More detail on this person: WHITEFIELD --
Raymond H. Brothers, 58, of 914 Jefferson Road,
died at his residence on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004,
following three months of illness.
He was born in Elizabeth, N.J., the son of Edward
and Catherine (MacDonald) Brothers.
Raymond served in the Army in Vietnam as a Chief
Warrant Officer, flying Huey and Chinook
helicopters, and he was awarded a Bronze Medal.
Following active duty, he served as a helicopter
pilot with the N. H. National Guard in Concord. He
had resided in Whitefield for the past 26
years.
He worked for many years as a sheet metal
fabricator, and most recently he was employed as
store manager for Littleton Harley Davidson. He
was a member of the Guildhall Fun Flyers, the
White Mountain Velo, and the Academy of Model
Aeronautics. Upon his arrival in Whitefield he
built a home, and he and his wife enjoyed many
projects and successes together, including
continuing education, fitness, working and playing
with family and friends.
His many hobbies included building and flying RC
airplanes, learning to fly an RC helicopter,
traveling, living in Alaska for a year, cycling,
rollerblading with his daughter, and most
especially, goofing off with his granddaughter.
The Osee-sawO project, turned Oamusement
parkO project in his back yard stands as solid
evidence of this. He will be remembered as a rare,
true renaissance man who could fix anything, for
anyone, and would teach them to do it themselves.
His legacy will be his family values and
integrity, and he will be missed.
The family includes his wife, Johanna (Duk)
Brothers of Whitefield; a son, Raymond C. Brothers
of Lisbon; a daughter, Johanna Falkenham of
Dalton; a granddaughter, Layla Brothers; a
brother, Edward Brothers of Vacaville, Calif.; two
sisters, Patricia Felgenhauer of Port Monmouth,
N.J. and Katherine Olexa of Bridgewater, N.J.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St.
Matthew Church in Whitefield on Tuesday, Sept.
14. Burial followed in the Park Street Cemetery.
Those who wish may make donations in his
memory to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, c/o
Dave Harkless, Littleton Bike Shop, 87 Main
Street, Littleton, NH 03561.
Burial information: Park Street Cemetery
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