John Pop's P. Szostak

Born January 20, 1946 in Portland, Maine, he was the son of William Vincent Szostak and Phyllis Evelyn Verrill. He was raised on Pope Road in Windham, ME and attended Windham Schools through high school, graduating in 1964. He went on to attend Aurora College in Aurora, Illinois.

For two years he worked various duties at S.D. Warren paper mill before his career as a Fire Protection Engineer with various companies before settling in for 30+ years with Capital Fire Protection in Loudon, NH. He was self taught in his profession. His employers and colleagues made him feel like family and he felt the same.

He was a Fundamentalist Christian by heritage and a liberal democrat. He was a staunch Red Sox and Patriots fan. He enjoyed gardening and reading. He loved music; his favorite band was the Grateful Dead.

He is survived by his wife Christine M. (Patry) Szostak, whom he married September 23,1995; his mother Phyllis Goodwin of Windham, ME; daughters Julie Ely and her husband Bob of New Hampton and Natasha Fifield of Concord; one son William Szostak and his wife Pheonix of Jamaica Plain, MA; his sisters Vickie Bowen and her husband Richard Parsons of Skowhegan, ME, Mary Dutton and her husband Tom of Honolulu, Hawaii; his brother Tom Szostak and his wife Sally of Windham, ME; his grandchildren, Hosanna, Maranatha, Alyssa Joy, Tiahna and Corey; several nieces and nephews; and his special son-in-law Michael Fifield; his father and mother-in-law Raymond and Caroline Patry of Gorham, NH; and his brothers in law Oscar, Michael and James.

He was predeceased by his son Leroy Szostak; his father William Szostak, his sister Barbara Jean Szostak and one niece Naomi Szostak.

Calling hours will be held on Friday, March 11, 2011 from 12p-2pm at the Bennett Funeral Home, 3 Church Street (the Brick Building) with a funeral service to follow at 2pm at the funeral home.

Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Penacook.

Memorial donations may be made to CRVNA Hospice House, 30 Pillsbury Street, Concord, NH 03301.

Arrangements under the direction of Bennett Funeral Home, Concord, NH.