Manchester, New Hampshire
James Edward Tebbetts
1945 — 2024
James Edward Tebbetts, age 78, died on February 22, 2024. James was born in Manchester on May 25, 1945, the son of Edward James Tebbetts and Victoria Elizabeth Tebbetts (nee Kablis). Edward died as a casualty of WWII one week prior to the birth of James; his mother subsequently married the merchant Raco Theodore, who became James's stepfather. James was a lifelong resident of Manchester. Growing up in South Manchester, he attended Bakersville School. He graduated in 1963 from Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH. He went on to study at the University of New Hampshire, earning a BA degree in Political Science in 1967, followed by an MA in German in 1971. That included four semesters at...