N. Philip "Pete" Lord

LORD, N. Philip "Pete" N. Philip "Pete" Lord, 83, of Windsor, beloved husband for 58 years of the late Ann Mayhew (Tewksbury) Lord, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, (May 19, 2009) at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in New Haven on December 25, 1925, son of the late N. Philip Lord, Sr. and Marion Virginia (Toole) Lord, he was raised in Wethersfield and had lived in Windsor since 1954. After graduating from Wethersfield High School in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with the Company "C", 399th Infantry, 100th Division, in the European Theatre during World War II. He was Honorably Discharged in 1945 with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star and returned to school at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. He graduated in the Class of 1949 with a degree in Economics and returned to Connecticut and married his childhood sweetheart, Ann Mayhew Tewksbury. Pete spent most of his career as a General Sales Manager for the Noble and Westbrook Division of The Bristol Brass Corp. In 1977, he established his own sales company, N. Philip Lord Company which was a manufacturers' agent selling machine tools and accessories around New England. He served on the board of directors of PAR Systems Corporation of St. Paul, MN until the company merged into the GCA Corp. Pete was in volunteer service to the Town of Windsor for over 50 years. He served as a volunteer fireman for 22 years with the Poquonock Fire Department, was a member of the Town Planning and Zoning Commission and later ran for the Town Council where he remained for six terms. He served twice as the Deputy Mayor and during his last term as Mayor of the Town of Windsor. After leaving the Town Council, he returned to the Planning and Zoning Commission and for ten years served as the Inland Wetland and Watercourse Commissioner. Pete was always concerned about nature and conservation and served for many years as the Chairman of the Windsor Conservation Commission and as a Director of the Farmington River Watershed Association. He also was instrumental in writing bills for the Connecticut State Legislature which resulted in laws which have helped to clean up many of the rivers in Northern Connecticut. He was a member of the Windsor Exchange Club for over 50 years and served many for many terms on the Board of Directors. He also served as a Corporator of Hartford Hospital for over 25 years. Pete loved to travel with his wife and friends, especially sailing in the Caribbean and spending time in Bermuda and St. John. Pete truly believed in lifelong learning and continued to take college classes for many years at local colleges and he was an avid reader. He leaves his children Ann (Lord) Daddario and her husband, Robert A. Daddario, their sons, Robert and James; John M. Lord II and his wife, Deborah (Marvin) Lord, their son, John M. Lord III (Jay); David P. Lord and his wife, Maureen (Jenkins) Lord, their children, Caitlin, Erin Jenkins, Michael and Daniel; Thomas S. Lord, his son, Colin; and Mary E. "Libby" Lord, and her daughter, Hannah Vigneri. He also leaves a sister, Ann (Lord) DePatie and her husband Robert of Chatham, MA; a brother-in-law, Thomas Winthrop Tewksbury and his wife Jane (Mason) of Wheaton, IL. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 23, 11 a.m., in the Chapel of the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor. Burial with Military Honors will be in Grove Cemetery, Windsor Locks. His family will receive friends TODAY, May 22, 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, 555 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT 06511 or by visiting, www.holeinthewall gang.org/help. For online condolences please visit, www.carmonfuneralhome .com.