Pasquale E. Starble

Pasquale (Pat) E. Starble, son of the late Pasquale and Lucia Starble of Woburn, MA passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.   Pat was School Principal and Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Bristol, Connecticut and Superintendent of Schools in Granby, Connecticut from 1970 -1987. He served as Consultant to the Connecticut Commissioner of Education and was Managing Partner for Educational Consulting and Contract Services of Connecticut.   He was a graduate of St. Charles School, Woburn and Woburn High School, Class of 1948.   He was a Cum Laude graduate of Salem State University who honored him as Outstanding Alumnus of the year. He was inducted in Honor Societies Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi during his Graduate studies at Columbia University, New York University and University of Connecticut.   He proudly served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carriers USS Salerno Bay and Saipan during the Korean War.   He is survived by his devoted wife of 57 years, Dorothy Morgan Starble of Tuftonboro, N.H.; son Craig, wife Bente and children Grace, Katie and Matthew of Reading, MA; daughter Kristen, husband Paul Harris and daughter Sophie of Avon, CT; son Jonathan, wife Jennifer and children Rebecca, Alida and Jim of New Hartford, CT; daughter Amy, husband Andy Murphy and son Otis of Burlington, VT; sisters and their spouses Clare and Dan Sullivan of Swampscott, MA, Vera and Bill Regan of Glendora, CA; sister in law Althea Starble of Morro Bay, CA and brother in law Nicola Barletta of Rockport, MA and many nieces and nephews.   He was predeceased by his brothers Lou and Bernie.   Pat Starble was a devoted and happy husband, father and grandfather. He possessed strong Catholic Faith which inspired and guided him throughout his entire life.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 29 at 11 a.m. at St Katharine Drexel Church in Alton, NH Internment with military honors will follow in the Townhouse Cemetery Tuftonboro, NH. There are no calling hours.   Donations to honor his memory may be made to the Pasquale Starble Memorial Fund at Salem State University. Please visit online salemstate.edu/makeagift. Please complete the tribute section on the webpage.  Checks may be sent to the Salem State Foundation at 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970. Please note Pasquale Starble Memorial Fund on the check.   The Baker-Gagne Funeral Home Wolfeboro, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. Please share your messages, stories, or leave a short note and sign an online guest book at www.baker-gagnefuneralhomes.com