John Robert Tandy

1948 - 2002  (54 years)

• Name	John Robert Tandy  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 Feb 1948	Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jul 2002	Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I217444	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Hubert Wilbert Tandy,   b. 23 Oct 1914   d. 3 Jun 1969 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Margaret Doubleday,   b. 1918, Massachusetts d. 14 Mar 1976, Massachusetts (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F86607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan E. Robinson
  Marriage	1980
  Children	1. Kyrra L. Tandy   2. Robyn M. Tandy
  Family ID	F86608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) July 18, 2002 ORANGE -- John R. Tandy, 54, of 150 Fountain St., a Vietnam War veteran, died Tuesday, July 16, in Athol Memorial Hospital after being stricken ill. He leaves his wife of 22 years, Susan E. (Robinson) Tandy; two daughters, Kyrra L. and Robyn M. Tandy, both of Orange; two brothers, Dana M. Tandy of Warwick and Richard D. Tandy of Orange; nephews an nieces. A sister, Ferne C. Nawrocki, died in 1989. He was born in Gardner, son of Huber W. and Margaret (Doubleday) Tandy, and lived in Orange most of his life. He graduated in 1966 from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in Boston. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Tandy worked on cable television construction throughout New England before working for Time Warner Cable Co, where he was lead technician for 24 years. A musician who had played the trumpet for 45 years, he was president of the Orange Community Band, and a member of Petersham Brass Band, Narragansett Community Band and the former Minute Tapioca Band. He played frequently with Mary's Reminisce Orchestra and the former Stardusters of Gardner and was a music coordinator for Mason-Hale Vespers. He was a member and former officer of American Legion Post 172, and an Orange Revitalization Partnership's Citizen of the Month. He attended Orthodox Congregational Church of Petersham and was a member of its choir. He enjoyed hunting, softball, Red Sox baseball, and playing pitch.

  
  

• Sources

  [S56206] Obituary, Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), John R. Tandy, (July 18, 2002). [S43361] Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Reliability: 3). Name: John Robert Tandy [John R Tandy] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 13 Feb 1948 Birth Place: Gardner Worc, Massachusetts Death Date: 16 Jul 2002 SSN: 023360747 Notes: Apr 1963: Name listed as JOHN ROBERT TANDY; 23 Jul 2002: Name listed as JOHN R TANDY