Anthony J. Cripps ... enjoyed drawing; at 34

ROCHESTER - Anthony J. Cripps, 34, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 13, 2015, at the Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H.

Anthony was born in Springfield, Mass. on October 21, 1980, the son of Bart and Linda (Grout) Cripps and had been living in Rochester for the past eleven years, moving from Salisbury, Mass.

He was an avid Bruins, Patriots and Red Sox fan, loved to draw and was known for his personality and sense of humor.

Surviving members of the family include: his father and step-mother, Bart Cripps and Kelly Sheehan, both of East Longmeadow, Mass., his companion, Audra Maniscalco of Rochester, N.H., two children, Mallory Cripps of West Dover, Vt. and Jordan Anthony Cripps of Rochester, N.H., his paternal grandmother, Ruth "Noni" Cripps of Longmeadow, Mass., two sisters, Angela Priest and her husband William of Somersworth, N.H. and Sara Sheehan of Ludlow, Mass., three brothers, Nicholas Cripps of Somersworth, N.H., John Sheehan of Springfield, Mass. and Aaron Cripps of Merrimack, NH, three nieces, Miia, Mylee and Molly, one nephew, Finn, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.