John Rose

John Rose Loving Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, WWII Navy Veteran BILLERICA John Rose, 81, a resident of Billerica, died Thursday evening, November 29, 2007, at Lahey Clinic in Burlington following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Evelyn H. (Bucchio) Rose, who died April 11, 2001. John was born in Reading, MA, on April 4, 1926, a son of the late John C. and Elizabeth (Enos) Rose. A Navy Veteran of WWII, John served aboard the USS Tulagi. He was proud to be a member of the Greatest Generation. John was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the field of Engineering. He was employed as a Registered Professional Engineer. Mr. Rose held senior management positions at Rex Corporation and United States Machinery before he and his wife, Evelyn started EJR Engineering in 1970. Located on Lawrence Street in Lowell, they owned and operated the company until its sale in 2000. Mr. Rose was on many Patents and developed many processes for wire and cable applications for telecommunications, aircraft and military projects. He was a self made man who educated himself. He was a hard worker and a dedicated family man. Mr. Rose was an avid fan of the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots and Bruins. He enjoyed spending time with his family at his summer home on Cape Cod. While on the Cape, he loved clamming. For many years Mr. Rose was a Little League Baseball coach in Tewksbury and Billerica. He held a lifetime membership in the Wire Association and was also a member of Monte Carlo Bowling League in Burlington and Woburn for many years. He will be remembered by his family as a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Surviving Mr. Rose are his two daughters, Joyce Edwards and her husband, Clifton of Pelham, NH, and Patricia Saviano of Chelmsford; his two sons, John C. Rose and his wife, Donna of Washington Crossing, PA, and Robin Rose of Billerica; seven grandchildren, Joseph Sawicki and his wife, Christine of Marlboro, John R. Sawicki and his wife, Michele of Groveland, Jason Sawicki and his wife, Camy of Mechanicsville, VA, David Saviano and his wife, Gail of Wayland, Jeffrey Saviano and his wife, Debbie of Billerica, Christine Cattan and her husband, Robert of Eddington, Maine, and Thomas Rose and his wife, Andrea of Lebanon, Maine; 10 great-grandchildren, Jordan Fleckenstein, Jamie Rose Sawicki, John Sawicki, II, Dean Sawicki, Olivia Sawicki, Joseph Sawicki, Jr., Nathan Rose, Cameron Rose, Olivia Cattan, and Mia Cattan; two brothers, Francis Rose and his wife, Priscilla of Reading, and Anthony Rose of Wilmington; two sisters-in-law, Marion Rose of California, and Genevieve Howe of Marblehead. Mr. Rose also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, and Godchildren. ROSE John Rose, 81, beloved husband of the late Evelyn H. (Bucchio) Rose. Funeral MONDAY morning at 9 A.M. from the FAY McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 A.M. at ST. THERESA CHURCH, 466 BOSTON ROAD, BILLERICA. Friends may call from 2 until 7 P.M. on SUNDAY. Burial in the Lowell Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations in John's memory may be made to the American Stroke Association, 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. FUNERAL DIRECTORS EDWARD I. McCABE & SON, 978-459-9222.