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He was born on February 8th 1920 -
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At only 15 years old he had his 1st hole in one at the Nick Stoner gol course -
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Graduated Norwood High School in 1938 -
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Joined the Coast Guard and worked his way up to an officer. He served in the Pacific during WW2. He ran supplies to the troops that were stationed on islands in the pacific (Not sure which ones). He once found a Japanese head floating in the ocean and they kept it aboard the ship until it started to rot. -
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Graduated from Babson in 1942 -
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Graduated the Coast Guard academy in New London Connecticut in 1942 -
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Became a member of the Pearl Harbor officers club in 1944 -
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Started working for his uncle at T.O. Metcalf printing company in Boston -
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Served until 1946 and was released on honorable discharge -
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Met his wife (my grandmother) in 1950. He proposed 6 weeks later and they were married 6 months later on September 9th, 1950 -
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Had his 1st of 5 boys in 1952 -
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He had another hole in one at the Dedham Country Club in 1953. He had 4 total hole in ones during his lifetime -
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The house that Grandad bought and raised my dad and his brothers in. To this day, one of my uncles still owns this house -
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My grandad and grandma bought a lake house in New London NH. It became a staple in our family. My grandad and grandma went up there every summer with their kids and the net generations have carried that tradition on. -
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Had his 5th of 5 boys in 1963 -
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While he worked his kids hard it was also really important to him to spend quality time with them so they took an RV trip to Yosemite where they spent April break and an extra week -
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My grandad at the lake with his 5 boys and his wife. He always valued family time and especially time at the lake -
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He received United Way of Massachusetts Bay patriot award in 1976 due to his efforts in the charity organization -
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My Grandad and his sons building an addition to the New Hampshire house. He taught his kids important life skills and put them to work in order to teach hard work and discipline. He was very effective as my dad an all my uncles are very hard workers an pay attention to small details -
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Opening up the walls to the new addition he and his family had built. -
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Retried from the printing company in 1996 at 75 years old -
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Grandad on his 80th birthday with a cake decorated as the Nick Stoner Golf Course which was where he had his 1st hole in one -
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A portrait of my grandad taken at my parents wedding -
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Even during his later years he still made sure to get out to the golf course with his family even though he could no longer play -
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My grandad holding and feeding me when I was just a couple weeks old -
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He died peacefully on April 2nd 2007