DURHAM – Daniel T. C. LaPoint, died at home Oct. 7.

He was born March 7, 1949 in Berlin, N.H., and grew up in Dover, N.H. The oldest of seven children, he married his high school sweetheart, Brenda LaPoint, in a sunrise ceremony at the top of Mount Agamenticus in York.

As a professional land surveyor in the state of Maine, he was known for his honesty, problem solving skills and for bartering survey work for everything from a live pig to a handmade quilt. Surveying suited his love of nature – he was always at home in the fields, the woods, in his own garden or tending his bees.

He friends and family were his life. He cherished his wife, daughters and granddaughter, brothers, sisters and parents. Family members always looked forward to his handmade birthday cards, each featuring an original handwritten poem. He had many close friends from all parts of his life, including Plymouth State College, TKE fraternity, mud football and annual 3-3-3 Loon Mountain ski trips.

A true individual, had lived to his own principles, getting enjoyment from the simple things in life. Everyone whose life he touched will remember how easy it was to get caught up in his spontaneity, creativity, free spirit and dry sense of humor.

Surviving are his wife, Brenda of Durham; daughter, Amy Kenly and husband, Stewart; daughter, Katie Shelley and husband, Brad; daughter, Celina Dutremble and husband, Don; grandchild, Alanah Joy; mother, Elizabeth Praino LaPoint of Dover, N.H.; brother, Michael and wife, Janet Lapoint, of Rollinsford, N.H.; sister, Patricia and husband, Harold Clark, of Dover, N.H.; sister, Annmarie and husband, Michael Greenberg, of Manchester, Conn.; brother, Steven and wife, Teresa Lapoint, of Somersworth, N.H.; and sister, Jean and husband, Stephen, of Barrington, N.H; and many nieces and nephews who adored him and looked forward to annual winterfest gatherings each year.

He was predeceased by his father, Philip S. LaPoint, and his sister, Elizabeth R. LaPoint, both of Dover, N.H.