Manuel Simon Segura Jr

Manuel S. Segura, Jr. of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, 87, died peacefully Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in his beloved town of Wolfeboro. Former long-time Albany, New York resident, Manuel "Manny" was born in Bogota, Colombia and was the son of the late Andrea (Jouineau) and Manuel S. Segura, Sr. of Valencia, Spain, and loving husband of 59 years to his late wife Ann (Davis) Segura.

Manny moved to America in his mid-teens to attend Chauncy Hall School in Boston, MA to learn better English, before attending Tufts University and graduating from Suffolk University with a business degree. He started his career as a buyer for both Jordan Marsh and then Montgomery Ward, which brought his growing family to Albany, NY. For 18 years, Manny served as the Controller, International Division, for Cluett Peabody & Co. in Troy, NY, which enabled him to utilize his multilingual skills and travel throughout the United States, South America, and Europe.  Manny continued on in Finance Director roles at the Jard Co. and U.S. Tsubaki Co. both in Bennington, VT, and retired from Affinity Industries in Ossipee, NH. Manny also served each community in which he lived, by volunteering at Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, and the Wright Museum of World War II and Huggins Hospital Street Fair in Wolfeboro, NH.

Manny was a devout Catholic, St. Katharine Drexel Church parishioner, and Knights of Columbus member serving as Grand Knight and Treasurer for the Wolfeboro/Alton Council #7533 alongside his brothers. Manny enjoyed planning and working on events to meet their mission to help others, such as the 3-point basketball tournament, Tootsie Roll drives, and the annual lobster roll sales to name a few.  He sang tenor in the choirs for St. Teresa of Avila in Albany and St. Katharine Drexel, and was also an avid stamp collector and a member of the Wolfeboro Stamp Club and American Philatelic Society.

With a zest for life, Manny loved being with Ann "Mommy" and his family, his fraternal brothers, and many good friends, taking drives, seeing new and familiar places, and going out to eat. Manny will always be remembered for his incredibly entertaining stories about growing up in Colombia and trips to Spain to see family, spending his early adulthood in America and becoming a United States citizen at age 27, and meeting "Mommy," as well as a myriad of tales about his work and extensive business travel.

Survived by his loving and devoted son Charles "Charlie" Segura and wife Sharon of Albany and daughter Suzanne "Suzie" Segura Taylor and husband Anthony "Antonio" of Boston, MA and Wolfeboro, NH; grandson Michael Anthony Segura and wife Becca and great-grandchildren Parker Anthony and Lyla Rose of Niskayuna, NY; brother Roberto Segura and his wife Julie of Chicago, IL; nieces and nephews Kathy (Davis) and Deo Tomas (Al and Emma), Greg Davis (Christopher and Ellie), Alex Segura, and Pablo Segura; many cousins in Spain; family friends Betty and Steve Cram of Wolfeboro; and a multitude of cherished friends. Predeceased by his brother-in-law Charles B. Davis and sister-in-law Elizabeth (Begley) of Natick, MA and members of the Segura, Davis and Ecker families.

The Segura family gives their sincerest thanks to the nurses and caregivers at Huggins Hospital for their unwavering care and compassion as well as at Mountain View Community.  Funeral services, Thursday, September 14, 2023 from Baker-Gagne Funeral Home, Mill Street, Wolfeboro. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 9:00-10:30 a.m. and are invited to Manny's Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. Katharine Drexel Church.  An internment at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury will take place in Massachusetts at a later date.  Those wishing to remember Manny may send contributions in his memory to Knights of Columbus, St. Katharine Drexel Church, 40 Hidden Springs Rd, Alton, NH 03809. To leave the family a special message on their guest book, obtain directions or other helpful services, please visit baker-gagnefuneralhomes.com.