Leslie Martin Ford, Jr, "Skip"
s/o Leslie Martin Ford, Sr and Dorothy Oakley Schrader Ford; h/o Linda M. Elliott (1945-2001)
He attended Andover High School and at the age of 17 enlisted in the Navy where he obtained his GED. He served in the Navy for the next 8 years, with a tour of duty in Cuba on Guantanamo Bay; honorable discharged with the rank of ABH second class. In 1969, while stationed at the Brunswick Navy Air Base, he met and married Linda Elliott. They settled in Phippsburg, Maine, Linda's home town; and were married for 36 years, raising their daughter.
Les worked on a small, family owned fishing boat out of Phippsburg. He owned his own 18-wheeler, driving coast to coast and locally for years. After Linda passed, he moved to the Carabassett Valley and worked at Sugarloaf Ski Resort as a mechanic and fabricator. After retiring in 2006, he moved to Potter Place, NH to live on the family land with his sister.
Les loved being a mentor and a teacher. He spent his life teaching mechanics, welding, and was certainly a "jack of all trades". He restored many vehicles in his shop at his home in Phippsburg, with many a young man learning the trades at his side. When he moved to Potter Place, he enjoyed fixing tractors, cutting down trees, mowing fields, plowing snow; and most of all driving his red jeep "SQUID" visiting his friends.
Family members include (removed for privacy).
Published by Cremation Society of New Hampshire - Brattleboro VT on Oct. 8, 2019
s/o Leslie Martin Ford, Sr and Dorothy Oakley Schrader Ford; h/o Linda M. Elliott (1945-2001)
He attended Andover High School and at the age of 17 enlisted in the Navy where he obtained his GED. He served in the Navy for the next 8 years, with a tour of duty in Cuba on Guantanamo Bay; honorable discharged with the rank of ABH second class. In 1969, while stationed at the Brunswick Navy Air Base, he met and married Linda Elliott. They settled in Phippsburg, Maine, Linda's home town; and were married for 36 years, raising their daughter.
Les worked on a small, family owned fishing boat out of Phippsburg. He owned his own 18-wheeler, driving coast to coast and locally for years. After Linda passed, he moved to the Carabassett Valley and worked at Sugarloaf Ski Resort as a mechanic and fabricator. After retiring in 2006, he moved to Potter Place, NH to live on the family land with his sister.
Les loved being a mentor and a teacher. He spent his life teaching mechanics, welding, and was certainly a "jack of all trades". He restored many vehicles in his shop at his home in Phippsburg, with many a young man learning the trades at his side. When he moved to Potter Place, he enjoyed fixing tractors, cutting down trees, mowing fields, plowing snow; and most of all driving his red jeep "SQUID" visiting his friends.
Family members include (removed for privacy).
Published by Cremation Society of New Hampshire - Brattleboro VT on Oct. 8, 2019
Leslie Martin Ford, Jr, "Skip"
s/o Leslie Martin Ford, Sr and Dorothy Oakley Schrader Ford; h/o Linda M. Elliott (1945-2001)
He attended Andover High School and at the age of 17 enlisted in the Navy where he obtained his GED. He served in the Navy for the next 8 years, with a tour of duty in Cuba on Guantanamo Bay; honorable discharged with the rank of ABH second class. In 1969, while stationed at the Brunswick Navy Air Base, he met and married Linda Elliott. They settled in Phippsburg, Maine, Linda's home town; and were married for 36 years, raising their daughter.
Les worked on a small, family owned fishing boat out of Phippsburg. He owned his own 18-wheeler, driving coast to coast and locally for years. After Linda passed, he moved to the Carabassett Valley and worked at Sugarloaf Ski Resort as a mechanic and fabricator. After retiring in 2006, he moved to Potter Place, NH to live on the family land with his sister.
Les loved being a mentor and a teacher. He spent his life teaching mechanics, welding, and was certainly a "jack of all trades". He restored many vehicles in his shop at his home in Phippsburg, with many a young man learning the trades at his side. When he moved to Potter Place, he enjoyed fixing tractors, cutting down trees, mowing fields, plowing snow; and most of all driving his red jeep "SQUID" visiting his friends.
Family members include (removed for privacy).
Published by Cremation Society of New Hampshire - Brattleboro VT on Oct. 8, 2019
s/o Leslie Martin Ford, Sr and Dorothy Oakley Schrader Ford; h/o Linda M. Elliott (1945-2001)
He attended Andover High School and at the age of 17 enlisted in the Navy where he obtained his GED. He served in the Navy for the next 8 years, with a tour of duty in Cuba on Guantanamo Bay; honorable discharged with the rank of ABH second class. In 1969, while stationed at the Brunswick Navy Air Base, he met and married Linda Elliott. They settled in Phippsburg, Maine, Linda's home town; and were married for 36 years, raising their daughter.
Les worked on a small, family owned fishing boat out of Phippsburg. He owned his own 18-wheeler, driving coast to coast and locally for years. After Linda passed, he moved to the Carabassett Valley and worked at Sugarloaf Ski Resort as a mechanic and fabricator. After retiring in 2006, he moved to Potter Place, NH to live on the family land with his sister.
Les loved being a mentor and a teacher. He spent his life teaching mechanics, welding, and was certainly a "jack of all trades". He restored many vehicles in his shop at his home in Phippsburg, with many a young man learning the trades at his side. When he moved to Potter Place, he enjoyed fixing tractors, cutting down trees, mowing fields, plowing snow; and most of all driving his red jeep "SQUID" visiting his friends.
Family members include (removed for privacy).
Published by Cremation Society of New Hampshire - Brattleboro VT on Oct. 8, 2019
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