Nancy West photo Garry Rayno is InDepthNH.org's State House Bureau Chief. He is pictured in the press room at the State House in Concord. By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org This year is and has been a sad reminder of how fragile life is as the pandemic continues to rage with a vaccine on the horizon. But unfortunately, the vaccine did not come soon enough for the 600 New Hampshire residents who have died from COVID-19 and their families and friends. House Speaker Dick Hinch of Merrimack was one of the 40 people COVID-19 claimed last week. He had been House Speaker one week before the disease killed him.