Richard Wilson

Richard P. Wilson, 73, of Haverhill, died Saturday, February 21 at the Merrimack Valley Hospital after being stricken ill suddenly at his home.Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late, Paul F. and Cecelia (Comeau) Wilson. Educated in the Haverhill Public School system, he was a 1953 Graduate of Haverhill High School. He then furthered his education attending the Franklin Institute of Photography in Boston. Upon completion of Photography School in 1956 he enlisted into the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1959. He was a member of the former St. Rita’s Parish and later All Saints parish, the Garibaldi Club, and New England Teamsters Local 686.Mr. Wilson began his career as a sales associate for the 20th Century Baking Co. located here in Haverhill. For the next thirty years he was employed by the J.J. Nissen Company in Lawrence, retiring as sales manager, in 1992.A devoted family man, he enjoyed playing pool, a friendly card game, or just cruising the back roads of New England with his beloved wife Claire.He leaves his wife of forty-nine years, Claire (Emilio) Wilson, a son, Richard F. Wilson, daughters, Jeanne W. Woelfel, and Christine McKenzie, daughter in law, Laura (Lovely) Wilson, all of Haverhill, cherished grandchildren, Michael Dill, Johanna McKenzie, Alexander Wilson, Sonali and Sunil Mukerjee, Carney, Harrison, and Michaela Woelfel, a brother and sister in law, Donald and Catherine Wilson, also of Haverhill, and several nieces and nephews.Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Wednesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home 486 Main St. (Rte 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Thursday morning at 9:00 AM from the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 AM in All Saints Church, 120 Bellevue Ave. Haverhill. Burial will follow at St. James Cemetery, Primrose St. Haverhill. Memorial donations may be made in his name to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN, 38105-1942. www.comeaufuneral.com