Garrett N. Foss

Garrett Norman Foss, 27, died Friday, February 8, 2013. He was born in Nashua, NH to Barbara (Cushing) Walker and Austin L. Foss. Garrett was lovingly raised and spent the majority of his life in Milford with his mother and step dad. He graduated in 2003 from Milford High School, moving then with his family to New Boston where he lived for several years, most recently residing in Manchester. Garrett proudly served in the United States Navy from 2004 to 2012 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following his honorable discharge he was employed by Comcast for the past five years. Garrett also worked alongside his step dad at their family business, Elite Collision. Garrett loved driving his motorcycles and cars. He loved participating in the New Boston 4th of July parade driving one of his familys antique tractors with his step dad and grandpa, Mark Walker, for the past several years. Garrett was an avid skier and had a great appreciation of all types of music, particularly country music. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents Leonard S. and Anne E. (Crowson) Cushing, cousins Christopher T. Cushing and Liam Philbrick and his beloved canine companion Joey. Garretts beautiful smile and infectious laughter will be greatly missed by his many close dear friends and by all who knew him. Garrett is survived by his mother and step dad, Barbara and Scott Walker and his sister, Annelise Walker, all of New Boston; his father, Austin Foss and his wife Kimberly, and step siblings, Chelsea, Curtis and Gracie, all of Temple, ME; paternal grandmother, Isabelle Foss of Temple, ME; many numerous aunts, uncles and cousins from the large Cushing, Walker and Foss families. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, February 13th from 4:00-8:00 pm in the Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, NH. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 10:00 am in St. Patrick Church, 34 Amherst Street, Milford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Ruff Road Rescue New England honoring Garrett’s love of dogs, especially his fondness for pit bulls.