Gordon H. Holdsworth, Sr., 91, of Reading, MA and formally of Andover and Harwich died peacefully on Friday, September 25, 2009.
He was born in Boston, MA November 16, 1917 to Charles E. and Marion Holdsworth and was educated in Brookline, MA. He was married to his sweetheart Patricia (Smith) Holdsworth and they lived in Andover, MA from 1956 to 1981.
Gordon worked at MIT/Lincoln Laboratories at Hanscom Field for 24 years for the space aeronautic lab before his retirement in 1981. After retirement he and his wife moved to their favorite place Cape Cod. He lived in Harwich, MA for 22 years and was an active member of St. Christopher's Parish in Chatham, MA. He moved to Longwood Place in Reading, MA in 2003 to be closer to family. He will be remembered as an avid gardener, Red Sox & Bruins fan, for his love of the ocean and his spirit for life.
Gordon was preceded in death by his wife Patricia (Smith), a brother C. Stuart Holdsworth and son Steven Holdsworth. He is survived by two sons, Gordon "Chip", Jr. and his partner Cathy Robinson, of Methuen, MA and John Hartley and his wife Patti of Andover, MA; three grand-daughters Kim Nardiff and her husband Sean of Salem, NH, Kristin Tooker of Connecticut and Allison Holdsworth of Connecticut; grand-son Mark Holdsworth and his wife Cathy of Tomball, TX; step-grandson Eric Kelling of Andover, MA; and six great-grand children( Robin Tooker, Kyle Nardiff, Brian Nardiff, Sean Nardiff, Jr, Grant Holdsworth, Cameron Holdsworth); sister-in-law Lillian Holdsworth of Fresno, CA; nephews Stuart Holdsworth and his wife Cindy of Nashville, TN, and Richard and his wife Elizabeth of Fresno, CA; a niece Laurie Sloan and her husband Richard of Fresno, CA; and several grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
A Memorial Service was held at the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home on Saturday, October 10, 2009, at 11 AM.
The family request contribution for his memory be made to the American Cancer Society or The Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinsons's Research. For additional information, please visit, www.burkemagliozzi.com.