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1928 - 2022

Richard Purington

1928 - 2022

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1928

DIED

2022

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Richard Purington Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home from Jan. 21 to Jan. 22, 2022.

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Richard 'Dick' Andrew Purington, 94, died Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Concord Hospital - Laconia after a brief illness.

Dick was born in Candia, NH, on January 10, 1928, to Herman and Ruth (Lindholm) Purington.
He graduated from Manchester Central High School and Brown University.

Dick leaves behind his four daughters; Donna Lechak, and her husband Phil, Gettysburg, PA, Karlene McNamara, and her husband Richard, Belmont, NH, Karen Purington, and her partner Harvey Stone, Johnson City, TN, and Merry Smock, Belmont, NH, grandchildren; Jennifer Deware, Belmont, NH, Kendall McNamara, and her wife Katie, Campton, NH, Michael McNamara, Belmont, NH, Jason McNamara, Belmont, NH, Andrew Lechak, KY, Peter Lechak, and his wife Zahra, Seattle, WA, Katlyn Giragosian, and her husband Aaron, Whitefield, NH. He also leaves 9 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson, along with many nephews, nieces and their families. He was predeceased by his parents, his wife Elsie Pond Purington, brothers Kenneth Purington, and his wife Dot, and Jr. (Herman) Purington, both of Candia, NH, and great-grandson Jacob John Deware, of Belmont, NH.

There will be no calling hours.

A family funeral service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lakes Region Community Services, 719 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246 and/or to Franklin VNA and Hospice, 75 Chestnut Street, Franklin, NH 03235.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services and 603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH, 03246 is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

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Donna Purington Lechak

February 27, 2022

I remember talking to my dad often about the past. He enjoy his friendship with Paul and Pat Weeks who he'd know for many years. He had seen a lot of changes over the years. For example, he got a scholarship to Brown University to play football. He knew the man who paid for his 4 years. He often went to the games, and the track meets, when Dad had to give up football because of injury.

Growing up, his father owned a gas station. They had one of the few phone. Someone would call for someone in town. One of the Purington boys would round up that person.
The operator knew everyone in town.
When we first moved to Belmont, we had a four party line. You can imagine how well that went over with 4 girls. Fortunately, it didn't last long.
We moved from New Hampton, because the all boys prep school
was across the street.
DAD loved watching football and a baseball games. Red Sox, of course. Its hard to getting him to the table on Thanksgiving. He loved reading, listening to books on tape and his crossword puzzles.
In the 1960's he drove me around to fairs with my heifers and sheep. We took one of my sheep to the Big E in Springfield, MA in the back seat of the car. Vicky rode fine as long as we didn't stop. People were shocked to hear her complaining when he stop at stoplight.
Dad, I always see articles to share with you. I miss talking to you on the phone. SORRY this is so disjointed. Thanks for the memories, Dad.. Donna