Set numerous records at New England Dragway

Published June 5, 2019

BOW, N.H. — David Kimball Joslin, 77, of Bow, N.H. died Thursday, May 30, 2019.

He was born in Melrose and was the son of Charles Joslin and Mary (Kimball) Joslin.

He was part of the first graduating class of the newly built Lynnfield High School in 1960.

He attended the University of New Hampshire, graduating in 1969 with a bachelor’s of science in Mathematics, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, after taking a break to serve in the U.S. Army from 1963-65 where he served in Japan. While in Japan, he started racing motorcycles at Japan’s Suzuka Circuit. Later, back home at the New England Dragway, he set numerous records during the early 70s.

He held various computer programing positions, with multiple companies, as well as spent time managing the family owned Turnpike Racquet Club in Plainville, which hosted the USTA Junior Girls 16 and 18 National Indoor Champions from 1974 into the 1980s. In 1982, the Joslin family was awarded the New England Lawn Tennis Association family of the year award.

Survivors include his wife, Elisabeth (Harker) Joslin; two children, Julie Joslin and Michael Joslin; daughter-in-law, Trudy (Ashcraft) Joslin; two grandchildren, Nikolai Joslin and David Joslin, all of Bow, New Hampshire, as well as his older sister and brother, Margaret Aikkola and Charles Joslin, Jr. His younger brother, Thomas Joslin, died in 1991.

Visitation hours will be held on Wednesday, June 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bennett Funeral Home, 209 N. Main St. Concord., New Hampshire. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 6 at 11 a.m. at Bennett Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at Evans Cemetery in Bow, New Hampshire.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in David’s name to the United States Tennis Association Foundation, www.ustafoundation.com/donate/.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Bennett Funeral Home of Concord. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at https://www.BennettFuneral.com for the Joslin family.