Francis A. Bukunt

Francis Bukunt BROCKTON Francis A. "Frank" Bukunt, 64, of Brockton, died October 9, 2008, from cancer. A son of Beatrice and the late Anthony J. Bukunt, Frank was a graduate of Brockton High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stonehill College and a Masters degree in Counseling with a concentration in Psychology from Suffolk University. Education was important to Frank, as he continually broadened his educational background to include various certifications, such as The Measurement of Intelligence, Residential Appraising at Stonehill College and Service Training for Professional Persons at Fitchburg State College, which allowed him to lead and be responsible for Vocational Technical Education for Massachusetts. For the last 25 years, Frank proudly served the City of Brockton as an Assessor until his retirement in August of 2008. Previously, he served as an assistant to the former State Representative Peter G. Asiaf Sr. and was a certified appraiser for Smith & Co. of Abington. Frank gave freely of himself, utilizing his training and talents to improve the lives of others, volunteered at several Massachusetts prisons by counseling inmates, as an accomplished organist played during Mass for several churches. Frank was a member of Knights of Lithuania and a communicant of St. Casimir Church, and enjoyed gardening and rides to the Scituate area for dinners and seawatching. In addition to being a devoted son to Beatrice, Frank was the brother of John J. Bukunt and his wife Irene of Bridgewater, Patricia A. Rodericks and her husband Manuel of Brockton, Paul F. Bukunt and his wife Janice of Port St. Lucie, FL and Dorothy E. Smith and her husband Edward of Hull. Uncle of Jeffrey Bukunt, Gregory Bukunt, Douglas Bukunt, Lisa Rodericks, Linda Berolini, Ronald Rodericks, Sherry Bukunt, Mark Bukunt, Robin Hovey, Nancy Lacerda, Robert Machinski, Tracy Constantino and Jennifer Gilligan, granduncle of 22 and great-granduncle of 2. All are welcome to calling hours Monday, 4-7 p.m. in Waitt Funeral Home, 850 North Main St., Brockton. Funeral from Waitt Funeral Home Tuesday at 10 a.m. Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, and burial at Melrose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Aid for Cancer Research, P.O. Box 376, Newton Centre, MA 02459. www.aidforcancerresearch.org 617-782-0500. Call 508-583-7373 or see www.waittfuneralhome.com.