Sad News: Melrose Resident Henry Hooton Passes Away

Dear Melrose,

I regret to inform you that Melrose lost another great community member yesterday with the passing of Henry Hooton.

Henry was a family man, an educator, and a committed public servant who was devoted to Melrose. Henry served on the School Committee, the Board of Aldermen, and the NE Regional Vocational School Committee. He will be sorely missed and remembered fondly.

Henry was born in Everett on September 13, 1938, the son of the late Henry J. Hooton and Mary Bernadette (Coughlin) Hooton. Raised in the Point of Pines, Revere, Henry graduated from lmmaculate Conception High School, Class of 1956, where he was a star athlete on their football team. Henry matriculated to Boston College in Chestnut Hill where he was a cum laude graduate. He received his master’s degree and certificate of advanced graduate studies from Boston State College.

On July 1,1961, Henry married his high school sweetheart, Joan Lawrie. Henry settled in Melrose where he and his wife raised, with much pride and joy, their two sons, Michael and Timothy. Community members who are interested in reading Henry’s full obituary can visit the Gately Funeral Home website.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather during visiting hours at the The Gately Funeral Home, 79 West Foster Street, Melrose, from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15,2022.

He will be missed by all, but especially his wife Joan and his children. May he rest in peace.

Sincerely,

Paul Brodeur
Mayor