John F Hipp Jr

John F. Hipp, Jr., “Jack” of Brattleboro VT, passed away October 23, 2024, peacefully, surrounded by his wife and family.

He was the much-loved husband of Lisa Hipp of Brattleboro and the son of John F. Hipp Sr., and the late Anna (Nancy) Hipp of Warminster PA. In addition to his wife and father, he leaves behind daughter Kathleen (Katie) Hipp and husband Dan of Buckingham PA, daughter Deirdre (Dee) Nichols and husband Matt of Brattleboro VT, daughter Michelle (Mickey) Hipp of Brattleboro VT and daughter Jacqueline (Jackie) Hipp and her partner Matt Sensor of Brookline VT.

Jack is survived by sister Theresa Hipp of Warminster, PA, brother Joseph Hipp of Perkasie PA, brother Robert Hipp of Perkasie PA and brother Paul Hipp of Santa Monica CA.

He also leaves six beautiful grandchildren, three nieces and a nephew.

Jack and his wife relocated to Brattleboro Vermont in 2022 from Bridgeton New Jersey, and he had spent the time since enjoying the new locale, being close to family, and working on the house. Jack was a great cook; a fearless culinary adventurer who loved having family and friends over, which always revolved around sharing a huge vegan meal. The possibility of a lukewarm reception to the menu never dampened his enthusiasm. What was most important and the thing he loved the most was having that shared experience with family or friends.

In his early years during the seventies, he moved to CA, hitchhiking his way there from PA as a teenager, where he lived in the Ocean Beach community of San Diego. The years he spent there etched the foundation for whom he became going forward. He lived each day consistent with his beliefs; straight from the heart, coming from a place of love. He was an avid reader, thinker and constant student, a non-conformist and revolutionary whose every intention and action were rooted in his passion for social justice and truth.

Jack had a brilliant sense of humor which played out in every way, from his daily interactions with strangers and his wonderful sense of the absurd, to his love of creating art. The yard of his former home in Bridgeton was regularly filled with some kind of installation around each path or corner, making it a magical place to live. You could find an enormous reclining dog made from found bricks, a giant cresting ocean wave made from branches and twigs or any number of surprises, least where you would expect.

He loved to travel and would continue to spend several weeks at least a couple of times a year travelling and visiting his daughters or friends. Jack was always up for an adventure and the best partner for it, whether he was in the driver’s seat as a dad, friend, or husband. If you were lucky enough to accompany him on the ride, either literally or figuratively, you would most likely end up with a good story.

 Jack was, most importantly, so, so proud of his daughters. Any occasion where he would be able to be together with the four of them and later, the grandkids included, was what he genuinely loved the most. Each time there was a full house, he would say, “This is the best day of my life!”

The Cremation Society of New Hampshire has been entrusted with arrangements. To view an online tribute, leave a message of condolence or for more information please visit www.csnh.com.