Wayne Paul Lanzillo Jr.

Paul Lanzillo
Tyngsboro, owned Paul Lanzillo Electric; 52
TYNGSBORO Wayne Paul Lanzillo, Jr., 52, a longtime resident of Tyngsboro, died Sunday August 30th at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with complications following a bone marrow transplant. He was the beloved husband of Mary J. (Bradley) Lanzillo, to whom he was married for 31 years.
He was born in Melrose on September 23,1956, and he was a son of Joan (Darling) Lanzillo of Wilmington and the late Wayne P. Lanzillo. He was raised and received his early education in Wilmington schools and he was a graduate of Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Billerica. Throughout his childhood, he enjoyed all his summers at Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire and shared this experience with his own children.
Paul was the owner of Paul Lanzillo Electrician in Tyngsboro. Earlier in his career he was employed by Raytheon Corp. in Andover as an electrician.
As a young man he enjoyed hydroplane racing and was a former commodore of the South Shore Outboard Association and a former member of the American Power Boat Association.
He was a communicant of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Dracut, and he was a member of the Tyngsboro Sportsman Club. Paul spent a lot of his time volunteering in different capacities for various Tyngsboro youth organizatons in addition to being an avid golfer and motorcycle enthusiast.
In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by four children John Lanzillo and his wife Danielle of Marshfield, David Lanzillo and his fiancé Joann Xaysanasine, both of Townsend, Emily Lanzillo of Tyngsboro, and D. Zachary Lanzillo of Tyngsboro; three granddaughters Anastasia Samxaysanasine, Ava Lanzillo, and Riley Lanzillo; three brothers Peter Lanzillo and his wife Bernadette of Pelham, NH, Mark Lanzillo and his wife Joanne of Salem, NH, and Robert Lanzillo of Hudson, NH; a sister Karen Silva of Wilmington; his brothers and sisters-in-law Jude and Donna Bradley of Porter, ME, Paul and Eliza Bradley of Chelmsford, Anthony and Sharon Bradley of Lowell, Daniel and Louise Bradley of Porter, ME, Peter Bradley of Chelmsford, Katherine Riddle of Tewksbury, and Andrea and Robert Taylor of Wilmington; and many, many nieces and nephews. He was also the brother-in-law of the late Gerald Bradley, Neil Bradley, and Joanne Bradley.
LANZILLO Friends may call at the DRACUT FUNERAL HOME, 2159 Lakeview Avenue, DRACUT, on Wednesday from 4 until 9 P.M. His Funeral will be held on Thursday at 8 A.M., followed by his Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 9 AM at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Dracut. Interment in Tyngsboro Memorial Cemetery. Those who wish may make donations in his name to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Pl. West, 6th Fl., Brookline, MA 02445-7226, ATTN: Contribution Services. For condolences or directions visit dracutfuneralhome.com.