Harold W. Ames, Jr.
Always known as “Skip�
CHICHESTER – Skip Ames, 67, passed quietly at his home surrounded by his family Friday, March 13, 2009. He was a man dedicated to God and family. He loved summer vacations with his wife and granddaughter.
Born in Concord, NH, he was the son of Harold W. Ames, Sr. and Jane Czerwienska. He grew up in Northwood, NH.
Skip worked as a Parts Counterman for Carparts of Epsom. Prior to that, he was employed as a Tooling & Manufacturing Engineer, New Hampshire Ball Bearing, Laconia; Methods and Equipment Design Engineer #1 Sprague Electric Company; Machine Designer and Group Leader, International Packings Corporation (IPC), and Humphrey’s Corporation, TAFA Division, where he worked on the Gas Core Nuclear Engine Program for NASA.
He was a member of Chichester Congregational Church.
He was predeceased by his father, Harold W. Ames, Sr., and two brothers, Michael E. Ames, and Anthony Richard Ames.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Joan (Babineau) Ames of Chichester, and two sons Jeffrey H. Ames, Northwood and Timothy M. Ames, Chichester, his mother, Jane C. Bell, Northwood, and granddaughter, Christian M. Ames, Franklin, nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2009, 2:00 P.M. at Chichester Congregational Church, 153 Main Street, Chichester, New Hampshire.
Memorial contributions may be made to Chichester Congregational Church, 153 Main Street, Chichester, NH 03258; Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Office of Development, Attn: Michelle Clark, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.