helping Troy's children offset his final expenses. Donations may be sent to Daniel Leavenworth, 667 White Mills Rd #42, Valatie, NY 12184. Condolences may be conveyed at frenchblasl.com.