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In Memory of
Donald A. "Jack"
Watson
Watson
1927 - 2023
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Obituary for Donald A. "Jack" Watson
DONALD A. “JACK” WATSON
FORT FAIRFIELD & OCALA, FL
Fort Fairfield & Ocala, FL - Donald “Jack” Alexander Watson passed peacefully on December 26, 2023, at the age of 96, in Ocala, FL. He was born on May 6, 1927, in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, to parents Peter and Mary (Clowes) Watson.
He grew up in Fort Fairfield and was on the FFHS baseball and ski jumping teams. Upon entering the Army after graduation, he became a naturalized US citizen and was honorably discharged (1947) as a World War II veteran. He was an Aroostook College of Commerce graduate (1950) and served as a Master electrician at Loring Air Force Base for 30+ years.
He was predeceased by his son, John (2004), and by his wife of 69 years, Mona (Gallupe) (2018).
He took great pride in maintaining and adding to the Elm Street family home, even after becoming an Ocala, FL, snowbird. A Fort Fairfield Rifle & Pistol Club member, he was an avid marksman with pistol and rifle. Throughout his life, he enjoyed many aspects of flight, including soloing in just five hours, earning his private pilot’s license, performing aerobatics with only twenty hours of training, flying RC aircraft, and even skydiving at age 77.
He will be missed by sons, Mike, Don and daughter, Mary; granddaughters, Sarah and Maggie; nephews, Tom and Dick Rand; niece, Judy Matheson (Murchison); and great-grandchildren, Abel, Isaac, and Eva.
Graveside services will be held in the spring of 2024 at Riverside Cemetery in Fort Fairfield. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Mr. Watson to the Fort Fairfield Alumni Association, P.O. 201, Fort Fairfield, Maine 04742. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 144 Main Street, Fort Fairfield. Online condolences may be expressed at www.gibersondorseyfuneralhome.com .
FORT FAIRFIELD & OCALA, FL
Fort Fairfield & Ocala, FL - Donald “Jack” Alexander Watson passed peacefully on December 26, 2023, at the age of 96, in Ocala, FL. He was born on May 6, 1927, in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, to parents Peter and Mary (Clowes) Watson.
He grew up in Fort Fairfield and was on the FFHS baseball and ski jumping teams. Upon entering the Army after graduation, he became a naturalized US citizen and was honorably discharged (1947) as a World War II veteran. He was an Aroostook College of Commerce graduate (1950) and served as a Master electrician at Loring Air Force Base for 30+ years.
He was predeceased by his son, John (2004), and by his wife of 69 years, Mona (Gallupe) (2018).
He took great pride in maintaining and adding to the Elm Street family home, even after becoming an Ocala, FL, snowbird. A Fort Fairfield Rifle & Pistol Club member, he was an avid marksman with pistol and rifle. Throughout his life, he enjoyed many aspects of flight, including soloing in just five hours, earning his private pilot’s license, performing aerobatics with only twenty hours of training, flying RC aircraft, and even skydiving at age 77.
He will be missed by sons, Mike, Don and daughter, Mary; granddaughters, Sarah and Maggie; nephews, Tom and Dick Rand; niece, Judy Matheson (Murchison); and great-grandchildren, Abel, Isaac, and Eva.
Graveside services will be held in the spring of 2024 at Riverside Cemetery in Fort Fairfield. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Mr. Watson to the Fort Fairfield Alumni Association, P.O. 201, Fort Fairfield, Maine 04742. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 144 Main Street, Fort Fairfield. Online condolences may be expressed at www.gibersondorseyfuneralhome.com .
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