Alfred L. Swain

Avid Ballroom Dancer And US Air Force

Veteran

Alfred “Al” L. Swain, 82, of Milford, N.H., died June 8 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. Mr Swain was born in Melrose, Mass., on April 7, 1924, a son of Alfred E. and Mabel (Fraughton) Swain.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Dorothy R. (Noval) Swain of Milford, N.H.; two daughters, Susan Cinquegrana and her husband, Mark, of Newtown and Laurie Nastasia and her husband, Frank, of Lowell, Mass.; two sons, Scott Swain and his wife, Shelly, of Strafford, N.H., and Robert Swain and his wife, Natalia, of Miramar, Fla.; eight grandchildren, Gary, Kristy, Maria, Mark, Kenny, Kristen, Sarah, and Shannon; one great-grandchild, Jonathan; two brothers, Albert Swain, his twin, of Nottingham, N.H., and Earl Swain of North Hampton, N.H.; and also by several nieces and nephews. An infant daughter, Patricia, a son, Kenneth, and a sister, Medora Plimpton, predeceased him.

He was a resident of Londonderry for 41 years and had formerly lived in Derry, N.H. Mr Swain owned and operated Al Swain and Company Lumber Processing in Londonderry for 25 years. He was a veteran of the US Air Force during the Korean Era and a life member of the American Legion Lester Chase Post #9 in Derry. During the 1970s he was very involved with the Space Town Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps in Derry. Mr Swain was an avid ballroom dancer. He was also widely known for his trademark saying, “Not bad for an old guy.”

Following cremation a memorial service was held June 13 in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Road, Londonderry. The burial followed in Forest Hill Cemetery, Derry.

Memorial donations may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 66 Hanover Street, Suite 101, Manchester NH 03101.

The Newtown Bee        June 16, 2006