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"&lt;p&gt; PLAINFIELD &amp;#8212; Robert Eugene &#39;Gene&#39; Rice, 83, of Plainfield, N.H., died peacefully Friday evening, March 19, 2010, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Born Aug. 31, 1926, in Concord, the son of George Worthen Rice and Lila Minerva (Austin) Rice, Gene grew up at 60 Stone St. He graduated from Concord High School, Class of 1944. He was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Class of 1951. At UNH he played violin, the orchestra, was a member of Canterbury Club and was a brother of Phi Delta Upsilon fraternity. He obtained a Master of Theology degree from Berkley Divinity School at Yale in 1955 and in 1967 a master#chr(8216)#s degree in Education from UNH.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gene was a teacher and guidance counselor in area schools, retiring from Portsmouth High School in 1991 after 29 years of service.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He was predeceased by his wife, Constance &#39;Connie&#39; (Crosby) Rice in 1998. They were married in 1962 and raised their two sons in Lee. In 1989, they moved to Nottingham, where they resided until Gene moved to live with his eldest son in 2003.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He attended St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Dover for over 40 years, serving as the Superintendent of the Sunday School, lay reader, and member of the Vestry. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He is survived by his son, Robert E. Rice, Jr. and his wife, Jane Chambers Rice of Plainfield; his son, David C. Rice and his wife, Katherine Rice of Russell, N.Y., and three grandchildren, Sarah, James and Curtis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by his sister, Joan Rice Coughlin and a half-sister, Hazel Hannaford Foster.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at the First Congregational Church of Hanover in Hanover Center. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, March 25, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Hale Street, Dover. Burial will be at Pine Grove Cemetery, Route 9, Barrington, N.H. There are no calling hours. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Arrangements are by the Tasker Funeral Home in Dover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In lieu of flowers, donations in Gene#chr(8216)#s memory may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 5 Hale St., Dover, NH 03820.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Please go to www.taskerfh.com to sign the online guest book.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Visit www.fosters.com/obits for an online guest book.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;"
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