Eugene ‘Gene’ Lane, 90, former Select Board chair - Plymouth Independent

Eugene ‘Gene’ Lane, 90, former Select Board chair - Plymouth Independent

Eugene T. Lane Sr., who served many years on Plymouth’s Select Board during the 1980s and ‘90s, died peacefully on June 21 surrounded by his family. He was 90. Perhaps best known for his advocacy for traffic safety following a 1997 fatal car crash that took his wife Dolores at the intersection of Pilgrim Trail and Samoset Street, he successfully petitioned the board for safety improvements. As chair, he played a pivotal role in securing the land…