Norman Edward Tandy

Male, #564, b. 30 January 1927, d. 28 September 2008
Norman Edward Tandy|b. 30 Jan 1927\nd. 28 Sep 2008|p564.htm|Spencer Eugene Tandy|b. 15 Nov 1904\nd. 25 Jul 1975|p563.htm|Helena Anna Doubleday|b. 9 Jun 1907\nd. 10 Feb 1927|p415.htm|||||||Myron N. Doubleday|b. 21 Jul 1883\nd. 6 Mar 1957|p309.htm|Elvie M. Paige|b. 3 Nov 1881\nd. 13 Feb 1958|p414.htm|

Relationship=5th great-grandson of Peter Delvee.
     [Tribe of Peter]. Norman Edward Tandy was nick named Pete.3 He was born on 30 January 1927 at Athol, Massachusetts.1,4,2,5 He was the son of Spencer Eugene Tandy and Helena Anna Doubleday.1,2 Two weeks after his birth, his mother died. At her request, he was raised by her parents, Myron and Elvie (Paige) Doubleday of North Dana, MA, one of the towns obliterated in 1938 by construction of the Quabbin Reservoir.2 On 25 January 1952 at Lansing, Michigan, Norman married Jean Conkey.3 According to his obituary, "Pete was a graduate of Athol High School, and received BA and MA degrees from Michigan State University. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force in WWII. He served as Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Chicago, IL, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA, and was proud to receive the 275th FBI "Possible Medal" for proficiency in the Bureau's history. He worked as a social service caseworker while working toward his degree in Michigan. He retired after 27 years as Professor of Psychology at Mt. Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA in 1992. He was competitive in age-group running until debilitated by arthritis and was most proud of finishing the Mount Washington Road Race at age 63 with a time of 2:11.53. He loved wilderness, writing essays and poetry about its beauty and the concern to preserve nature for future generations. He was president of the Monadnock Writer's Group as well as Secretary for several years. He served as an Audubon Society volunteer monitoring peregrine falcons and bald eagles along the Connecticut River. Pete was a charter member of the Richmond Conservation Commission, served as Secretary from 1968 until 2000. To honor his service the town donated his name to the Monadnock Conservancy, a 305 acre conservation easement on the Harry J. Bennett Town Forest.2" Norman Edward Tandy died on Sunday, 28 September 2008 at Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, New Hampshire, at age 81 years, 7 months and 29 days. After a long battle with Parkinson's and CHF.2,5
Charts
Tribe of Peter

Children of Norman Edward Tandy and Jean Conkey

Citations

  1. [S88] Warren N Doubleday, Doubleday Genealogical Chart (Petersham, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1970). Hereinafter cited as Doubleday Genealogical Chart.
  2. [S538] Norman E. Tandy - Deceased - Sept. 28, 2008, Athol Daily News, Athol, Massachusetts, 2 October 2008. Hereinafter cited as Athol Daily News.
  3. [S299] Letter from Norman E. Tandy (Winchester, New Hampshire) to Robert A. Roy, 24 August 2000; Roy Genealogical Collection (RR 1 Box 308, Paw Paw, West Virginia).
  4. [S309] Letter from Norman E. Tandy (Winchester, New Hampshire) to Robert A. Roy, 10 October 2000; Roy Genealogical Collection (RR 1 Box 308, Paw Paw, West Virginia).
  5. [S587] Michelle Tandy Ryan, "Michelle Tandy Ryan," e-mail message from e-mail address (unknown address) to Robert A Roy, 8 April 2010. Hereinafter cited as "Michelle Tandy Ryan."
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