Frederick W. “Ted” Driver, Jr., 84, died Friday, Nov. 26 at Merrimack Valley Hospital.
Born and raised in Braintree, son of the late Frederick and Naomi (Schofield) Driver, he was a member of the Braintree High School Class of 1944. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Signalman during WWII and was a recipient of the World War II Victory Medal, The American Area Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Area Medal.
 Mr. Driver later attended Burdett College and was employed as a salesman in the pharmaceutical and medical supplies field by Glaxo-Smith-Kline.
A resident of Haverhill since 2004, he was a former 40-year resident of Duxbury and a member of Saint John’s Episcopal Church.
An accomplished professional musician, Mr. Driver played the trombone as a member of the Boston Fire Department Band and the Timberlane Community Concert Band. He was an avid wintertime sailor and served as Commodore of the Duxbury Frostbite Society and the Duxbury Bay Regatta.
Mr. Driver is survived by his wife Eleanor O. (Allen) Driver, whom he married on June 25, 1948; a son and daughter-in-law, Frederick W. “Bill” Driver, III and Doreen, of Duxbury; three daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah A. and Stephen Waters of Pelham, N.H., Dorothy N. and Kenneth Cossingham, of North Andover and Priscilla E. and Robert Rotondo of Foster, R.I; a sister Carolyn Smaltz of North Carolina; four grandchildren, Kira Driver, Will Driver, Katie Cossingham and Tom Cossingham; and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to a celebration of the life of Mr. Driver in music and memories to be held on Jan. 8, 2011 at 2 p.m. at the Clubhouse at the Village at Brickett Hill, North Avenue, Haverhill, MA. In lieu of flowers, the family would like memorial donations be made to Timberlane Community Band, P.O. Box 63, Atkinson, NH. 03811. Arrangements are under the direction of Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow, NH.