Jerry McConnell

Gerald A. "Jerry" McConnell, 92, of Hampton, died Sunday, February 19, 2017, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, Mass., surrounded by his loved ones. He was born May 27, 1924 in Altoona, Pa., the fifth son of the late John E. and Grace (Fletcher) McConnell.

Jerry served ten years with the US Marine Corps and participated in the landing against Japanese Army on Guadalcanal and another ten years with the US Air Force. After moving to Hampton in 1957 he started his community activities serving in many capacities.

He shared 72 years of marriage with his wife Betty P. (Hamilton) McConnell. In addition to his wife, family members include nieces and nephews.

McConnell's e-book about Guadalcanal, "Our Survival was Open to the Gravest Doubts"

Most Recent Articles by Jerry McConnell:

Raising Political Funds Must Change -  It is Getting Wearisome December 10, 2012
Insist on some arrests of and fines from the parties guilty of tampering with the voting registers and machines nationwide
Eight Traitor RINOs Cuddle Up to Treasonous LibDems But Fail to Approve U.N. Treaty December 6, 2012
The Awful Eight
Are Establishment Republicans Ready to Give In to Obama? December 3, 2012
Lexicon of the liberal Socialist-Communist Democrats, the word bipartisanship means, ‘do it our way’
If America of 1776 - 2012 Is to Live, Conservatism Must Defeat Liberal Socialism November 26, 2012
SC Senator Jim DeMint
Obama Arrogant and Narcisstic As Usual November 17, 2012
Fiscal Cliff, Taxes, Majority of Americans
Trying to Make Some Sense Out of Nov. 06, 2012 Elections November 11, 2012
The belief that the negative economy was all Bush's fault
America Won’t Exist With Four More Years of Obama -  UN Rule Within Two Years November 6, 2012
What has Obama done that has been GOOD for the United States in the four years he has been in office?
Socialist Liberal Democrats Will Destroy America and Sadly the Left Wing Media Will Gladly Help November 1, 2012
President of the United States is engaged in a plan to abolish our tried and true Constitution and install a communist-like program of redistribution of the wealth
Liberal Lawlessness Exposed In Opposition to Voter ID Laws October 17, 2012
The only things the Republicans wish to suppress are the illegal votes
Left To His Own Wits, Obama is Clueless and Classless October 10, 2012
Obama will need to get to his friendly teleprompter for some better answers
Biased Mainstream Media Has No Credence And Is a Threat to Our Country’s Existence October 3, 2012
The Audacity of Corruption
Make Sequestration Work For Country Not Destroy It September 27, 2012
Tax-dollar rationing of the out-of-control fiscal wasteful spending in both Congress and the Executive Branch
ObamaCare Faces Possible Illegality Ruling Again September 19, 2012
"It's dispiriting to see our lawmakers treat the rules set out in the Constitution with disrespect, as if they're just suggestions, or as if members of Congress are too important to follow them."
Obama’s Plan to Solve Unemployment Changes Problem By Growing Government September 12, 2012
Solyndra Barry
History Happens Again September 5, 2012
Like beauty, racism is in the eye of the beholder. It's Democrat 'hate speech.'
Liberal Magazine Newsweek Finds Truth Too Late August 29, 2012
Hit the Road Barack: Why We Need a New President
The Return of Howling Howard August 23, 2012
Howard "I'm baaaaack" Dean:
Tolerance and Coherence Are Foreign Words to Liberals August 15, 2012
In America, people must now not tolerate, but embrace, evil. They must openly accept homosexuality, abortion, pornography, and blasphemy. It's "un-American" to do otherwise
Obama’s Obsession With Destroying Our Country Has No Bounds August 10, 2012
Obama Tries to Disenfranchise Our Troops
Americans Are Prisoners in Their Own Backyards August 9, 2012
Our own government is asking Americans to restrict our freedom, because the Administration refuses to enforce their own laws
Obama’s October Surprise May Be His Ugliest Action Yet August 2, 2012
Obama Plans Massive 2nd Term Amnesty for Illegals
Desperate Liberal Democrats Recruiting Dead Dogs to Vote for Obama July 25, 2012
James O'Keefe, Project Veritas
Our SCOTUS Chief Justice Turns Liberal on US and Gang of 20 RINOs Support UN Tax Scheme LOST July 18, 2012
Law of the Sea Treaty
June Jobs Report: Another Sign of Obama Economic Failures July 11, 2012
Obama: “a step in the right direction”
No Surprise;  Obama and Backers’ Petty Minds Blame Racism for Failures July 4, 2012
It is spineless whining, pure and simple and an attempt to avoid the admission that the man has utterly failed as the Chief Executive of our country
Voter Fraud,  What Voter Fraud?  Attorney General Holder and LibDems Deny Existence June 27, 2012
Project Veritas, Voter ID Laws
Two Sides to a Sad and Dreary Story About Obama’s Illegal Activities June 20, 2012
We should all ask our Congressional Representatives to put a stop to Obama's pandering
Obama’s Financial Mis-handling is Adding to Jobless Woes June 13, 2012
Not only has President Obama presided over a devastating economy, but he also refuses to hold himself accountable for it
Liberal Media Dems, Letterman and Brian Williams, Say ‘Stop Nagging Obama’ June 6, 2012
Obama has not only violated our Constitution, he has seriously wounded it
Schumer Is As Devious and Divisive as Obama May 30, 2012
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is working to ram Barack Obama's pro-Amnesty for Illegal Aliens policy down our throats and strip ALL 50 states of their sovereignty