Lynn Carter, 94, of Westport Point, Massachusetts, died at home on June 05, 2014, due to kidney failure. Born November 26, 1919, in Bakersfield, CA, to Albert Ray Carter and Pearl (Kellerman) Carter. He grew up in McFarland, CA, graduating from high school at Dos Palos, where he was the captain of the football team, then graduated from Ventura Junior College and attended the University of California at Berkley until the outbreak of war.
In January 1942 he joined the Army Air Corps at Sacramento, CA, initially teaching aviation recruits to navigate. That October he married Suzanne Paull in Sacramento, CA. Military service took him to Kansas, then to Florida training to fly the B-26 Martin Marauder. He flew 69 combat missions during the war, based from Sardinia, Italy, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal.
After the war, he left the service and moved to Massachusetts, graduating from Brown University, then Harvard Business School with an MBA. Recalled to active duty during the Korean Conflict, he moved his family to Niagara Falls, NY, where he was Executive Officer of a P-47 Squadron, then transferred to Dayton, Ohio to work in procurement for the Air Force, eventually retiring from the USAF Reserve as a Lt. Colonel.
Returning to civilian life, he worked for Brown & Sharp in Providence, RI, first as Director of Purchasing, then manager of the Hydraulics Division. He left Brown & Sharp to become Vice President of Precise Metals Co. in Saugus, MA, was Director of Purchasing, Nortronics, Norwood, MA, then VP, Sales, Vasco Metals, Latrobe, PA, President, Shepard Niles Crane and Hoist Co., Watkins Glen, NY, and finally VP Sales, Ohio Steel Co., Cleveland, OH.
In 1985, he retired to Westport, MA, and worked on the town Finance Committee for five years, and also served on the Acoaxet Country Club committee rewriting their Bylaws.
A patient, gentleman with a ready smile and the ability to put people at ease, he was an engaging conversationalist with a good sense of humor and was knowledgeable about a wide range of topics. He enjoyed hunting, golfing, skiing, sailing, and tailgating at college football games. In his later years, after a morning walk with friends, he would read the morning paper and work the cross word puzzle.
Survived by his wife Suzanne (Paull) of 71 years, his brother John, 102, sons Lynn (Skip) Carter and fiancée Pam Buzzell of Bedford, NH; Dr. David Carter and his wife Shirley of Rumford, RI; and daughter Susanne Carter Peck and her husband Richard of Westport, MA; grandfather of nine, great-grandfather of six. He was a caring and considerate husband and provided an excellent role model for his children. Heaven has gained a bright star.
Memorial service to which relatives and friends are invited will be Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at the Westport Point United Methodist Church, Westport.
Memorial calling hours will be Friday from 6-8 P.M. at the Potter Funeral Home.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O.Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.