James Nolan McCormick II1 
M, #16763, b. Feb 11, 1954, d. May 11, 1977
| Father* | Edward James McCormick1 b. May 4, 1918, d. Nov 26, 2014 |
| Mother* | Eleanor Mae Streeter1 b. Oct 31, 1922, d. Nov 8, 2011 |
Chronological Events | ||
| Birth* | Feb 11, 1954 | James Nolan McCormick II was born on Feb 11, 1954 at Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States .1,2 |
| He was the son of Edward James McCormick and Eleanor Mae Streeter.1 | ||
| Death* | May 11, 1977 | James Nolan McCormick II died on May 11, 1977, at age 23 at Ashuelot, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States, from injuries in an automobile accident, when vehicle left Rt. 119 and entered the Ashuelot River at Ashuelot Village near Winchester.1,2 |
| Obituary | May 12, 1977 | OBITUARY: JAMES N. McCORMICK - A 23-year-old Hinsdale man died Wednesday (May 11, 1977) after losing control of his automobile on Rte. 119 in Ashuelot Village and crashing into the Ashuelot River. The body of James Nolan McCormick of River Street, Hinsdale, was discovered in the demolished vehicle in four feet of water on Wednesday at 3 p.m. New Hampshire State Police estimate that the accident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday, 13 hours before the body was discovered. An autopsy to determine the cause of death was scheduled to be performed today. McCormick was a 1972 graduate of Hinsdale High School, where he played soccer, basketball and baseball on state championship teams. He received the Hinsdale Lions Club Sportsmanship Award during his senior year. He attended Keene State College for two years, earning a varsity letter in soccer, and graduated with a BS degree in business administration from the University of New Hampshire in 1976. State Police report McCormick had been last seen at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. He apparently lost control of his vehicle soon after while traveling west on Rte. 119. The car hit a tree and rolled over the river embankment. Two youngsters walking along the riverbank discovered the heavily damaged vehicle with McCormick’s body inside at 3 p.m. It was the fourth highway related death in the Franklin County area this year. He was born in Brattleboro, Feb. 11, 1954, the son of Edward and Eleanor (Streeter) McCormick. He leaves his parents, his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Meta McCormick, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Streeter, all of Hinsdale; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Kowalchyk of Enfield, Conn., and Mrs. Ellen Gomarle of Winchester, NH; four nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins. Services will be Saturday morning at 10 at St. Joseph’s Church, Hinsdale. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Calling hours at the Ker Funeral Home, Brattleboro, will be Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Hinsdale High School Athletic Scholarship Fund in care of Ricahrd McCarthy, principal. Information provided by Ker Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium in Brattleboro, VT. - May 1977.3 |
| Burial* | May 13, 1977 | He was buried on May 13, 1977 at Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Hinsdale, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States, as stated in the obituary.4 |
Citations
- [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
- [S622] Newspaper - Clipping in possession of Malcolm McKown.
- [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
- [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.