RICHMOND, VT. - George F. Legassey, 94, of 141 Mountain View Road, Richmond, Vt., formerly of South Grafton, Ma., Framingham, Ma., and Southbridge, Ma., died Wednesday, May 18th, in Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vt., after a brief illness.
George was pre-deceased by his wife, Germaine (Pelletier) Legassey. He leaves three daughters, Patricia Thomson, and her husband Laurence, with whom he lived, and Jeanne Legassey, all of Richmond, Vt., and Judith Volinski and her husband Benjamin of Andover, Ma.; and a son, Paul, of Colchester, Vt.; four grandsons; a great grandson; a niece, Kathleen Michniewicz and a nephew Patrick Mahoney. He was born and raised in South Grafton, Ma., the son of Augustus and Eugenie (Balcom) Legassey. He and Germaine moved to Gardner, Ma. in 1947 and then to Framingham, Ma. in 1959. From 1965 to 1970 they lived in Newport, R.I. before returning to (Southbridge) Massachusetts from 1970 to 1998, when they moved to Vermont. George graduated from Becker College, in Worcester, Ma., where he played baseball. He was a life long Red Sox fan and was thrilled to see them win the World Series last year.
Mr. Legassey served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He was employed as an Accountant at Thayer, Inc. from 1947 to 1960, where he rose to the positions of Chief Accountant, Comptroller, and Assistant to the Treasurer. He moved to High Temperature Materials where he became the Comptroller-Treasurer-Secretary between 1960 and 1965. From 1966 to 1970 he was General Manager, Vice President, and then President of M & L Tool and Die in Middletown, R.I. He then went to American Optical, where he served as Cost Controller, Manager of the Billing Department, and later of Capital Budgets.
His funeral will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 from the Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., Rt. 122A, Millbury, Ma., with a Mass at 11 A.M. in St. James Church, 89 Main St., South Grafton, Ma. Burial will be in St. PatrickTM)s Cemetery, Whitinsville, Ma. Calling hours are 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Monday, May 23rd, in the funeral home.
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George was pre-deceased by his wife, Germaine (Pelletier) Legassey. He leaves three daughters, Patricia Thomson, and her husband Laurence, with whom he lived, and Jeanne Legassey, all of Richmond, Vt., and Judith Volinski and her husband Benjamin of Andover, Ma.; and a son, Paul, of Colchester, Vt.; four grandsons; a great grandson; a niece, Kathleen Michniewicz and a nephew Patrick Mahoney. He was born and raised in South Grafton, Ma., the son of Augustus and Eugenie (Balcom) Legassey. He and Germaine moved to Gardner, Ma. in 1947 and then to Framingham, Ma. in 1959. From 1965 to 1970 they lived in Newport, R.I. before returning to (Southbridge) Massachusetts from 1970 to 1998, when they moved to Vermont. George graduated from Becker College, in Worcester, Ma., where he played baseball. He was a life long Red Sox fan and was thrilled to see them win the World Series last year.
Mr. Legassey served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He was employed as an Accountant at Thayer, Inc. from 1947 to 1960, where he rose to the positions of Chief Accountant, Comptroller, and Assistant to the Treasurer. He moved to High Temperature Materials where he became the Comptroller-Treasurer-Secretary between 1960 and 1965. From 1966 to 1970 he was General Manager, Vice President, and then President of M & L Tool and Die in Middletown, R.I. He then went to American Optical, where he served as Cost Controller, Manager of the Billing Department, and later of Capital Budgets.
His funeral will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 from the Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., Rt. 122A, Millbury, Ma., with a Mass at 11 A.M. in St. James Church, 89 Main St., South Grafton, Ma. Burial will be in St. PatrickTM)s Cemetery, Whitinsville, Ma. Calling hours are 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Monday, May 23rd, in the funeral home.
Read George Legassey's Obituary and Guestbook on mulhane.com.
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