William
William Howard Buchanan
d. February 26, 2011
Shrewsbury, MA
William Howard Buchanan, 76, of Shrewsbury, died on Saturday, Feb. 26th at UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus in Worcester. He is survived by his wife, Marie-Louise (Gauthier) Buchanan of Shrewsbury.
William was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, son of the late George W. and Bertha May (Sparrow) Buchanan. He was a 1953 graduate of the Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Glacier A.G.B.-4 Icebreaker. He spent six years stationed in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans participating in Operation Deep Freeze, Task Force 41. He eventually served as a Navy photographer at the Portsmouth Naval Yard until being honorably discharged. Most recently he was employed as a security guard for Securitas of Westborough the past six years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his son, Steven Buchanan and his wife Cindy of Belmont; his daughter, Denise Cecile Aucoin and her husband Brian of Hudson and his five grandchildren, Eric, Danielle and Adam Aucoin and Shawn and Kristen Buchanan..
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749. Family and friends may attend calling hours on Thursday, March 3rd from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial in Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Natick will be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of William may be made to: American Heart Association, Massachusetts Affiliate, Inc., 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.
William Howard Buchanan, 76, of Shrewsbury, died on Saturday, Feb. 26th at UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus in Worcester. He is survived by his wife, Marie-Louise (Gauthier) Buchanan of Shrewsbury.
William was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, son of the late George W. and Bertha May (Sparrow) Buchanan. He was a 1953 graduate of the Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Glacier A.G.B.-4 Icebreaker. He spent six years stationed in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans participating in Operation Deep Freeze, Task Force 41. He eventually served as a Navy photographer at the Portsmouth Naval Yard until being honorably discharged. Most recently he was employed as a security guard for Securitas of Westborough the past six years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his son, Steven Buchanan and his wife Cindy of Belmont; his daughter, Denise Cecile Aucoin and her husband Brian of Hudson and his five grandchildren, Eric, Danielle and Adam Aucoin and Shawn and Kristen Buchanan..
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749. Family and friends may attend calling hours on Thursday, March 3rd from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial in Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Natick will be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of William may be made to: American Heart Association, Massachusetts Affiliate, Inc., 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.
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