John Smith Metcalf
Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 7:17am
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John Smith Metcalf, 83, of Durham, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 19, 2009, at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Born on March 6, 1926 in Wrentham, MA, he was the son of the late Harry W., Sr. and Phoebe (Smith) Metcalf. John served as a Sgt. in the US Army during World War II. He attended Northeastern University and Carnegie Mellon University receiving a degree as a Chemical Engineer. He did significant work at Olin Corporation Research division where with others he invented the first plastic shot shell for the Winchester Arms. He received many awards for his shooting skills. John was a charter member of the New Haven Barnacles, a skin and scuba diving club. John was also an avid skier, and was a member of the volunteer Ski Patrol at Mount Snow in Vermont for 42 years. As past president and lifetime member of the New Haven Ski Club, he has been honored with many awards and has a trophy named after him because of his dedication to the club.
John will be remembered for always having a fantastic sense of humor. He always had a joke or a story to tell. John is survived by his daughter, Sarah Huey and her husband, Richard, of Durham; his son, William Metcalf and his wife, Maral, of Denver, CO; five grandchildren, Michael Lamoureux and his wife, Nikki, Andrew Lamoureux, Mirah Watson, and Miles and Wilson Metcalf; a step granddaughter, Erin Fraro and her husband, Dan; and two great grandsons, James Jonathan Lamoureux and Patrick Michael Fraro. He also leaves many nieces, nephews and their families and three very special sister-in-laws. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers, Harry, Jr. and Frank Metcalf and his sister, Jane Metcalf.
A celebration of his life will be held for everyone he touched during his life on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 1 p.m. in the rear pavilion at Lake Quonnipaug, Route 77, North Guilford. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, friends may send donations to Metcalf Scholarship Fund for his grandchildren at TD Bank North, 331 Main Street, Durham, CT 06422. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.doolittlefuneralservice.com. The Doolittle Funeral Home, 14 Old Church Street, Middletown is handling the arrangements.
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