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Bar News - April 4, 2003 In Memoriam - Jones, Hamblett Robert Andros Jones Robert Andros Jones, 87, of Lebanon, died on March 21, 2003, at the Del Ray Medical Center, Del Ray Beach, Florida. A prominent Lebanon attorney who practiced until he retired in the early 1990s, he was a Grafton County Probate Judge from 1958 to 1982. Two children survive Jones, attorney Deborah J. Cooper, of Lebanon, and David A. Jones, of Marlborough, CT. Jones was born in Lebanon on Sept. 13, 1915, the son of Fred A. and Mary (Bennett) Jones. He was a graduate of Lebanon High School and was cofounder of the Lebanon Alumni Association and served as a president of the group. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1938 and received a law degree from Boston University Law School in 1941, and was admitted to the NH Bar that year. He served in the US Navy during World War II and was discharged as a lieutenant senior grade. He married Virginia Elliott on Feb. 12, 1949, and they made their home in Lebanon until her death on Sept. 28, 1988. Jones was a prominent member of the Upper Valley legal community and was active in public life, serving as Grafton County Attorney from 1947 until 1953, as Grafton County commissioner from 1953 until 1957, and as secretary of the Lebanon Planning Board from 1950 until 1962. He was also moderator for the Lebanon Fire Precinct and chaired the Lebanon Republican Committee. Other groups in which he participated or held leadership roles included the Grafton County Bar Association, the Lebanon Improvement Society, Lebanon Industrial Development Association, and the NH County Officers Association. He served as attorney for the town and city of Lebanon and for the Lebanon School District. He was a founding member of the Big Jim Marching Chowder Society and served as president o the Lebanon Outing Club and the Carter Country Club. He loved his family, playing cribbage and was an avid golfer who was fortunate enough to have shot seven holes-in-one over his lifetime. He was a loyal Dartmouth football fan and alumnus. His family remembers him as always being a champion for the underdog in a quiet way. In addition to his two children, four grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews survive him. A son, Douglas A. Jones, preceded him in death in 1992. A memorial service was held at the First Congregational Church, Lebanon, with burial at Glenwood Cemetery in Lebanon. The family suggests memorial contributions in his name be made to the Dollars for Scholars, c/o Raymond Plante, 15 Dana Street, West Lebanon, NH 03784. To leave a note of condolence or to sign an online guest book, go to www.rickerfuneralhome.com. In memory of our colleague Robert A. Jones, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Board of Governors has contributed to the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 112 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301.
Charles Kittredge Hamblett Attorney Charles K. Hamblett of Pelham, NH and Deer Isle, Maine, died at home in Pelham of cancer on Jan. 4, 2003, at the age of 78. Hamblett was born July 31, 1924 in Nashua, the son of attorney Robert B. and Helen (Kittredge) Hamblett. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from Harvard College in 1947. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant j.g. aboard the LST 687 in the Pacific theater. After graduation from Boston University Law School in 1950, he joined his father at the law firm Hamblett, Griffith, Moran & Hamblett, Nashua, which was founded by his grandfather, Charles J. Hamblett. In 1965, he became general counsel and vice president of Nashua Corporation. A 50-year member of the NH Bar, Hamblett served on the NHBA Ethics Committee for a number of years. Hamblett’s community activities included service on the building committees of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, the YMCA-YWCA, Nashua Memorial Hospital, the NH Vocational Technical School-Nashua and Pelham High School. He was also a member of the Nashua Rotary Club and Nashua Country Club. During his retirement years on Deer Isle, Hamblett devoted much of his energy to working with the public schools, mentoring students and supporting teachers. He was instrumental in arranging financing to build a new Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School. His lifelong joy was sailing with family and friends along the NH seacoast and around the islands of Penobscot Bay. Hamblett is survived by his wife, Eve Joanne Hamblett; daughter Nanci Wilson of West Palm Beach, Fla.; son Judson Hamblett of Rabat, Morocco; stepchildren Richard Hornor of Framingham, Mass., Elizabeth Boquet of Lausanne, Switzerland; Mark Hornor of Sunnyvale, Calif.; brothers Stephen Hamblett of Providence, Rhode Island and Peter Hamblett of Rye; nine grandchildren; and beloved friend Donna Polk. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Library Fund, Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School, 249 N. Deer Isle Road, Deer Isle, Maine, 04627. In memory of our colleague Charles K. Hamblett, 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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