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FRED ARTHUR DOBSON 1928-2010
- 12/08/2010: 2010-146
- MM 1958, WM 1969, John Hancock
- DDGM, Lawrence 11, 1982-1983
- Grand Standard Bearer 1988, Grand Marshal 1999-2001, Senior Grand Warden 2002
BIOGRAPHY
Fred A. Dobson, 82, of North Reading, formerly of Methuen, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 at the Prescott House in North Andover. He was the loving husband of the late Jacqueline (Beauschesne) Dobson.
Born in Uxbridge on June 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Frederick and Evelyn (Crowther) Dobson. He was a graduate of Searles High School in Methuen and Wentworth Institute in Boston. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War. He served from 1946 to 1953.
Fred had a lifetime career at the Volpe Construction Company in Malden, where he worked for 44 years. He was a Chief Estimator and Vice President. He was a member of John Hancock Lodge in Methuen for 52 years and the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. He had been a resident of North Reading for the past 52 years.
Family members include his sons, Glen A. Dobson and Fred A. Dobson, Jr., both of North Reading; and his daughter, Jean M. Acciavatti and her husband John of Wenham; his brother, Frank A. Dobson of Cottage Grove, Ore., grandchildren, Danielle Carlson, Glen, Kristen, Nicole and Trevor Dobson and Emily and Lana Acciavatti. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Michael and Ryan.
