George Henry Partridge, Jr.

Served in USAF; member of The American Legion

George Henry Partridge, Jr., 83, of Nashua, passed away Friday morning, November 8, 2024 at Premier Rehab and Healthcare in Nashua.

Mr. Partridge was born February 22, 1941, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, son of the late George H. Sr. and Yvonne (Bolduc) Partridge of Northborough, Massachusetts.

A graduate of Northborough High School in 1959, George obtained an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA in 1961, a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology from Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell, MA in 1974 and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from New Hampshire College, Manchester, NH in 1990.

George joined the U.S. Air Force in 1961, had basic training at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, and graduated from communication school at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS; was stationed in France for three years which included Chateauroux Air Station and then Orleans (Joan of Arc birthplace) where he was an audio specialist for the Armed Forces Network (AFN) radio station.

He came to New Hampshire in 1969 where he began working for Sanders Associates on Canal Street and Spit Brook Road for a couple of years and, eventually, joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) for 22 years, the 13 as a technical specialist for its Government Systems Group (GSG) located in Merrimack, NH, and retiring in 1992.

He was a member of the James E. Coffey Post 3 of The American Legion in Nashua, providing photographs for its newsletter, the “Coffey Cup”; was also a member, in good standing, of the Nashua Elks Lodge #720, Lafayette Athletic Club (LAC) and the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Biddeford, Maine; a graduate from the Boston Bartenders School of America.

George was the husband of Catherine Elizabeth (Smith) Partridge, whom he married on July 31, 1971. They shared over 51 years of marriage until her passing on February 13, 2023.

He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Ann Partridge Oro and her husband Jonathan Oro; and granddaughters, Catherine Judith Oro and Elizabeth Ann Oro.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road, Nashua, Thursday, November 14th at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Edgewood Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of the Farwell Funeral Service, 18 Lock Street, Nashua.