George A. Jette, Sr.

Seekonk – George A. Jette, Sr., 88, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021. He was the beloved and loving husband of Beatrice B. (Bedard) Jette for sixty-three years. Born in Central Falls, RI, he was a son of the late George O. and Diana (Fournier) Jette. George graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Central Falls and later served in the United States Air Force.  While stationed in Alaska, he drove the ALCan Highway twice in a 1950’s Dodge.  After military service, he worked for Bancroft Racquet Co., followed by a 30-year career as a machinist with Cumberland Engineering.  George was a life-long Boston Red Sox fan.  He was also a left-handed duckpin bowler and avid competitor for decades, proven by efforts to attend his weekly game in the midst of the 1965 blackout.  During most of his 53 years in Seekonk he was a member of the Wampanoag Rod & Gun Club where he achieved multiple awards for marksmanship and trap shooting.  He was renowned for having scored 29, the rare perfect hand in Cribbage.  At the...