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Sunapee high school principal’s daughter killed by falling tree


The Sunapee School District has identified the woman killed when a falling tree struck her SUV during Wednesday’s storms.Mary Moynihan, 22, died when her Toyota Rav4 was struck by the tree on Route 11 near Trow Hill Road around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.Moynihan is the daughter of Sunapee Middle/High School Principal Sean Moynihan, according to Superintendent Russell Holden.”It is with deep regret that we inform you about a recent loss to our school community. Last night Sean and Amy Moynihan’s daughter Mary tragically lost her life,” Holden wrote in a letter to parents.Mary Moynihan is a recent graduate of the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and was returning from work at Fidelity Investments when she was struck and killed. “It’s a very, very small, close-knit community,” said Sunapee resident Michael Grimes. “.A lot of people know each other around here.”Holden said the school’s crisis intervention team will be able to assist students who need or want help coping with the loss. “We are saddened by the loss to our school community and will make every effort to help you and your child as you need,” Holden wrote.The intersection was closed for several hours, but the roads were re-opened by early Thursday morning.

The Sunapee School District has identified the woman killed when a falling tree struck her SUV during Wednesday’s storms.

Mary Moynihan, 22, died when her Toyota Rav4 was struck by the tree on Route 11 near Trow Hill Road around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Moynihan is the daughter of Sunapee Middle/High School Principal Sean Moynihan, according to Superintendent Russell Holden.

“It is with deep regret that we inform you about a recent loss to our school community. Last night Sean and Amy Moynihan’s daughter Mary tragically lost her life,” Holden wrote in a letter to parents.

Mary Moynihan is a recent graduate of the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and was returning from work at Fidelity Investments when she was struck and killed.

“It’s a very, very small, close-knit community,” said Sunapee resident Michael Grimes. “.A lot of people know each other around here.”

Holden said the school’s crisis intervention team will be able to assist students who need or want help coping with the loss.

“We are saddened by the loss to our school community and will make every effort to help you and your child as you need,” Holden wrote.

The intersection was closed for several hours, but the roads were re-opened by early Thursday morning.