Jack Wayne Hillyard, 82, a longtime Hudson resident and businessman, passed away at his home, Sunday evening, March 14, 2021 after a period of declining health.
Born in Pamona, California on April 17, 1938, he was one of six children of the late Loyd and Mary (Caldwell) Hillyard. After his high school graduation, Jack moved to the East coast and resided in New York, then in Massachusetts before moving to Hudson, NH in the mid-1960s.
Jack owned and operated Wayco Plumbing and Heating and later Hillyard & Sons Plumbing and Heating for a number of years.
In his leisure time, Jack was a herbalist and mycologist; loved camping and traveling including a trip to the Grand Canyon. He was a longtime member of the Hudson Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jack delighted in making known Jehovah’s name and teaching others about God’s word, the bible, right up to the time of his death, witnessing to those who cared for him.
Jack was predeceased by his first wife, Judith A. (Bagnell) Hillyard, who passed away in September 1989; his stepdaughter, Jennifer D. (Blain) Hiscock; son-in-law, Chris Cook; and four brothers.
Members of his family include his wife, June M. (Kelly) Hillyard, whom he married on June 27, 1992; two sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne A. and Julie Hillyard of Palm Coast, FL and Kevin J. and Mary Hillyard of Hudson; a daughter, Lorrie Cook of Rochester, NH; two step-children, Kevin R. Blain and his wife Sherry of Vero Beach, FL and Krista L. Bickford and her husband Joseph of Hudson; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; a brother, Lory Hillyard of California; also nieces and nephews.
A memorial talk over zoom will be held on Friday evening, April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, 18 Lock Street, Nashua. www.farwellfuneralservice.com
