Former Dunbarton selectman; ran The Bow Times for eight years

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:10:00 GMT

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI

The former owner of The Bow Times and former Dunbarton selectman, Beverly Ann Marcou, died Thursday, Aug. 21, at the age of 73.

Karen Tomes, one of Marcou’s seven children, remembered her mother’s love of the newspaper business. “Beverly just loved working there – the camaraderie between us all, dealing with the towns and the people she met,” said Tomes. “It was a lot of fun. We were a family. Laugh ... my God, did we laugh. I have yet to find anything like it.”

Rick Broussard, executive editor of New Hampshire Magazine, remembered Marcou as a strong woman. “In whatever she chose to do – business, local politics or newspapering – Bev Marcou was force to be reckoned with,” said Broussard. “She was totally committed to making things work, making them better. I know The Bow Times would not be here today if she hadn’t gotten involved and really believed in it. I had a lot to learn when I was getting started in local journalism, and the two people who taught me the most about small-town New Hampshire were Bev and her dad, Jim Bucknam, the founder of The Bow Times.” The Bow Times began publishing in 1987, and Marcou ran the paper from 1991 until its sale to Neighborhood Publications (now Neighborhood News, Inc.) in January 2000.

Active in politics
Marcou didn’t confine herself to journalism, becoming a Dunbarton selectman from 1989 to 1991. “She could recite an RSA like you’ve never seen in your life,” said Tomes. “She was one of the smartest people I’ve ever known.”

Businesswoman
Along with journalism and politics, Marcou owned and ran a construction business, Marcou Construction, which she started with her husband in 1963. Originally, the company build roads for subdivisions, said Tomes, then they owned Litchfield Sand and Gravel, a sand and gravel pit in Litchfield.

Marcou married Louis F. Marcou on May 19, 1956. He passed away Nov. 1, 1985.

Marcou had seven children – James J. Marcou, Ann M. Marcou, Louis (Bud) F, Marcou Jr,, Karen E. Tomes, Joanne L. Wilusz, Susan B. Kelly and Lynn A.G. Marcou of Dunbarton. She had 15 grandchildren and one newly arrived great-grandchild.

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Former Dunbarton selectman; ran The Bow Times for eight years