LANCASTER - John Andrew Colborn, the only child of John A. and Allegra T. Colborn was born in Albany, Calif., on April 8, 1933, and died March 17, 2013, at The Morrison nursing home in Whitefield. Jay, as he was known, grew up in Washington, D.C., graduated from Woodward Prep School, attended George Washington University and graduated from American University with a B.A. in economics. He served three years in the U.S. Army as a cryptographer assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency. Following a move to Antrim, Jay worked for Sylvania Electric Products in Hillsborough and N.H. Ball Bearings Inc. in Peterborough. In 1963 the family moved to Lancaster. Jay was employed for many years at the Groveton Paper Co. (Diamond International, James River). In 1988 he took a medical retirement from the N.H. Department of Labor, where he was a safety engineer. He is survived by his wife Nancy Hopkins Colborn and their three children, Janet Foryan and husband Alex of Lunenburg, Vt., Lynn Andrews and husband Jeffrey of Meredith, William Colborn and wife Kristine of Lancaster; grandchildren, Brian, Stacy, and Becky Roberts, Katie Gray, Quincy, Stephanie and Thomas John Colborn Andrews, Olivia and Emalie Colborn; and great-granddaughters Kaya and Natalie. Jay loved the outdoors. He worked as a park ranger in Grand Teton National Park. He was a certified scuba diver and regular hiker. His favorite years were spent at Mt. Prospect Ski Club, where he served on the board of directors and was club president for two years. He was on the volunteer ski patrol at the Wilderness Ski Area. Jay joined his son Bill and the rest of the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Glacier WAGB-4 on its voyage home from Antarctica, sailing with them from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to San Diego. He was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary in South Portland, Maine. John was a longtime member of the Lancaster Congregational Church and served on the board of deacons and the property and finance committee. . services: A celebration of John's life is planned for a later date. Go to www.baileyfh.net for more information or to send an online condolence.