William P. Hackett

William P. Hackett, son of John D. and Gertrude E. Hackett, passed over onto the "wave" early on March 2, 2011. He was 91 years old, having lived "a long, happy, and interesting life". He fought a good fight with failing health the past few years and is now at peace.He lived his life by good principles. He was a greatly respected associate professor at the New Hampshire Technical Institute and the New Hampshire Vocational Technical College, in Portsmouth. He had a great love of family, nature, camping, diving, teaching and traveling. He traveled to all 50 states of the U.S. Bill was very proud of having served five years in the Army-Aircorp in the South Pacific during WWII.He is survived by his wife Auline C. Hackett, of Meredith; his daughters, Carole Rumberger, of Rochester, and Ruby Cook, of Orlando, FL; his son, John Hackett, of Tamworth; stepsons, Roger Brown, of Meredith, and David and Donald Brown, both of Rochester; stepdaughters, Laura Ratay, of Milton, and Caroline Chase, of Spring Hill, FL; five brothers, Francis Hackett, of Beverly Hills, FL, John D. Hackett, Jr., of Coolidge, AZ, James Hackett, of Hillsdale, WY, David Hackett, of DeFuniak Springs, FL, and George Hackett, of Los Angeles, CA. Bill is also survived by numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.He was predeceased by his siblings, Christine, Helen, and Charles, and his grandson, Adam.Service:A memorial celebration of life will be held at the Calvary Bible Church (at the corner of Main and St. James streets), in Meredith, on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 11:00 am. The service will be followed by a visitation and reception in the church hall.