Birge Dayton of Coventry, CT, passed away on January 15, 2011.  Birge was a faithful and enthusiastic Trailsman.  He was a AMC White Mountain Trails Section Leader as well as a Section Maintainer on the A.T. in Connecticut for many years.  In 1989, Birge became the CT-A.T. Open Space Coordinator.  He served as the A.T. Liaison to the Connecticut Forest & Parks Association.  Birge was the AMC-CT Trails Committee Chairman from 1995-1997.  Following that commitment, Birge became the Committee’s Structures Coordinator.  In this role, although he preferred bridge design, he designed and oversaw the construction of many moldering privies which now are in service along the A.T. in Connecticut.  He proudly was our “Privy King”.  Birge was also heavily involved in trail matters with the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, and the Joshua’s Tract Land Trust in eastern Connecticut.  Birge was a modest and humble man, and will be dearly missed.