Joseph-Paquette-Obituary

Joseph Farnand Paquette Jr.

Gladwyne, Pennsylvania

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August 21, 2024
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Gladwyne, Pennsylvania

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Joseph Farnand Paquette, Jr ("Hoppy" "Pop Pop"), 89, of Gladwyne, PA died peacefully on August 21, 2024 at his home at Waverly Heights. He was former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PECO. He was the devoted husband of Ellin Louise Brush Paquette for 54 years, before she passed away in...

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Saddened to learn that my old friend Joe Paquette has passed away. Even more sad to learn that he was living nearby in Gladwynne, PA, and I didn't know. At The Pennsylvania Society meeting in New York last December I asked a group of mutual friends if they knew how Joe was doing and, after huddling, they told me he was living in Florida. Joe and I were both engineers, about the same age, and he led PECO when I moved to Philadelphia in 1991 to lead the University City Science Center. He...

Joe was a great guy - knew him and Ellin through mutual friends Diana and Wally Barto. And knew him as a former long time Peco employee. Loved the article in the Inquirer about his historic shore house now owned by daughter. My condolences to the family - Joe had a terrific long life - lucky him.

Thinking of your family as you celebrate your Dad´s wonderful life. Cindy Stewart and Ged Deming