Dad Fred W. Armor Passes
Fred W. Armor of Hingham, formerly of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday, June 16. He was the loving and devoted husband of Sandra G. (Beck) Armor for 56 years. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late Fred W. and Marie (Jones) Armor. Fred grew up in Brockton until his marriage to Sandra when they settled in Whitman in 1959 and summered in West Dennis until their recent move to Hingham. He was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of 1952, and furthered his education graduating from Franklin Technical Institute of Boston. Following graduation from Franklin Institute, he served two years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Cadmus. After proudly serving his country, Fred joined the engineering department of the former Brockton Edison Company. In 1960, he joined his father-in-law Alexander Beck in business at the Whitman Foundry, Inc., and had served as president and treasurer of the Whitman Foundry until the business was sold in 1993. He was also past president of the New England Foundrymen's Association.
Fred had always been an active member of the community including many local, civic and fraternal organizations. He was a past Master Councilor of the Ousamequin Chapter of DeMolay of Brockton and a 55-year member of the Paul Revere Lodge of Brockton. He was also a member of the Pilgrim Chapter # 89 Order of the Eastern Star of Whitman. In addition to being a member of the finance committee for the town of Whitman, Fred had served as Whitman Town Moderator for eleven years. He was a trustee of the former Whitman Savings Bank, serving on their Executive Committee for many years. His other interests had included past president of the Whitman Kiwanis Club, a member of the Twenty Associates of Brockton, a charter member of the Fuller Art Museum and a former member of the West Dennis Yacht Club.
In addition to his wife Sandra, he is survived by his sister, Mrs. Sebastian (Patricia) Arena of South Yarmouth; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Mrs. Edward (Shirley) Anderson. To honor Fred's wishes, please consider donations to the Joslin Diabetes Center, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215 to continue the work of Dr. Om P. Ganda or related research.