Robert Eliot Shapleigh

Robert Eliot Shapleigh ('Shap'), of Alton, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on the evening of August 28, 2019, with family by his side. Robert grew up in Eliot, Maine, graduating from Eliot High School in 1955. He served six months in the U.S. Army reserves. He then worked as a bricklayer for E.A. Ricci Construction in Portsmouth, NH.  He was also a volunteer fire fighter for the town of Eliot, Maine. In 1962, he married Sheila Ann Robinson, and together they shared 57 years of marriage. Many will remember him as the owner and operator of the Edgewood Restaurant in Alton, NH, from the mid-seventies to mid-eighties.  During the winter months, he worked at Pease Air Force Base in maintenance and clearing the runways for air traffic. Before that he owned and operated The Country Store in Lebanon, Maine.  After retiring from business, he continued to work at Pease Air Force Base until it's closure in 1990. He later retired from the Oyster River School District where he worked as a custodian. He was...