Timothy Francis Lynch, 64, of Exeter died Dec.14, 2024, at Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a period of declining health.

A native of Portsmouth, Tim was born July 21, 1960, the son of William and Eleanor (Killough) Lynch.

He was a graduate of St. Patrick School in Portsmouth and St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, Class of 1978.

Aside from a few years in the early 2000s during which he carried on the family tradition of working in the airline industry – for the briefly revived Pan Am Airways at Pease – Tim spent his career working in retail, starting at K-Mart in Portsmouth after high school.

For the past two decades, he was employed by Arjay Ace Hardware in Exeter, a job he loved with a group of co-workers whom he loved like family.

He loved rock music, especially Queen, and became proficient at guitar in elementary school – about 35 years before his older brother decided maybe it was time he should learn to play, too. He was also an avid sports fan, especially of the Boston Bruins and New England Patriots.

Tim is survived by his mom, Eleanor Lynch of Nashua; his brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Karen Lynch of Nashua; nephew Mike Lynch and his fiancee, Laura Bastardi, of Nashua; aunt Marilyn Killough of Westport, Conn.; and cousins Kevin Killough of Florida, Kathleen Trider of Melvin Village, Michael Lynch of New Mexico, and Kevin Lynch and James Lynch of Massachusetts.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 777 W Hollis Street, Nashua. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Rochette Funeral Home and Cremation Services.