Hudson, MA
John P. Maillet Jr., 47, life long resident of Hudson, died on Saturday, June 18th at his residence in Hudson surrounded by his loving family after a 2 year courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Maria T. (Thurber) Maillet of Hudson.
John was born in Boston, son of John P. Maillet Sr. and Nancy L. (Jacobs) Maillet of Hudson. He was raised in Hudson where he attended local schools and graduated from Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, class of 1982. He later attended Central New England College in Worcester where he received his Associates Degree. He was employed as a Mechanical Designer for the past 10 plus years by the Waters Corporation in Milford. He was a member of Saint Michael's Parish in Hudson.
Besides his wife and parents, John is survived by his two sons; Nathan and Cam Maillet of Hudson; his sister, Robin McNiff and her husband Michael of Hudson; his two brothers, Glenn Maillet and his girl friend Diane Welch of Marlboro and Alan Maillet of Hudson. He is also survived by his father and mother in-law, Ed Thurber III and Yvonne Thurber of Marlboro; his two sisters in-law, Andi Thurber of Boylston, Aimee Geehreng and her husband Justin of Long Island, NY; his brother in-law, Ed Thurber IV and his wife Kate of Sturbridge and his many uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and good friends.
John will always be remembered for his love of all the Boston sports teams, his unique talent as a handyman, always willing to help family and friends with their challenging projects and his love of the outdoors, especially hiking. He enjoyed golfing with his many friends and looked forward to the many events he shared with his family, especially the weekly Tuesday evening gathering for dinner at his parent's home in Hudson which John cherished so deeply.
A funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, June 23rd at 10:00 a.m. in Saint Michael's Church, 21 Manning Street, Hudson. Burial will follow in Forestvale Cemetery, Hudson. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, June 22nd from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of John may be made to: Marlborough Hospital, Oncology Dept., C/O Ellen Carlucci, 157 Union Street, Marlborough, MA 01752 or UMASS Memorial Hospice, UMASS Memorial Development Office, 333 South Street, 4th Floor, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.