MERRIMACK, N.H. – Donald J. Billingham Sr., 67, of 5 Glen Forest Drive, Merrimack, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, at Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Center in Nashua, with his family after a long battle with leukemia. He was born May 12, 1936, in Lynbrook, Long Island, N.Y., a son of the late Harry L. and Ruth F. (Vrooman) Billingham. Mr. Billingham had been a resident of Merrimack, N.H., since 1968, and was a member of the Benevolent Lodge No. 7 A.F. & A.M. in Milford. He was a former member of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Goffstown, N.H., and a longtime member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Manchester, N.H. Before retirement, he was employed at Brookside Hospital in Nashua, N.H., as a chemical dependency counselor. Survivors include his wife, Sharon M. (Walls) Billingham of Merrimack, N.H.; a son, Donald J. Billingham Jr., and his fianc‚e, Donna Villemaire, of Manchester, N.H.; a daughter and son-in-law, Alison and Andrejs Ravins of Melrose, Mass.; two brothers, Harry Billingham of Columbus, Ohio, and Peter Billingham of Palm Harbor, Fla.; and four nieces and two nephews. Friends may call 6-9 p.m. Friday at the George R. Rivet Funeral Home, 425 D.W. Highway, Merrimack, N.H. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 102 N. Main St., Manchester, N.H. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 360 Rte. 101, Suite 501, Bedford, NH 03110.
DONALD J. BILLINGHAM
