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Those wishing may make a remembrance donation to the Shriners Children's Hospital, 133 Longhill Street, Springfield 01108 or the Berkshire Humane Society, Barker Road, Pittsfield 01201 or through the Flynn and Dagnoli Funeral Home, Central Chapel, 74 Marshall Street, North Adams 01247.Your entire office will be able to use your search subscription. He was pre-deceased by two brothers, William and John Fairs and two sisters, Jean Fairs and Edna Donlin.Īt his request, there will be no calling hours and funeral services will be private. He also leaves nieces, nephews and cousins as well as many dear friends He will be missed by his family and the many friends he has made throughout his lifetime. He also leaves six great-grandchildren, Logan Fairs, Hailey Webber, Jaidyn Webber and Blake Webber of Canton, MN and Avery Fairs and William Fairs of Greenfield Center, NY. He leaves one son, William and his wife Karen of Savoy, one daughter, Laurie Babcock and her husband, David of North Adams six grandchildren, Kerry Fairs of Sidney, Australia, James Fairs and his wife, Joanna of Greenfield Center, New York, Robin Hogan and her partner, Amy of Rochester, Minnesota, Erika Webber and her husband, Danny of Canton, Minnesota, Megan Babcock of North Adams and a step-granddaugher, Jessica Atcheson of Boston. He and his wife, the former Helen Francis, were married in North Adams on March 9, 1940. He was fond of fishing, daily wooded walks with his dogs and spending prime time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also received several other awards from Civic and City organizations. Also, Mayor John Barrett III named the road running through the Windsor Lake campus and the Campground as 'George Fairs Way'. In 1990, the North Adams City Council named the music and picnic shed at the Windsor Lake Park as the George A. Orr Rotary Award, and the YMCA Service to Youth plaque. Hayden Award, Mary Jezyk Retarded Children's plaque, Harry S. He received numerous awards for achievements including the Northern Berkshire Brotherhood Award, the Francis H. He also served on the Fall Foliage Parade Committee for 38 years and was named the Parade's Grand Marshall in 1970. He was also a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a 57 year Master Mason of the Massaschusetts Freemasons. He was a trustee of the North Adams Regional Hospital, a long time trustee of the Hoosac Bank (now Mountain One) and then an honorary trustee, a member of the Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce.

He was also active in many civic and community groups. Playgrounds, skating rinks and basketball courts were also built in every section of the City during his tenure as chairman. Their love of camping brought to fruition the Historic Valley Campground. They also initiated the Concert at the Lake program which is still ongoing and enjoyed by many. The Commission spearheaded the construcion of its beach, picnic, parking and now defunct children's ski area.

He was chairman of the Windsor Lake Commission who were instrumental in the Lake's purchase by the City. He was on the building committees of the Jim Fallon Little League Field in Greylock, the Joe Wolfe Baseball Field at the Noel Field Complex, and the Mary Jezyk Sunshine Park for Retarded Children at Kemp Park. As a member of the City's Parks and Recreation Commission for 38 years, many as its chairman, he was on the team of founding members of the North Adams Little League. He was active on many boards and commissions of the City of North Adams, a City he loved dearly. Upon his return from the war, he purchased the Berkshire Monumental Works of North Adams from his father and was proprietor of that business for 43 years, retiring in 1979. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II as an Army Air Corps flight engineer from 1942 to 1946. He was a life member of the First Congregational Church of North Adams. He moved to North Adams at a very young age and was educated in the North Adams schools, graduating from Drury High School in 1937. George Anderson Fairs, 98, of 73 Kemp Avenue passed away on August 2, 2015.īorn in Adams on April 21, 1917, he was the son of Janet (Jessie) Knight and William Fairs.

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