Warren Ralph Poor, Jr., 94, resident of Reading for over four decades, formerly of Lynn and Saugus. Born August 28, 1925 in Swampscott, MA to Warren R. Poor and Amy May (Tilley) Poor, he was the beloved husband of Carolyn Inbi (Webster) Poor who predeceased him in 2013. He was the loving father of Cynthia L. Poor and her partner Linda M. Luongo of Roslindale, Steven W. Poor and his partner Juliane Raponi of Lynn, and the late John W. Poor.
He was the cherished brother of Audrey C. Hamel and devoted brother-in-law of Wayne Hamel of NH, and was the brother-in-law of the late Gloria and John Sullivan; the late Elizabeth Carritte; the late Virginia and George Cronin. He also leaves nine nieces and nephews:
Holli Hamel Siff of NH; Terri (Tom) Haas of FL; David (Nancy) Hamel of NH; Ted (Carole) Carritte of Lynn; Gail (Joe) Petroccione of Danvers; Pat (Don) Mitchell of NH; John Carritte of CA; Tim (Donna) Carritte of NH; and John (Stephanie) Sullivan of Ghana. He also leaves many great-nieces and nephews and their children.

Warren enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduating from Lynn English High School in 1943, and served as Radioman in the South Pacific Theater on LST 573. He participated in 17 invasions including the Battle of Leyte and was deployed to Tokyo after the surrender until his discharge in March 1946.

He married Carolyn at St. Stephen's Memorial Church in Lynn within three weeks of his return. They had three children, a daughter born in 1949, a son born prematurely who lived only one month, and a son born in 1954.

Warren began working at the General Electric Company and for eight years attended night classes at Northeastern University, receiving his BS in Industrial Engineering and Business Management in June 1959.

His career spanned a number of years and venues, After GE, he worked at and retired from Honeywell, Inc. Upon retiring, Warren continued to work as a consultant on a variety of projects most especially at Boston Technology. He retired again at age 80, his final project working with the Carr Foundation on a multi-use, totally green building containing a theater, Zero Arrow Street in Harvard Square.

Warren believed in affiliation and in charitable work. In 1964, sponsored by his father-in-law, he became a Mason and member of the Golden Fleece Lodge of Lynn, MA. Later he joined the Good Samaritan Lodge in Reading where he made many new friends, often participated in the CHIP program, and in 2014 received his 50 year medal.

As congregants of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Reading, Carolyn assisted in Sunday School and did much decorating for church events; Warren served on the vestry and search committees, headed up the usher corps, and offered his engineering expertise and supervisory powers to numerous remodeling and renovation projects. For many years they participated in the Bread of Life feeding in Malden the first Friday of each month.

Warren continued to do online editing of the weekly church bulletin until just weeks before his death.

Still driving and active, Warren maintained his independence until July 24th when he was hospitalized for an exacerbation of his congestive heart failure, chronic renal disease and diabetes. When he returned home mid-August, his daughter came to live with and care for him. With the assistance of his son, the love and steadfast caring of his neighborhood family and church family, and friends, Warren died at peace.

Warren's family would like to thank the compassionate, dedicated staff at Winchester Hospital, cardiology unit; the caring staff at Care One Wilmington; the wonderful nurses, therapists and health aides of Leahy Health at Home Care and Hospice Staff; and the gentle, intuitive caregivers of Comfort Keepers, Reading, MA. Because of them, Warren's leave taking was calm and dignified.

A funeral service celebrating his life will be held at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 95 Woburn St., Reading on Saturday, October 19 at 10a.m.  Burial with military honors will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn.  Visiting hours will be held at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading on Friday, October 18 from 4-8p.m.  A Masonic Service will be conducted by the members of Good Samaritan Lodge at 7 p.m.

Those who wish may make contributions in Warren's memory to the Church of the Good Shepherd Capital Improvements Fund, 95 Woburn St., Reading, MA 01867.