NH & FL------Dr. Henry Grant, MD, 78, of Gilford, NH and Venice, FL died peacefully on December 17, 2011 in Venice, FL.
He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Clare (Kelley) and his five children: Christopher Grant and wife, Holly of New Castle, NH, Susan Harris and husband, Jeffrey of Burlington, CT, Kathleen Nonken and husband, Peter of Glastonbury, CT, Ellen Piccioli and husband Louis, of Stow, MA, David Grant and wife, Amy of Swampscott, MA. He is also survived by eleven grandchildren.
Henry was born in Vienna, Austria to the late Dr. And Mrs. Arthur Grant. He was predeceased by his brother Walter. Dr. Grant grew up in Lawrence, MA and attended St. Patrick’s School, and St. John’s Prep. He graduated from Holy Cross College, NY Medical School and completed his anesthesia residency at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in NYC.
He was also a physician in the U.S. Navy.
He had a wonderful career practicing as an anesthesiologist in NY, NJ, CT, ME and NH. His compassion for his patients and his commitment to their well being was what made him so special. The greatest joy in his life was his family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 11:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish – St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H.
Donations in his memory can be made to St. John’s Prep, 72 Spring St., Danvers, MA, 01923 or to St. Joseph’s Church, c/o St. Andre Bessette Parish, 291 Union Ave. Laconia, NH, 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.