Richard Sawyer Obituary

Richard M. 'Dick' Sawyer, Sr.
Lowell native, USPS retiree, co-founder of Korean War Veterans Chapter in the city; 78

DERRY, NH -- Richard M. "Dick" Sawyer, Sr., age 78, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, 2010 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH.

For 10 years, he was the beloved husband of Lorraine S. (Harvey) Sawyer, and the late Therese (Savard) Sawyer who passed away in 1998.

Dick was born in Lowell on August 9, 1932, a son of the late Albert and Yvonne (Paquin) Sawyer and attended Lowell Schools.

He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War and also the US Air Force. He retired from the National Guard in which he served over 20 years. Dick was a member of the VFW Post 662 in Lowell, Disabled American Veterans, and the Franco American War Vets. He was also a founding member along with Frank Santos of the Korean War Veterans Chapter in Lowell.

Prior to his retirement, he was a mail carrier with the US Postal Service in Lowell for 25 years, and past-president of the American Postal Workers Union for 11 years.

Dick also helped start and was very active with the first girls softball league for the Pawtucketville Youth Organization in Lowell.

Besides his loving wife, Lorraine, he is survived by a daughter, KimberlyAnne "Anne" Aubrey of Manchester, NH; a son, Richard Sawyer, Jr. of Kissimmee, FL; a step son, Michael Bobusia and his wife, Julie Mirabito, both of Pepperell; five grandchildren Robert, Brian and Stefanie Aubrey, Mikayla Bobusia and Tyler Russin; three great-grandchildren, Hayli-Marie and Landon Aubrey and Damian Smith; three sisters, Laurette Beaudoin of Nashua, NH, Florence Chartrand of Lowell, and Pauline Peloquin of Hudson, NH; two sisters-in-law, Theresa Sawyer of Lowell and Patricia Hannigan of Derry, NH; a brother-in-law, Richard Harvey and his wife Dottie of NH; also several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Maurice Sawyer and Gil Frechette.

SAWYER -- Relatives and friends may call at the M. R. LAURIN & SON FUNERAL HOME, 295 Pawtucket St., Lowell on Friday, Nov. 5th from 3 until 7 pm with a Prayer Service to follow at the Funeral Home at 7 PM. Interment will take place on Friday morning, Nov. 12th, at 11 o'clock the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery Chapel, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Honor Flight New England, PO Box 16287, Hooksett, NH 16287. To share your thoughts and memories of Dick, please visit www.laurinfuneralhome.com. Funeral Directors Richard Laurin, Scott Laurin and Louis Fazio, 978-452-0121.