BOMOSEEN, Vt. - Mr. Coulman Westcott Jr., 78, died Thursday evening, March 1, 2001, at the Eden Park Nursing Home.
Mr. Westcott was born May 10, 1922, in Mechanicville, New York, the son of the late Coulman and Edna (Blanchard) Westcott of Fair Haven. He graduated from Mechanicville High School in 1940 and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1944.
While he was in college, he was in the Navy ROTC program and he was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II.
He married Daphne Pentel of Troy, N.Y., in May of 1944 in San Diego, California, prior to his shipping out on the Escort Carrier, USS Saginaw Bay, to join the Pacific Fleet. Mr. Westcott participated in battles in Guam, Okinawa and various other islands in the Pacific.
After returning home from the armed forces, he worked for General Electric Corporation as an Aeronautical Engineer and later as a Customer Service Supervisor in their Jet Aircraft Engine Department. During his employment with GE, he and his family moved to Ohio and Massachusetts, and in 1962 he relocated his family to Chatham, N.J.
"Coul" left GE, and joined friends and cousins in the Housing Construction trade. In 1977 he retired for a while and moved to the Pentel Family farm in Averill Park, N.Y., and after he accomplished the restoration of the buildings, he designed solar heating and hydro power for the barn.
He eventually began his third career in the Sand Lake area as the Town Property Assessor and later, as an independent assessor, throughout the Schoharie area. Mr. Westcott served as President of the New York State Assessor's Association from 1992 to 1993.
Coul spent many of his childhood years and vacations at his summer home on Lake Bomoseen. His hobbies and interests in life included skiing, fishing, public speaking, fiction and humor writing, and learning about local history.
He was predeceased by his wife, Daphne (Pentel) Westcott, on April 6, 2000.
There will be no visiting hours.
A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven, Vt.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Westcott be given to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation Inc. at 710 West 168th Street, New York, N.Y. 10032-9882.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Durfee Funeral Home of Fair Haven.
The Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Tue 6 Mar 2001
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BOMOSEEN - Graveside services for Coulman Westcott Jr., 78, who died March 1, 2001, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven. The Rev. Russ Gates of Proctor will officiate. The Durfee Funeral Home in Fair Haven is in charge of arrangements.
The Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Sun 1 Jul 2001
Mr. Westcott was born May 10, 1922, in Mechanicville, New York, the son of the late Coulman and Edna (Blanchard) Westcott of Fair Haven. He graduated from Mechanicville High School in 1940 and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1944.
While he was in college, he was in the Navy ROTC program and he was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II.
He married Daphne Pentel of Troy, N.Y., in May of 1944 in San Diego, California, prior to his shipping out on the Escort Carrier, USS Saginaw Bay, to join the Pacific Fleet. Mr. Westcott participated in battles in Guam, Okinawa and various other islands in the Pacific.
After returning home from the armed forces, he worked for General Electric Corporation as an Aeronautical Engineer and later as a Customer Service Supervisor in their Jet Aircraft Engine Department. During his employment with GE, he and his family moved to Ohio and Massachusetts, and in 1962 he relocated his family to Chatham, N.J.
"Coul" left GE, and joined friends and cousins in the Housing Construction trade. In 1977 he retired for a while and moved to the Pentel Family farm in Averill Park, N.Y., and after he accomplished the restoration of the buildings, he designed solar heating and hydro power for the barn.
He eventually began his third career in the Sand Lake area as the Town Property Assessor and later, as an independent assessor, throughout the Schoharie area. Mr. Westcott served as President of the New York State Assessor's Association from 1992 to 1993.
Coul spent many of his childhood years and vacations at his summer home on Lake Bomoseen. His hobbies and interests in life included skiing, fishing, public speaking, fiction and humor writing, and learning about local history.
He was predeceased by his wife, Daphne (Pentel) Westcott, on April 6, 2000.
There will be no visiting hours.
A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven, Vt.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Westcott be given to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation Inc. at 710 West 168th Street, New York, N.Y. 10032-9882.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Durfee Funeral Home of Fair Haven.
The Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Tue 6 Mar 2001
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BOMOSEEN - Graveside services for Coulman Westcott Jr., 78, who died March 1, 2001, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven. The Rev. Russ Gates of Proctor will officiate. The Durfee Funeral Home in Fair Haven is in charge of arrangements.
The Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Sun 1 Jul 2001
BOMOSEEN, Vt. - Mr. Coulman Westcott Jr., 78, died Thursday evening, March 1, 2001, at the Eden Park Nursing Home.
Mr. Westcott was born May 10, 1922, in Mechanicville, New York, the son of the late Coulman and Edna (Blanchard) Westcott of Fair Haven. He graduated from Mechanicville High School in 1940 and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1944.
While he was in college, he was in the Navy ROTC program and he was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II.
He married Daphne Pentel of Troy, N.Y., in May of 1944 in San Diego, California, prior to his shipping out on the Escort Carrier, USS Saginaw Bay, to join the Pacific Fleet. Mr. Westcott participated in battles in Guam, Okinawa and various other islands in the Pacific.
After returning home from the armed forces, he worked for General Electric Corporation as an Aeronautical Engineer and later as a Customer Service Supervisor in their Jet Aircraft Engine Department. During his employment with GE, he and his family moved to Ohio and Massachusetts, and in 1962 he relocated his family to Chatham, N.J.
"Coul" left GE, and joined friends and cousins in the Housing Construction trade. In 1977 he retired for a while and moved to the Pentel Family farm in Averill Park, N.Y., and after he accomplished the restoration of the buildings, he designed solar heating and hydro power for the barn.
He eventually began his third career in the Sand Lake area as the Town Property Assessor and later, as an independent assessor, throughout the Schoharie area. Mr. Westcott served as President of the New York State Assessor's Association from 1992 to 1993.
Coul spent many of his childhood years and vacations at his summer home on Lake Bomoseen. His hobbies and interests in life included skiing, fishing, public speaking, fiction and humor writing, and learning about local history.
He was predeceased by his wife, Daphne (Pentel) Westcott, on April 6, 2000.
There will be no visiting hours.
A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven, Vt.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Westcott be given to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation Inc. at 710 West 168th Street, New York, N.Y. 10032-9882.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Durfee Funeral Home of Fair Haven.
The Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Tue 6 Mar 2001
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BOMOSEEN - Graveside services for Coulman Westcott Jr., 78, who died March 1, 2001, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven. The Rev. Russ Gates of Proctor will officiate. The Durfee Funeral Home in Fair Haven is in charge of arrangements.
The Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Sun 1 Jul 2001
Mr. Westcott was born May 10, 1922, in Mechanicville, New York, the son of the late Coulman and Edna (Blanchard) Westcott of Fair Haven. He graduated from Mechanicville High School in 1940 and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1944.
While he was in college, he was in the Navy ROTC program and he was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II.
He married Daphne Pentel of Troy, N.Y., in May of 1944 in San Diego, California, prior to his shipping out on the Escort Carrier, USS Saginaw Bay, to join the Pacific Fleet. Mr. Westcott participated in battles in Guam, Okinawa and various other islands in the Pacific.
After returning home from the armed forces, he worked for General Electric Corporation as an Aeronautical Engineer and later as a Customer Service Supervisor in their Jet Aircraft Engine Department. During his employment with GE, he and his family moved to Ohio and Massachusetts, and in 1962 he relocated his family to Chatham, N.J.
"Coul" left GE, and joined friends and cousins in the Housing Construction trade. In 1977 he retired for a while and moved to the Pentel Family farm in Averill Park, N.Y., and after he accomplished the restoration of the buildings, he designed solar heating and hydro power for the barn.
He eventually began his third career in the Sand Lake area as the Town Property Assessor and later, as an independent assessor, throughout the Schoharie area. Mr. Westcott served as President of the New York State Assessor's Association from 1992 to 1993.
Coul spent many of his childhood years and vacations at his summer home on Lake Bomoseen. His hobbies and interests in life included skiing, fishing, public speaking, fiction and humor writing, and learning about local history.
He was predeceased by his wife, Daphne (Pentel) Westcott, on April 6, 2000.
There will be no visiting hours.
A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven, Vt.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Westcott be given to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation Inc. at 710 West 168th Street, New York, N.Y. 10032-9882.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Durfee Funeral Home of Fair Haven.
The Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Tue 6 Mar 2001
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BOMOSEEN - Graveside services for Coulman Westcott Jr., 78, who died March 1, 2001, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Fair Haven. The Rev. Russ Gates of Proctor will officiate. The Durfee Funeral Home in Fair Haven is in charge of arrangements.
The Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Sun 1 Jul 2001
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