John D. Carswell

John D. Carswell, Jr passed away Sunday, October 5th at the age of 84. Born in Basking Ridge, NJ, John graduated from Bernards High School in 1942 and from Purdue University with a Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical Engineering. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II and in the United State Air Force during the Korean Conflict, where he was stationed in Japan. He had a life long career with GOW-MAC Instrument Company where he was Vice President of Engineering and was responsible for the invention and patent of a gas analyzer instrument which was first used at the CDC in Atlanta. While living in NJ he was a volunteer fireman with the Basking Ridge Fire Department, and served on the Bernardsville Board of Health. He belonged to the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church where he was a trustee and usher. Upon retirement, John and his wife Nancy moved to Alpharetta, GA where he became a member of the Roswell Presbyterian Church. John was very active and outgoing with a very keen sense of humor and he made friends with everyone he met. He enjoyed talking to people and finding out about their lives. At home he greatly enjoyed working out-of-doors in the yard and garden, especially if he was on his tractor or using his natural abilities to maintain and repair all kinds of mechanical equipment. John also enjoyed watching movies and reading, especially with military/action themes. He is pre-deceased by his parents John D. Carswell, Sr and Margaret (Allen) Carswell, as well as by his sister Peggy Carswell. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Nancy (Creaven) Carswell and his daughters Margaret Carswell of Stoneham, MA and Christine Carswell of Woodstock, GA, his son J. David Carswell, III and his wife Shari Carswell of Woodstock, GA, his brother Samuel Carswell and his wife Doris Carswell of Newtown Square, PA and his sister Betsy C. Richards of Eastham, MA. A funeral service will be held at the Roswell Presbyterian Church, Roswell, GA on Saturday, October 11th at 10am. A memorial service and interment will be held on Saturday, October 25th in Basking Ridge NJ at the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church at 11am. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of John D. Carswell, Jr. The donations will go towards the sarcoma research performed by Dr. George Demetri. To mail your donation, please send it to the follow address, and please indicate either on the check or in a note that the payment is in memory or honor of John D. Carswell, Jr. The address is: Dana Farber Cancer Institute,10 Brookline Place West 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445. To donate via the internet, please go to the following link to "Make A Gift" either "In memory of" or "In honor of." Please indicate that your donation is in memory or honor of John D. Carswell, Jr. The link is: www.dana-farber.org/how/gifts . Northside Chapel Funeral Directors and Crematory, Roswell/Alpharetta, 770/645-1414.

John D. Carswell

August 2, 1924 - October 5, 2008