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Bar News - January 9, 2004 In Memoriam ~ Roche, McGuirk J. Francis Roche J. Francis Roche, who served as Manchester’s city solicitor for 25 years, died Nov. 26, 2003, at the New Hampshire Veterans Home, Tilton. He was 93. Roche was born in Manchester Oct. 31, 1910, the son of John and Margaret (Glennon) Roche. He was a lifelong resident of Manchester and graduated in 1932 from the University of New Hampshire. Roche earned his law degree from Boston University in 1936 and was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1937. He served as a special attorney for the U.S. Justice Department from 1940 to 1942. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in Europe as a lieutenant colonel. He retired from the Army Reserve in 1964 as a full colonel. Roche was appointed Manchester’s city solicitor in 1949. He served for 25 years, under six mayors. He was considered an authority on municipal law. He also served as president of the Manchester Bar Association. He became an honorary member of the NH Bar in 1987, having reached the milestone of 50 years in the practice of law. Roche was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Helen M. (Zukowski) Roche, who died in 1996. Survivors include his daughter, Donna M. Gott of Laconia; two sons, Francis X. Roche of Gilford and Kevin B. Roche of Allenstown; six grandchildren, one niece, and several nephews and cousins. Memorial donations may be made to the NH Veterans Home, 139 Winter St., Tilton, NH 03276. Russell H. McGuirk Russell H. McGuirk, a lawyer and judge in New Hampshire for 32 years, died Dec. 10, 2003, in Estero, Fla. at the age of 84. McGuirk was born Nov. 26, 1919 in Boston. He was a graduate of Suffolk University in Boston, where he earned J.D., LLB and LLM degrees. He served in World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps and with the Judge Advocate General. McGuirk was admitted to the NH Bar in 1946 and was a lawyer and a judge in New Hampshire for 32 years. He was considered one of the pre-eminent plaintiff’s trial lawyers in the 1950s through the ‘70s. He was also a Newmarket District Court judge. He became an honorary member of the NH Bar in 1996. McGuirk was the former president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He was a 32 Degree Mason with the Rising Star Lodge of Newmarket, a member of the American Legion and of St. Hilary’s Episcopal Church of Fort Myers, and was an avid golfer. He is survived by his wife, Anstress; two sons, Russell of London, England and Murray of Costa Rica; a daughter, Suzanne McGuirk of Nevada City, Calif.; a brother, Justin McGuirk of Falmouth, Mass., 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. In memory of our colleagues J. Francis Roche and Russell H. McGuirk, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Board of Governors has contributed to the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 112 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301.
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