HUDSON, N.H. – Daryl Pearsall Killip, 46, died unexpectedly on Dec. 9, in Hudson, N.H.

He was born in Rochester, N.Y., on Dec. 17, 1960, the son of Colbeth and Ardythe (Pearsall) Killip of Nashua. He was the husband of Heidi Howes-Killip, whom he married on July 20, 1985, in Weld.

He lived in Libya and Indonesia with his family before returning to the United States for his high school education. He graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, Mass., in 1978. He went on to receive a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1982, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Maine at Orono in 1984.

He was employed by AT&T in North Andover, Mass., for 11 years, and Vectron in Hudson, N.H., for 12 years. His interests included orienteering, hiking, motorcycling, music, computer “war” games and traveling with Heidi.

In addition to his wife and parents, survivors include his grandmother, Dorothy Pearsall of Palm Beach, Fla.; his sister, Tamsen Sherrell and her husband, Shawn, of Hudson, Mass.; his sister, Kerith Peary and her husband, Ryan, of Gray; and nieces and nephews including, Tristan, Alexandra, Matthew, Bradley, Jason, Logan and Paris.