Lance Byron

Hadley, MA – Lance James ByronFebruary 18, 1940 – November 3, 2026Lance James Byron, 86, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2026, on Cape Cod, surrounded by his family. Born in Concord, New Hampshire, Lance was the son of the late John and Barbara (Forbes) Byron and the eldest of seven children. He grew up in Hadley, Massachusetts, where he would spend much of his life, and graduated from Hopkins Academy. He continued his education at Arnold College of the University of Bridgeport, earned a master’s degree from Springfield College, and completed an advanced graduate degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Lance began his teaching career in Irvington, New Jersey, where he met Alice Marshall, who would become his wife and lifelong companion. At the time, he was teaching alongside Alice’s parents, Walter and Francis Marshall.

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