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Paul LaPan Obituary

Paul Francis LaPan, 50, of Uxbridge passed away from a sudden illness Tues. Oct. 7, 2014 In the Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford. He was the husband of Therese Frances Cooper. Paul was born in Framingham on October 14, 1963 and raised in Milford, the son of Donald H. and Lois (Erickson) LaPan of Medway and was a graduate of Milford High School. A resident of Uxbridge for many years, he was employed at Milton Cat in Milford for the past 26 years. He enjoyed bass fishing with his lifelong friend Joe Livingston, and camping trips to Rangeley Lake, Maine with his family. More recently he spent many enjoyable evenings with his wife at the Scorpion Bar. His devotion to family was his lifes focal point. He was an amazing father, dedicated family man, dear friend to many, and devoted son and brother. In addition to his loving wife Therese of 18 years and parents Donald and Lois, he is survived by two daughters Ellie C. LaPan and Erin D. Kiteley and her fiance Brian Marcou all of Uxbridge; a son James D. Kiteley of Uxbridge; four siblings Susan and her husband Robert Mansfield of NJ, David and his wife Colleen LaPan of Mendon, Jeffery and his wife Sue LaPan of MN, and Sharon LaPan and her friend Joanne Koss of Uxbridge; a lifelong friend Joe Livingston of NH; his mother-in-law Joan A. Cooper of Uxbridge; 2 sister-in-laws Jeanne Cooper Parente of RI, Suzanne Young of Natick, and a brother-in-law, Robert W. Cooper, Jr. of Milton, and many loving family members including nieces, nephews, and cousins, and a large circle of friends. Visiting hours will be held Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 from 4-8 PM in the Buma-Sargeant Funeral Home, 42 Congress St., Milford. Funeral services will be held Sat. Oct. 11, 2014 at 9 AM from the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 7 East Main St., Milford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to http://www.gofundme.com/LaPanCollegeFund. www.bumafuneralhome.com

Published by Milford Daily News from Oct. 9 to Oct. 10, 2014.
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Therese Cooper

October 25, 2014

miss you more everyday dad...
love you always and forever

erin

October 24, 2014

My sincere condolences (from a classmate)

Carol Bartlett

October 14, 2014

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Paul for close to 20 years @ MiltonCat. We enjoyed throwing 3 Stoogesisms at one another. RIP "Lumpy"/"Bunny". See you down the road.

Chandler Watson

October 13, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Lapan family.

Vickery family

October 12, 2014

Therese Cooper

October 12, 2014

Condolences from Milford High School Class of 1984.

Debra Hazard

October 12, 2014

So sorry for your loss Al and I were on vacation and just got home. There are no words for the loss of your Spouse, Father,Son and Friend.
RIP Paul

Albert & Mauren Ames

October 11, 2014

Sharon,
So sorry to hear of your brother passing. Our thoughts and prayers
Are with with you at this very sad time in your life.
Love Richie&Margie

Margie Swift

October 11, 2014

Our sincere sympathy to you and your entire family.

Chris and Jeff Calvey

October 10, 2014

October 10, 2014

Nephew and godson, I am going to miss seeing your happy, smiling face and your funny Finnish ways. Aunty Ellen

October 10, 2014

Paul is my cousin. So young to be taken from all who loved him. Ron and I are deeply sorry for your loss. Our prayers go out to the Lapan family.

Marsha Whitney Boyd

October 10, 2014

I am so sorry for the loss of such a good man.My prayers are with the family

Marilyn Dickinson

October 10, 2014

What sad news. We had some god times together. He'll be missed.

Ed Eck

October 10, 2014

I worked with Paul for 10 years at Milton CAT. A hard working guy that taught me a lot and always had a kind word. Rest in peace Paul.

Scott Antonson

October 10, 2014

We're so sorry to hear of Paul's passing. Please accept our deepest condolences.

Michael & Jacqueline Deloia

October 10, 2014

Paul was a classmate of mine for many years thoughts and prayers go out to his family

lisa dipietro-holland

October 10, 2014

Deeply sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family during this difficult time.

Tom

October 9, 2014

So sorry for your loss. Jimmy said he was a great friend and coworker. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all

October 9, 2014

Great family man, great neighbor, good cook, fun camper. The jury is still out on his softball game tho. My heart goes out to Tracey, Erin, Ellie, James, Sharon and Lola. Keep each other close and take good care of each other.

Elena Curran

October 9, 2014

Sending Prayers, Love and lots of Hugs to Pauls Family & Friends. Paul was an awesome friend, I have worked with him for 25 yrs. I am truly going to miss him. R I P My Friend Paul~

Cathy Brosz

October 9, 2014

We are so sorry for your loss, Paul was a great man and he will be deeply missed each and everyday....your family at Miltoncat

October 9, 2014

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