Death and Legacy
Proctor died on April 28, 1968, and is interred at South Street Cemetery, Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont.
Proctor was the grandson of Redfield Proctor, the son of Fletcher D. Proctor, and the nephew of Redfield Proctor, Jr.. He had one son, Mortimer Robinson Proctor Jr. He was the only two-time president of the Green Mountain Club which built and maintains the Long Trail, America's first long distance hiking trail.
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