John belanger massachusetts

1936 – 2018

Shrewsbury – John R. Belanger, a devoted family man, died Sept. 10, 2018 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home due to complications caused by cancer.

John was born in Williston, Vt., son of the late Herman and Gabrielle (Henri) Belanger, and lived most of his life in Worcester County, moving to Shrewsbury after marring his sweetheart, Joan Riordan.

After graduating from Saint John’s High School, he earned a B.A. from Assumption College and a M.A. from Worcester State College, and did post-graduate studies at Clark University.

John began teaching in the Blackstone Regional School District before moving to Worcester’s Burncoat High School, where he taught Mathematics and Basic Computers for over 20 years.

John left Burncoat for an opportunity to help start-up Lunenburg High School’s fledgling Information Technology program. He retired in 2001 and dedicated much of his time thereafter to tutoring, both young and senior adults, including new i