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ENFIELD, Conn. -- Wesley “Wes” Albert Ricker, 65, of 24 Guild St., Enfield died on Monday, May 8, at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield.

He was born in Leominster, Mass., on July 31, 1940, the son of Dorothy (Elliott) Ricker of Leominster and the late Thornton Ricker. He moved to the Enfield community in 1964. He attended George Street School, May A. Gallagher Junior High School, and graduated from the Leominster High School in 1958.

During his high school years he worked at Chase Photography and did much of the photography for the high school yearbooks. He also worked at the Nu-Plastic Corporation and was a Past Master Councilor of the Leominster Chapter of the Order of Demolay. He later attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a year before attending Lowell Technical Institute, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1963. He retired from Digital Equipment Corp. in Springfield as a Supervisor of Quality Engineering.

In addition to his mother of Leominster, Mr. Ricker is survived by his sister, Sally Flagg and her husband Philip of West Dennis, Mass. and their children, Kathlyn Fini and Heidi Flagg; numerous other nieces and nephews.

His beloved wife of 40 years, Elizabeth Ann “Liz” (Kramer) Ricker predeceased him on Feb. 19, 2004.