BEVERLY- Mervin D. Pomroy, 72, husband of Mary (Jameson) Pomroy, of Beverly, formerly of Salem, died Thursday morning, May 15, 2003, in the Beverly Hospital following a brief illness.
At the age of 13, he was a survivor of the 1944 Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire in Hartford, CT, where 168 people perished and over 400 others were injured.
Born in Watertown, he was the son of the late Carl and Olive (Lurvey) Pomroy.
An Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict, he served with the 10th Air Police Squadron and attained the rank of Airman Second Class.
Prior to his retirement in the fall of 2002 due to illness, Mr Pomroy was a co-owner of Garden City Sheet Metal in Middleton for many years. Having worked over 50 years in sheet metal, heating and air conditioning, he was previously employed by Max Sontz in Lynn and Hall Bernson & Hall of Wakefield.
A resident of Beverly for over 25 years, he lived in Salem for 20 years prior. A sports enthusiast, he enjoyed Ten Pin Bowling and was a member of the Malden Industrial League. He was a member of the Hamilton Horseshoe Club, and loved to golf. For many years, he traveled to Florida each winter to see the Boston Red Sox in spring training, originally where the club trained in Winter Haven, and then following the team when they moved to Ft Myers. He enjoyed spending time with all of his grandchildren, and played a variety of sports with them, including hockey, softball and bowling. He was a member of the American Legion.
Besides his wife, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage, he is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Donald C. & Doris Pomroy of Beverly, David F. & Jean Pomroy of Haverhill, two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary M. & James McBride of Ft. Myers, Florida, Leslee J. & Michael J. Gould of Haverhill, thirteen grandchildren, Andrea McCullen and her husband Erik, Lynda Pomroy, Mark Pomroy, Amy Sweeney, Jennifer Williams and her husband Michael, Eric Sweeney, Debra Dalton, James Dalton & his wife Allissa, Brian Pomroy & his wife Jennifer, Allen Pomroy, Karen Pomroy, Kevin Pomroy, Christina Gould, six great grandchildren, two brothers and sisters-in-law, Frank & Corrine Pomroy of Boxford, Carl & Gloria Pomroy of Nashua, NH, one sister, Ruth Pigott of Manchester, CT and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Marjorie Rushworth.
His funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 11 AM at the Dane Street Congregational Church, 10 Dane St., Beverly. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours are Monday, 4 to 8 pm at the Full-Spychalski Funeral Home, 84 Washington Square East, by Salem Common, Salem. For guest book and other information, visit www.SalemFuneral.com.