TITLE: Robert W. Batchelder, Obituary, Jan. 26, 2001, SUBMITTERS: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com 111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Jan 28, 2001 ) FORMATTED: by CParziale, 2001 ***************************************************************************** Robert W. Batchelder HAMPTON - Robert W. Batchelder, 78, of 85 Winnacunnet Road, former longtime resident of Brown Road in Hampton Falls, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at SunBridge of Exeter. Born in Exeter on Dec. 31, 1918, he was the son of the late Wallace H. and Florence E. (Powers) Batchelder. A resident of Hampton Falls for most of his life, he attended school there. After graduating from Hampton Academy, he entered the United States Army, serving as a staff sergeant in Italy during World War II. Once discharged, he entered Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., graduating with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He was employed as a sales representative for the Aetna Insurance Co., working out of the Boston office for more than 20 years. He was active in the town government of Hampton Falls. He was a seven-year member of the Planning Board, acting as chairman for four of those years. He also had been instrumental in fine-tuning many of the zoning ordinances, which have helped protect the town from overdevelopment, thus, helping maintain its rural character. In 1987 he was appointed by the selectmen to act as the town's representative to the Southeast Regional Solid Waste District and also served as chairman of the district. He was involved with town government by attending meetings, hearings, and by offering his services to the town. He helped raise funds for the Hampton Falls Police Department, and also helped research the old street names in preparation for the implementation of Emergency 911. He was the husband of Jeanne (Colt) Batchelder. In addition to his wife, family members include one brother, Gerald M. Batchelder and his wife, Elizabeth, of Stratham; five nephews and one niece. BATCHELDER - Robert W. Batchelder, 78, of 85 Winnacunnet Road, Hampton, died Jan. 26, 2001. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. The family requests that there be no visiting hours and that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to the Hampton Falls Police Department, P.O. Box 505, Hampton Falls, NH 03844; or to the charity of one's choice. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.