Lee G. Slocum, 63, of Amherst NH, died June 11, 2006, at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester NH as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Wilkinsburg PA on Jan. 12, 1943, a son of the late Edmund G. and Elizabeth L. (Haldeman) Slocum.
Mr. Slocum was raised and educated in Pittsburgh PA. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover NH, where he majored in physics and was a member of the wrestling team. He had been a resident of Amherst for 31 years, and had formerly resided in Nashua NH and Massachusetts for several years.
Mr. Slocum was a software engineer and owned Datasmith Company, a software consulting business in Amherst, for 17 years. While living in Amherst, Mr. Slocum was very active in community affairs. He served six years on the school board, was a member of the Ways and Means Committee, a Scoutmaster and committee chairman of the Boy Scout Troop 613. Mr. Slocum was serving his second term as a New Hampshire state representative, having been elected in 2002. Mr. Slocum was a member of The Church of the Holy Spirit in Pepperell MA.
He was a loving husband, and a selfless and devoted father and grandfather. He especially enjoyed fishing with his grandsons. Mr. Slocum was an avid runner who finished three marathons, most recently the 2001 Boston marathon.
Family members include his wife of 38 years, Jill M. (Guinon) Slocum of Amherst; sons Stephen G. and wife Katie Slocum of Newton MA, and John W. Slocum of Melrose MA; daughter and son-in-law Penny L. Slocum and Timothy Manning of Middletown CT; grandsons Alexander and Aaron Slocum, both of Newton; sisters D.J. Hammerschmidt of Pittsburgh PA Louise Forsythe of Denver CO; his mother-in-law Marjorie Guinon of Nashua; and nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
(obituary from Smith & Heald Funeral Home, Milford NH)
Mr. Slocum was raised and educated in Pittsburgh PA. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover NH, where he majored in physics and was a member of the wrestling team. He had been a resident of Amherst for 31 years, and had formerly resided in Nashua NH and Massachusetts for several years.
Mr. Slocum was a software engineer and owned Datasmith Company, a software consulting business in Amherst, for 17 years. While living in Amherst, Mr. Slocum was very active in community affairs. He served six years on the school board, was a member of the Ways and Means Committee, a Scoutmaster and committee chairman of the Boy Scout Troop 613. Mr. Slocum was serving his second term as a New Hampshire state representative, having been elected in 2002. Mr. Slocum was a member of The Church of the Holy Spirit in Pepperell MA.
He was a loving husband, and a selfless and devoted father and grandfather. He especially enjoyed fishing with his grandsons. Mr. Slocum was an avid runner who finished three marathons, most recently the 2001 Boston marathon.
Family members include his wife of 38 years, Jill M. (Guinon) Slocum of Amherst; sons Stephen G. and wife Katie Slocum of Newton MA, and John W. Slocum of Melrose MA; daughter and son-in-law Penny L. Slocum and Timothy Manning of Middletown CT; grandsons Alexander and Aaron Slocum, both of Newton; sisters D.J. Hammerschmidt of Pittsburgh PA Louise Forsythe of Denver CO; his mother-in-law Marjorie Guinon of Nashua; and nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
(obituary from Smith & Heald Funeral Home, Milford NH)
Lee G. Slocum, 63, of Amherst NH, died June 11, 2006, at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester NH as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Wilkinsburg PA on Jan. 12, 1943, a son of the late Edmund G. and Elizabeth L. (Haldeman) Slocum.
Mr. Slocum was raised and educated in Pittsburgh PA. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover NH, where he majored in physics and was a member of the wrestling team. He had been a resident of Amherst for 31 years, and had formerly resided in Nashua NH and Massachusetts for several years.
Mr. Slocum was a software engineer and owned Datasmith Company, a software consulting business in Amherst, for 17 years. While living in Amherst, Mr. Slocum was very active in community affairs. He served six years on the school board, was a member of the Ways and Means Committee, a Scoutmaster and committee chairman of the Boy Scout Troop 613. Mr. Slocum was serving his second term as a New Hampshire state representative, having been elected in 2002. Mr. Slocum was a member of The Church of the Holy Spirit in Pepperell MA.
He was a loving husband, and a selfless and devoted father and grandfather. He especially enjoyed fishing with his grandsons. Mr. Slocum was an avid runner who finished three marathons, most recently the 2001 Boston marathon.
Family members include his wife of 38 years, Jill M. (Guinon) Slocum of Amherst; sons Stephen G. and wife Katie Slocum of Newton MA, and John W. Slocum of Melrose MA; daughter and son-in-law Penny L. Slocum and Timothy Manning of Middletown CT; grandsons Alexander and Aaron Slocum, both of Newton; sisters D.J. Hammerschmidt of Pittsburgh PA Louise Forsythe of Denver CO; his mother-in-law Marjorie Guinon of Nashua; and nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
(obituary from Smith & Heald Funeral Home, Milford NH)
Mr. Slocum was raised and educated in Pittsburgh PA. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover NH, where he majored in physics and was a member of the wrestling team. He had been a resident of Amherst for 31 years, and had formerly resided in Nashua NH and Massachusetts for several years.
Mr. Slocum was a software engineer and owned Datasmith Company, a software consulting business in Amherst, for 17 years. While living in Amherst, Mr. Slocum was very active in community affairs. He served six years on the school board, was a member of the Ways and Means Committee, a Scoutmaster and committee chairman of the Boy Scout Troop 613. Mr. Slocum was serving his second term as a New Hampshire state representative, having been elected in 2002. Mr. Slocum was a member of The Church of the Holy Spirit in Pepperell MA.
He was a loving husband, and a selfless and devoted father and grandfather. He especially enjoyed fishing with his grandsons. Mr. Slocum was an avid runner who finished three marathons, most recently the 2001 Boston marathon.
Family members include his wife of 38 years, Jill M. (Guinon) Slocum of Amherst; sons Stephen G. and wife Katie Slocum of Newton MA, and John W. Slocum of Melrose MA; daughter and son-in-law Penny L. Slocum and Timothy Manning of Middletown CT; grandsons Alexander and Aaron Slocum, both of Newton; sisters D.J. Hammerschmidt of Pittsburgh PA Louise Forsythe of Denver CO; his mother-in-law Marjorie Guinon of Nashua; and nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
(obituary from Smith & Heald Funeral Home, Milford NH)
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