Howard Morton Fry II

MISQUAMICUT - Howard (Tim) Morton Fry II, 87, died peacefully at home on Thursday, May 31, 2018. He was with his wife, Nancy (Nickerson); they were just a few days short of celebrating their 67th anniversary.

Tim grew up in Wyomissing, Pa., the son of Samuel and Margaret (Thun) Fry. He was predeceased by siblings, Thomas M. Fry and Barbara Gosh; and is survived by sister, Victoria Guthrie.

A lifelong intellectual, he graduated from St. Paul's School, Yale University, and Harvard Law School. He worked as an attorney, founding a law firm in Pennsylvania, then serving as General Counsel of the Agency for International Development under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

While at law school, Tim contracted polio, however he never complained nor let that limit him. He and Nancy traveled the world, loved sharing hospitality with friends, adored their terriers, and read voraciously. An ardent Republican, he attended numerous Republican National Conventions and excelled as their Finance Chairman for the state of Pennsylvania.

A gifted listener, interested in people, Tim served as a beloved mentor and guide for not only his four children and their spouses, Victoria Saglio (Robert) and Julia Landstreet (Beverly), Westerly, R.I., Allison (W.B. Dixon) Stroud, West Grove, Pa., and Howard M. Fry III, Marathon, Fla.; but also, his nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and godchildren.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to March of Dimes or Meals on Wheels.

A funeral service will be held at the Watch Hill Chapel, 5 Bluff Ave., Westerly on Wednesday, June 6 at 11 a.m. Gaffney-Dolan Funeral Home, 59 Spruce St., Westerly, is handling the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www.gaffneydolanfuneralhome.com.