Memorials
This page is dedicated to honoring the memories of our classmates and teachers who have passed away.
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Jeremy Allard
2016-12-19
Jeremy Graham Allard, 31, passed away suddenly on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.
Born in Manchester, he was the son of Julien Allard of Manchester and Cheryl Allard of Weare, and brother to Jennie Hunt of Manchester. He grew up in Manchester and graduated from Manchester West High School.
A loving husband and father, his most precious moments were spent with his wife, Amy (Ghrist) Allard, and their children, James and Hailey. He was a very active and hands-on father who loved his children with everything he was.
Jeremy was a generous soul who thought of others before himself. He enjoyed home improvement projects, being out in the woods, fishing, and spend...
John "Jack" Amero
2023-09-14
Jack Amero of Venice, FL passed away on September 14, 2023. He was born in Gloucester, MA on May 31, 1947, to John J. Amero, Sr and Mary Priscilla (Joseph) Amero. He graduated from Gloucester High School in 1965 and from Boston College in 1969. After graduation, Jack moved to Manchester, NH and began teaching English at Manchester High School West. Jack retired from West in 2004 after teaching for 35 years. He married his wife, Roberta Moynihan Sheehan, in December 1978. They came to Venice, FL as "snowbirds" in 2007, eventually moving to Venice fulltime.
Jack's passion was coaching, and he coached many sports teams. In 1977, he became the first girls' soccer coach at West Hig...
Amber C. Gagnon (Benton)
2020-07-14
Amber Celeste Gagnon passed away suddenly at her home at the young age of 34.
Amber was an outgoing, fun loving, caring person. Amber would do anything for her family and friends. Amber loved to spend time with her husband Jimmy, family and friends up at her family's property in Thornton, NH. She loved doing the shake down ride on the Harley in the spring and ice fishing on little Squam every fishing derby weekend in the winter with her farther. She also enjoyed drawing in her free time.
Amber left behind her husband James Gagnon of Goffstown, her parents William & Helen Benton of Bedford, her brother Craig Benton and Brother In Law Zachary Hutchinson of Manches...
Raymond Demers
2019-07-08
Raymond G. Demers, 75, of Manchester, died July 8, 2019, in Hillsborough County Nursing Home from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
Born in Manchester on May 7, 1944, he was the son of Gerard L. and Jeannette A. (Marcoux) Demers.
He was educated in Manchester. In 1966, he earned his BA in science from St. Anselm College. In addition, he received his MS in radiation biology from Rivier College in 1970.
From 1966 to 1976, he served in the New Hampshire Air National Guard as a medical laboratory technician.
Ray taught physics at Manchester High School West for 35 years before retiring in 2007. After retiring, he did research as a h...
Jason Goldner
2005-10-09
Jason C. Goldner, 19, of Bedford, NH died October 9, 2005 in Brooklyn, CT, from injuries as the result of a traffic accident. He was born September 3, 1986, in Manchester, the son of Dr. Wayne L. and Laura (Kurlander) Goldner. Jason was a 2004 graduate of West High School and currently was a sophomore attending Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, as a criminal justice major. He will be remembered as someone who embraced life, loved to cook and participate in outdoor activities, which included mountain biking, tennis, scuba diving and fishing.
In addition to his parents he's survived by his sister, Heather Goldner, of Philadelphia, PA and brother Evan Goldner of Bedford,...
Wayne Johnson
2018-08-16
Wayne P. Johnson, 72, of Hooksett, NH, died August 16, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a period of declining health.
Born in Nashua, NH, on February 7, 1946, he was the son of Fred and Alice (Plante) Johnson. He resided in the Queen City most of his life. Later, he lived in Hampton Beach for several years before moving to Hooksett in 2016.
Wayne graduated from Linwood High School, Lincoln, NH. He earned a bachelor's degree from College of the Holy Cross where he was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity. He earned a master's degree in education from Antioch College.
A dedicated and respected teacher, Wayne's career s...
Robert Kerrigan
1943-10-13 2024-05-19
Robert P. Kerrigan, 80, of Manchester, NH, died May 19, 2024 of complications due to Alzheimer’s. He was a devoted husband of 53 years, “Dad” to five, “Poppy” to seven, and “Coach” to hundreds.
Born in Manchester on October 13, 1943, Bob was the son of Paul Kerrigan and Dorothy K. (Howe) Cullen, and stepson of Edward H. Cullen. He graduated from Bishop Bradley High School in 1961 and University of New Hampshire in 1967 - finishing a four year degree in what he called “the best six years of his life”. He then began his 35 year career as a Physical Education teacher at West High School, where he met his future wife, Marea.
Known for his love of family, baseball,...
Jillian Lescarte (Lescatre)
1986-08-26 2016-02-18Jillian Lescatre, 29, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 18, 2016. She was born on Aug. 26, 1986 to Paul Lescatre and Jennifer (Horne) Perdue.She earned her GED and worked as an LNA at Nurse's PRN. She liked camping, music, the beach and doing puzzles.She was predeceased by her grandparents, Robert and Clarisse Lescatre, and Roberta Horne.She leaves two children: Mason Joubert and Amelia Arnold; three siblings: Alyssa Lescatre and Hannah Perdue of Manchester, and Alex Lescatre of Weare; her parents: Jennifer Perdue, Christopher Perdue, Paul Lescatre and Skipp Gooley; a grandfather, Richard Horne; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
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Walter Lubelczyk
2017-11-19
Walter J. Lubelczyk, Jr., age 66, of Manchester and Moultonborough, New Hampshire, died November 19, 2017, two months into a brave recovery from a debilitating stroke. He was moments removed from the joy of holding his eight-week-old granddaughter and enjoying dinner and the Patriots game with his family.
He was born in Manchester on June 10, 1951, the firstborn son of Walter J. Lubelczyk, Sr. and Althea (Kaminski) Lubelczyk. A lifelong resident of the Queen City, he was a graduate of Manchester West High School. He was both president of his class of 1969 and the National Honor Society. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Mayor's Civic Trophy.
Wally graduated fr...
Richard Maynard
2012-08-18
Richard J. Maynard, 65, died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, after a brief illness.
He was born in Norwalk, Conn., on Sept. 4, 1946, the son of Herbert and Lottie (Stanchi) Maynard. Richard was a proud graduate of Manchester Memorial High School, class of 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in music education in 1969 from West Virginia University, a master's degree in music education in 1973 from the University of Illinois, and a master's degree in school administration in 1981 from the University of New Hampshire.
Richard began his distinguished teaching career in 1969 at Merrimack High School as director of music. In 1975, he became the award-winning di...