Peter-Lovejoy-Obituary

Peter Y. Lovejoy

Hopkinton, New Hampshire

1937 - 2013

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HOPKINTON - Peter Y. Lovejoy passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at home.Peter was born Sept. 25, 1937, in Concord, the son of Theodore and Esther (York) Lovejoy. He graduated from Concord High School in 1955 and the University of New Hampshire in 1960. After graduating, Peter began...

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Betty, Mark, Martha and families:
We offer our sincere condolances with the passing of Pete. He was a truely compassonate person who always seemed to find the motivational trigger to help people find their successes. He had profound influences on his athletes and students and will be truely missed. It was an honor to be a fellow educator with him.

Coach Lovejoy was such a dedicated coach who did what not many coaches are able to do and inspired his athletes to be better runners and better people. He was a great teacher and roll model. He will be greatly missed although I am certain his memory will live on in the many lives he touched through teaching and coaching. My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.

It is hard to overstate the impact Peter had on my life. He recruited me to run track my freshman year at Kearsarge, igniting a passion that I have till this day.
As a coach and teacher, he was a master motivator and story teller. He had a way of instilling upon you that what you did was important, and made you want to do your very best. From day one, you could see his passion for coaching. He put so much time into his athletes.
Through the years, Peter became a friend who I...

Mr Lovejoy was one of my favorite teachers, and I was so sorry to learn of his passing. I always enjoyed running into him at antiques events, and so enjoyed his wonderful sense of humor. My deepest sympathy to all of his family. Cathy (Bartlett) Conseentino

My sympathies to the Lovejoy Family. Mr. Lovejoy was a kind and thoughtful man, and brought a warm sense of humor to both his teaching and his coaching. He helped me to begin the transformation from bookworm to athlete, and for that I'll always be grateful.

Sorry for your loss he was an intelligent teacher who thrived on teaching his students about the world around them. He will be greatly missed. Hiedi knapp class of 83

You will be missed by so many.Thise who had you as a teacher were lucky. you will be missed. Elvena Andersin class of 1982

I was at Simonds from 58 to 60 and recall Pete Lovejoy for his youthful look and pleasant personality. He was a very nice man. I wish him peace and send his family my condolences.

Martha, I am so sorry for the loss of you dad. I met your folks only one or twice but always was impressed with how wonderful they were and how fortunate you are to have such lovely parents. love to you in this sad time. jen