:Albert H. "Sandy" Dow Jr died Thursday, January 19, at his home.
A longtime antiques dealer, in 1948 Sandy established Dow's
Corner Shop, antiques, which he operated with family assistance
for 57 years, and is still in operation in Tuftonboro Corner. He
was one of the first presidents of the New Hampshire Antique
Dealers Association, which was founded in the early 1950s with
his participation. Linda Tate, current president of the NHADA,
announced that the 2006 NH Antiques Show will be dedicated to
both Albert Dow and Pauline Charron Gatz.
Born May 18, 1923, in Melrose, Mass., he was the son of Albert
Henry and Bessie (Pearson) Dow. He graduated from Brewster
Academy in Wolfeboro in 1941, and attended the US Merchant Marine
Academy at King's Point, N.Y., completing his studies at sea.
Sandy was one of the participants in the "Murmansk Run" during
World War II. He and other survivors were honored by the Russian
government in Washington, D.C., ceremonies in December 1992.
Sandy was a member of the Tuftonboro Historical Society and
Wolfeboro-Tuftonboro Land Bank, director of Kingswood Bank and
Trust, a Tuftonboro selectman and auditor for three terms each
(1955-1975), and a 50-year member of Morning Star Lodge 17.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marjorie Holmes Dow; his
daughters, Susan Dow Johnson and her husband, Charles, of
Cheshire, Conn., and Caryl Dow Welch and her husband, Thomas, of
Hampton, N.H.; and five grandchildren.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Albert H. Dow III
Memorial Scholarship, c/o G. Thomas Bickford, PO Box 1739,
Wolfeboro, NH 03894; the Justin D. Chabot Memorial Scholarship
Fund at Winnacunnet High School, c/o FUN After School Program, 23
Stickney Terrace, Hampton, NH 03842; or to Hospice of Southern
Carroll County and Vicinity, PO Box 1620, Wolfeboro NH 03894.
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