1929
John
2011
John F. Wright
September 19, 1929 — December 27, 2011
LANCASTER - John F. Wright, 82, died Tuesday evening, December 27, 2011, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster.
Mr. Wright was born in Twin Mountain, NH, on September 19, 1929, the son of William and Gertrude (Whalen) Wright.
John was raised in Twin Mountain and was a graduate of Twin Mountain High School and Keene State College. During the Korean Conflict he served in the US Army and was stationed outside Heidelberg, Germany, where he was company clerk and was promoted to corporal. While on leave, he visited Paris, London, and Rome.
Returning home he taught school in Lincoln for three years and then worked for NH State Police dispatch. He transitioned to the NH State Library where he was employed for 30 years becoming the Regional Coordinator for Mediamobile Services, a job he loved delivering books and other materials to nursing homes, homebound people, daycare centers, homes for troubled youth, and schools and residences in rural communities.
John was devoted to his cats Pericles, Lancelot, and Guinevere, and also enjoyed movies, plays, musicals, reading and crosswords. He was a big fan of Harry Belafonte and Frank Sinatra and had a passion for UFO's, the concept of ancient aliens, Canadian travel, and cooking.
Family members include his long time companion of 30 years, Susan M. Palmatier of Lancaster; a sister, Elizabeth Eastman, and her husband Clifford of Campton; two nieces, Doreen Powers and husband Tom, Joan Kleptz and husband Mark; and a nephew, Brian Eastman. He was predeceased by two brothers, Paul Wright and William "Bill" Wright.
There are no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, January 12, 2012, at 11:00AM at All Saints Church, Lancaster. Burial with military honors will be held in the spring at St. Margaret's Cemetery, Twin Mountain.
Donations may be made in his memory to the Above the Notch Humane Society, 33 Pleasant Street, Littleton, NH 03561-4902 or to an animal shelter of your choice, or to the Alzheimer's Association, Five Bedford Farms Drive, Suite 201, Bedford, NH 03110.
Mr. Wright was born in Twin Mountain, NH, on September 19, 1929, the son of William and Gertrude (Whalen) Wright.
John was raised in Twin Mountain and was a graduate of Twin Mountain High School and Keene State College. During the Korean Conflict he served in the US Army and was stationed outside Heidelberg, Germany, where he was company clerk and was promoted to corporal. While on leave, he visited Paris, London, and Rome.
Returning home he taught school in Lincoln for three years and then worked for NH State Police dispatch. He transitioned to the NH State Library where he was employed for 30 years becoming the Regional Coordinator for Mediamobile Services, a job he loved delivering books and other materials to nursing homes, homebound people, daycare centers, homes for troubled youth, and schools and residences in rural communities.
John was devoted to his cats Pericles, Lancelot, and Guinevere, and also enjoyed movies, plays, musicals, reading and crosswords. He was a big fan of Harry Belafonte and Frank Sinatra and had a passion for UFO's, the concept of ancient aliens, Canadian travel, and cooking.
Family members include his long time companion of 30 years, Susan M. Palmatier of Lancaster; a sister, Elizabeth Eastman, and her husband Clifford of Campton; two nieces, Doreen Powers and husband Tom, Joan Kleptz and husband Mark; and a nephew, Brian Eastman. He was predeceased by two brothers, Paul Wright and William "Bill" Wright.
There are no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, January 12, 2012, at 11:00AM at All Saints Church, Lancaster. Burial with military honors will be held in the spring at St. Margaret's Cemetery, Twin Mountain.
Donations may be made in his memory to the Above the Notch Humane Society, 33 Pleasant Street, Littleton, NH 03561-4902 or to an animal shelter of your choice, or to the Alzheimer's Association, Five Bedford Farms Drive, Suite 201, Bedford, NH 03110.
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