COUNCIL #10943 - ROBERT R. LEROUX REMEMBERS
CLIFFORD F. PEARL

 

Clifford F. Pearl Jr., 65, of Belmont, N.H., formerly of Mansfield, died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005 at the Laker Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H. He was the beloved husband of Dorette T. (Butler) Pearl to whom he had been married to for the past 39 years.
He was born in Boston on April 26, 1940, a son of Clifford F. Pearl Sr. of Mashpee and the late Margaret V. (McGill away) Pearl. He was the step son of Rita M. Pearl of Mashpee.
He was a graduate of Boston College High School class of 1957 and a graduate of Boston State College with a B.S. and M.E.D. degrees. He was a retired fourth grade teacher at the Tynan School in Boston where he had taught for 34 years, retiring in 1997.
He was a former communicant of St. Mary's Church of Mansfield and a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Bel mont, N.H.
He was a past grand knight of the George C. Shields Coun cil 420 Knights of Columbus of Mansfield, Past Faithful Navi gator of Douglas White Assem bly of 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. Former District Deputy of the Mass. State Knights of Columbus. A mem ber of the Msgr. Silney 628 Assembly 4th Degree Knights of Columbus of Laconia, N.H. Member of the Robert Leroux Council 10943 Knights of Columbus of Belmont, N.H. Former Chairman of the Mansfield Housing Authority, former member the Mansfield Democratic Town Committee, former member of the Mans field Jaycees. He was a member of the Boston retired teachers union and a member of the retired state, municipal and county employees of Massachusetts. He had enjoyed boating, fishing, swimming and spending time with his family.
He had resided in Belmont, N.H. for the past 8 years and before that had lived in Mansfield for 26 years.
In addition to his wife, father and stepmother, he was the devoted father of Kathleen E. McCloud and her husband Emmett of Mansfield and Nancy G. Griffin and her hus -band John of Sandwich. He was the loving brother of Edward N. Pearl of Eastham, Richard E. Pearl of Tennessee, Donna M. Peters of Arizona, and Robin A. Pearl of Califor nia. He was the brother-in-law of Arthur A. Butler Jr., of Foxboro.
He was the cherished grandfather of Sarah E. Grif fin and Jack Clifford Griffin, both of Sandwich, Ryan P. McCloud, Justin A. McCloud and Megan K. McCloud, all of Mansfield. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.