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STEPHEN HOOD Obituary

HOOD, Stephen E. Age 77, a longtime Chelmsford resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Frances W. (Horan) Hood with whom he shared 31 years of marriage until her passing in 1996. Stephen was born on February 3, 1943 in Newton, MA, and was a son of the late Eustace B. and Alice N. (Hennessey) Hood. Stephen was a retired teacher from the Winchester Public Schools after 34 years of dedication. He spent many years as the seasonal manager of the Winchester Boat Club. His greatest joy was spending time with his family at gatherings and family vacations at the Cape. He was beyond proud of his grandchildren and loved cheering them on at sporting events, activities, and award ceremonies. Stephen leaves his children; Kimberly Hood of Chelmsford, Kristin Imperillo and her husband Edward of Chelmsford, Stephen Hood and his wife Maureen of Nashua, Carolyn LaRosa and her husband Charles of Chelmsford, grandchildren Nicholas, Katherine, Alexander, Steven, Zachary, Dominic, Sydney and many nieces and nephews. Sadly, he was predeceased by his brothers David and Peter Hood. Visiting Hours: Will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2021 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm in the Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home, 24 Worthen St., CHELMSFORD. Due to gathering limitations, funeral services and interment will be held privately. You are kindly invited to view the Mass of Christian Burial live on Monday, Feb. 1, at 11:00 am. Please visit chelmsfordcatholic.org click LIVEVIEW, St. Mary LIVEVIEW. Memorial donations may be made in his name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at stjude.org/memorial Funeral Director Paul A. Hardy, Jr. For online condolences, please visit chelmsfordfuneralhome.org and find us on Facebook.

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Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 29 to Jan. 30, 2021.
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'Mr. Hood' was our gym teacher at Farragut Avenue Elementary School in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. He started an after school intramural program that included basketball and track and all of us took full advantage of it. He would have the homerooms in grades 4-5-6 compete against each other, and hung the results up in each grade's hallway on a scoreboards I'm sure he made. There was a trophy that went on the teacher's desk awarded to the top-finishing homeroom team. We learned a lot of things about sportsmanship, teamwork, and what was involved with the sport we were playing at the time. I'm about to retire from teaching myself, and Mr. Hood's dedication is something that I find myself remembering all the time.
Thanks Mr. Hood for providing all the positives!
Ben Klemer
Jacksonville, FL

Ben Klemer

Student

March 21, 2021

Mr. Hood was my daughter's PE teacher for many years at Lincoln Elementary in Winchester. The kids loved him, especially because he gave them all silly nicknames which somehow made them feel more grown up. Between the PTA and Steve, Field Day at Lincoln was a well oiled machine. May he rest in peace and may his family be comforted by the many good memories of his life.

Caren Connelly

January 30, 2021

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31

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home

24 Worthen Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824

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1

Mass of Christian Burial

11:00 a.m.

chelmsfordcatholic.org

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Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home

24 Worthen Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824

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