TITLE: Albert J. Woodward Jr., Obituary, Nov. 29, 2000 SUBMITTERS: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com 111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Dec 01,& 23 & 24 2000 ) FORMATTED: by CParziale, 2000 ***************************************************************************** Albert J. Woodward Jr. KITTERY, Maine - Albert J. Woodward Jr., 54, of 17 Island Ave., died suddenly at York Hospital on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000. Born March 7, 1946, in Ithica, N.Y., he was the son of Albert F. and Margaret M. Manning Woodward. He attended local schools until the age of 16 when his family moved to Kittery, where he attended and graduated from R.W. Traip Academy with the Class of 1964. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving his country at the Bay of Pigs and in many other countries. During the Vietnam War he received recognition for his service on the USS Nanhallia and for his part in returning the USS Forestall after its tragic fire. He enjoyed his favorite pastime of baseball, especially the New York Yankees. He also enjoyed volunteering in the past as a Little League coach and enjoyed the game of golf. He had a tremendous love for animals, both his own and his adopted ones. He enjoyed watching his pets bring others joy, both at the hospital and at his home. He was a fan of John Wayne, displaying his vast collection of memorabilia in his own John Wayne Museum at home. His love of his family was his first and most noticeable. He enjoyed hearing about and seeing his many nieces and nephews enjoy their activities. He was a member and past commander of the Emerson Hovey Post No. 168 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Newington; the Ramsdell-Rogers Post No. 56 of the American Legion in York, where he enjoyed the visits and memories of his loyal friends; and a past member for 34 years of the Frank E. Booma Post No. 6 of the American Legion in Portsmouth. Besides the many people he touched on a daily basis and the friends he seemed to make everyday, he is survived by his parents of Kittery, Albert and Margaret Woodward; his brother, Thomas Woodward and his wife, Elizabeth, of Kingsland, Ga.; his two sisters and their husbands, Susan and Joseph Isley of Kittery and Mary-Elizabeth and Gary Catapano of Long Island, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, David Woodward in 1993. WOODWARD - Albert J. Woodward Jr., 54, of Island Avenue, Kittery, Maine, died Nov. 29, 2000. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday from St. Raphael Church in Kittery. Friends and family may call from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home, 125 Old Post Road/U.S. Route 1 Bypass, Kittery. Memorial donations may be made to the organization of one's choosing. Arrangements by the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home, 125 Old Post Road, Kittery, ME 03904. Albert J. Woodward KITTERY, Maine - A Mass of Christian burial was held for Albert J. Woodward, 54, of Island Avenue in Kittery on Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at St. Raphael Church. The Mass was offered by the Rev. Father Real Nadeau with accompanying music from the church choir, and a solo by Dr. Brian Breslin, a family friend. In attendance were family and friends as well as a representative from his graduating class at R.W. Traip Academy in 1964, The York American Legion Post, the Frank Booma Post in Portsmouth, N.H., and The Emerson Hovey Post. The service continued at the Brooks Memorial Park in Eliot with the Rev. Nadeau offering committal prayers and the York American Legion performing the military honors and flag presentation. Services were by the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home, 125 Old Post Road, Kittery, ME 03904. Albert J. Woodward KITTERY, Maine - A Mass of Christian burial was held for Albert J. Woodward, 54, of Island Avenue in Kittery on Monday, Dec. 4, at St. Raphael Church. The Mass was offered by the Rev. Father Real Nadeau with accompanying music from the church choir, and a solo by Dr. Brian Breslin, a family friend. In attendance were family and friends, as well as a representative from his graduating class at R.W. Traip Academy in 1964, the York American Legion Post, the Frank E. Booma Post in Portsmouth, and the Emerson Hovey Post. The service continued at the Brooks Memorial Park in Eliot with the Rev. Nadeau offering committal prayers and the York American Legion performing the military honors and flag presentation. Pallbearers were Jeff Isley, Derick Isley, Shawn Isley, Andrew Isley, Gary Catapano and Daniel Roy. Arrangements by the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home, Kittery. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. 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