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Irving Herbert "Herb" Pomeroy III

Irving Pomeroy Obituary

Of Gloucester, August 11, 2007, 77, legendary jazz trumpeter and educator. He is survived by his beloved wife Dorothy "Dodie" Gibbons, a daughter, Perry Pomeroy and her husband Joseph Musacchio, a son, Eden Pomeroy and his fiance Staci Shapiro, his stepchildren, Colleen Gibbons, Bridget Gibbons and her husband Andrew Sapon, Kevin Gibbons and his wife Eileen and Daniel Gibbons, eleven grandchildren, a great-grandson and two sisters, Paula Pomeroy Rix, and Paige Pomeroy Marto. He was also the husband of the late Elizabeth "Betty" (Loftin) Pomeroy. A memorial service in celebration of Herb Pomeroy's life and music will be held on Sunday, September 9th in the Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston at 3 P.M. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. For more information and to send online condolences, please visit www.grondinfuneralservics.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Boston Globe on Sep. 4, 2007.

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