Tracy Gilcris

GROVETON - Tracy Gilcris, 66 a lifelong resident of Groveton, passed away unexpectedly on December 3, 2017 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital. Tracy was devoted to his wife, daughters and grand puppy. He was retired from the logging industry but remained determined to burn wood every year. He would buy log length wood each summer and cut, split and pile it, all in preparation for the winter. In his retirement he enjoyed hanging out with Bentley and puttering in his garage. A home body by choice but enjoyed that occasional visit and beer with friends who stopped by.

Besides his wife of 42 years, Betty (Boutin) Gilcris he is survived by his daughter Tracey and her boyfriend Charlie Cayton and daughter Hilary and her dog Bentley. Additional family members include brothers Ronal (Rosie) of Groveton, Denis (Lee) of Larned, Kansas; sisters Dorothy (Walter) Powell of Fairfield Maine, June Goulet of Groveton; sister-in-law Sylvia Gilcris of Holyoke Massachusetts; his in-laws; Joan Boutin, Pamela Michaud, Kenneth and David Boutin and their families as well as several nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by two children Kami Lynn and Charles Allen; his brother Roger; bother-in-law Wayne; his parents Pearl and Charles and his best friend companion of 10 years, Sebastian.

You may pay your respects to the family on Friday, December 8, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM with a memorial service at 2:00 PM at Bailey Funeral Home in Lancaster.

In lieu of flowers you may make a charitable donation in Tracy's name to the American Heart Assn., New England Affiliate, 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701-4688.