John Gregoire Sr. ... retired as deputy state fire marshal

SOMERSWORTH - John M. Gregoire Sr. died on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 at the age of 70. John was born in Dover, where he lived until he married Janice Fogarty and together they moved to Somersworth. John was the son of the late, Alfred and Christine (Morell) Gregoire.
John served in the Army and served 20 months in Vietnam, where he was exposed to Agent Orange.
After returning home from the Army, John was hired by the City of Dover Fire Department and served 12 and ½ years and went up through the ranks to Assistant Chief. He worked 18 1/2 years for the State Fire Marshal's office and retired at the rank of Deputy State Fire Marshal.
He was one of the owners of Hilltop Fireworks and he owned the B Savey Salon. John was strongly involved with the VFW Post 4485 Dumont-Lessard of Somersworth, where he served as Commander of the post for three years. A member of the American Legion Post 69. He also enjoyed his trips to Alaska and Prince Edward Island. John loved to work and worked numerous part time jobs.
John is survived by his wife, Janice and five children, Lyndi (Gregoire) Sargent and her husband Ryan, and their three children; John Gregoire, Jr. and his wife Kerry and their two children; Angela (Gagnon) Chapman and her two children; Joseph Gagnon and his wife Jessica and their two children and Emily (Gagnon) Bannister and her husband Scott and their two children; his siblings, Gail West, Leo Gregoire, Paul Gregoire, Leon Gregoire and Alfred Gregoire and many, many friends.