Andrew L. Nichols, formerly of Winchester, died peacefully on Friday, October 20, at Brookhaven at Lexington. Born January 8, 1936, he was the son of the late Richard and Ruth (Killian) Nichols of Wellesley. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, he was a longtime law partner at Choate, Hall & Stewart, where his corporate practice focused especially on Boston-based tech firms. He was also an avid outdoorsman, hiking and canoeing throughout New England, the Rockies, and the United Kingdom. With his wife and two children he climbed all 46 of New Hampshire's then-recognized 4000 footers. He played trombone for fifty years in the Concord Band, and for several decades in a jazz big-band ensemble in Medford.

He volunteered for the Appalachian Mountain Club for many years, serving as its president in 1977-1978, and also led the Appalachian Trail Conference. He was active in Winchester town affairs, serving as a Trustee of the Winchester Public Library and the Winchester Savings Bank, and as chair of the Winchester High School Building Committee.

He is survived by his wife, Roslyn Daum, his brother, James R. Nichols, his former wife, Corie Nichols, and their children, Stephanie Boyer and Bruce Nichols, their spouses, David Boyer and Sarah Cutler, and three grandchildren: Samuel, William, and Julia Nichols.

He will be buried in a private ceremony in Sharon, New Hampshire, where the family vacationed and he spent many years building and maintaining trails, managing the forest, and passing on his love of the outdoors to his children. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider donations in his name to the Appalachian Mountain Club or a charity of your choice.