Obituary: John Gerard Waters Jr.

John Gerard Waters Jr., 81, of Freedom, N.H., and Melbourne Beach, Fla., and formerly of Lexington and Brighton, Mass., died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, following a brief illness, with his wife and children at his side.

He was the beloved husband of 59 years of Jean (Decareau) Waters; son of the late John G. Waters Sr. and Alice (Ford) Waters; devoted father of Nancy Waters and her husband, Benjamin Lieberman, of Acton, Mass.; John L. Waters and his wife, Suzanne (Shine), of Halifax, Vt.; and Beth Waters and her husband, Vikram Rao, of Maynard; cherished grandfather of Amanda Waters of Allston, Mass.; Katherine Waters of Maynard, Mass.; Indira Rao of Somerville, Mass.; Anjali Rao of Maynard; and Isabel and Samuel Lieberman of Acton; cherished former father-in-law of Hannah Soparker of Maynard; dear brother of Judith Fitzpatrick of Northbridge, Mass.; and of the late Martha O’Connor, Elaine Burke, Nancy LaPlante, Michael Waters, and James Waters. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and long-cherished friends.