Albert J. Fox

STONEHAM — Albert J. Fox, 74, of Stoneham, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 5.

He was born April 1, 1944, in Lovell, a son of Charles Hamlin and Iva Carrie (Kendall) Fox. He attended local schools, graduating from Fryeburg Academy in 1962.

A few short years after graduation he married Mary Taylor in Lovell. They made their home in Stoneham and have been fixtures in the community for decades.

As a young man he worked for Grover Lumber and later at A.C. Lawrence. It was a career as a TV repairman that he was most known for, starting with Western Auto, Don’s TV and eventually with his own business.

Albert served as the fire chief for the town of Stoneham for 35 years and was a charter member of the department in the early 1970s, as well as the Stoneham Rescue in the late 1970s.

He was a member and past president of the Western Maine Fire Association, Oxford and Cumberland Fire Chiefs associations He served the town as a selectman and was a longtime member of the Stoneham Knight Riders snowmobile club.

Albert enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, golfing, camping and snowmobiling, but all of those interests pale in comparison to that of which he had in his family, particularly his children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, of Stoneham; children, Wendy Hammond and her husband, John, of Gorham, Mike Fox and his wife, Jodi, of Waterford, and Greg Fox and his significant other, Julia, of Stoneham; six grandchildren, Taylor, Joseph, Matthew, Victoria, Courtney and Lillian; three great-grandchildren, William, Mathayus and Leanne; siblings, Paul Fox of Monmouth, Peter Fox and his wife, Cindy, of Stoneham, Larry Fox of Lovell, Linda Allen of Waterford, Stephen Fox and his wife, Susan, of Lovell, and Rosemary Fox of Mason Twp.; several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; a brother, Fred Fox; a brother-in-law, Neil Allen; sisters-in-law, Iva Fox and Bonnie Fox.

Words of condolence and tribute may be shared with Albert’s family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.