Donald Warren Gould, 80, of Glades Drive, Warren, VT, and formerly
of Melrose, MA, passed away at the Mayo Healthcare Nursing Home in
Northfield, VT, on Thursday, February 11, 2010. Born in Quincy, MA, on
July 21, 1929, he was the son of the late Warren and Esther (Hoyt)
Gould. In 1951, Donald married the former Josephine Henschel who
predeceased him in 2008.
Donald graduated from Lincoln Academy in Damariscotta, ME, and
continued his education at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME. Joining
the U.S. Army, Donald served his country during the Korean War.
Following his discharge from the military, Donald joined his family's
business in Boston, the Legislative Reporting Service on Beacon Hill,
and continued its operation for over 30 years, from which he retired.
He was an active member of the Unitarian Universalist Church in
Melrose, MA, and in his leisure time he enjoyed canoeing, bicycling,
singing in the church choir as well as playing the piano.
His children, Ellen Gould-Silcott, and her husband, Tom, of Van Nuys,
CA, and David Gould and his wife, Sandra Cardosi, of Warren, VT, as
well as his three grandchildren survive Donald.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. For those who wish,
memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Lewy Body Dementia
Association at www.lewybodydementia.org or the Unitarian Universalist
Church, 70 W. Emerson Street, Melrose, MA 02176. To send online
condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com. Assisting the family is
the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury, VT.
