Rufus Reid Little Jr.

Rufus Reid Little Jr.

Rufus Reid Little Jr. of Vineyard Haven, who for years fought the good fight with dignity and grace, died on Oct. 11, 2026, in hospice care at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. The cause of death was complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 82. Rufus was born in Boston in 1944. His father was a doctor, his mother a nurse; both were early examples for Rufus of lives of purpose and caring.  A summer resident of the Vineyard with his family beginning…