John L. Forand, 83, of Hartford, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on Monday, January 2, 2017. He was born in Hartford, the son of the late Lester and Mary (Sullivan) Forand. John earned a business degree from University of Hartford in 1956 and served in the US Army, 8th Army 74th Ordinance, Korea 1956-58. John worked for, and retired from, Travelers Insurance in 1990 after 33 years. John then joined H&R Block for 18 years before retiring in 2008. John was married for 50 years to the late Linda (Kitch) Forand , and resided in Wethersfield for 45 of those years. John's passion was duckpin bowling and golfing. He was a member of the US Golf Association and the Wethersfield Senior bowling and golf leagues for 25 years. John served as bowling league secretary for 20 years and a golf league officer for 5 years. The highlight of John's bowling career was a high game of 215 in 2003 for the All Insurance Bowling League. For the last 5 years John was an active resident of Avery Heights where he organized a Wii bowling league, joined the Library committee and played poker. John is survived by his loving daughter Deborah, her husband David Bieg, granddaughters Annaliese and Marissa Bieg of Pittsford VT; a sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Stuart Reynolds of Hobe Sound FL; a brother-in-law Robert Laramee of Canton; a sister-in-law Melanie Forand of Berlin; three nephews Michael Forand , William and Edward Laramee; and a niece Suzanne (Forand) Topliff. John is predeceased by his sister, Jean T. Laramee and brother, Richard P. Forand. Join John's family to celebrate his life on Friday, January 6 from 3-6 at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield. The burial ceremony is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association (www.lung.org). To share a memory with the family, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com.