Arthur A. Court Jr.

Arthur A. Court Jr., of Bridgewater, died peacefully on March 27, 2015, peacefully from complications of pancreatic cancer, He received extraordinary care during his brief illness at Newton-Wellesley Mass General Hospital. He was born in North Dighton at the Mt. Hope Hospital. Arthur recently celebrated his 80th birthday with a party and vacation in Florida with his family. He was the son of the late Arthur Sr. and Margaret Copeland of Taunton. He graduated from Taunton High School in 1952 and attended Bryant College. He leaves his wife Dorothea Sullivan Court and two daughters Leslie Buron and her husband Daniel of Bridgewater and Jennifer Pietnik and her husband Ted of Taunton. He adored his loving grandchildren Tyler Buron and Caroline Pietnik. He was the brother of the late Cynthia Park and Richard Court. He leaves his nieces Christine Grispino and her husband Bob, Melanie Lavoie and her boyfriend Stephen Auclair, his nephews Adam and Alex Lavoie and Timothy Court and his wife Stephanie. He leaves his brother-in-law Francis Park and his sister-in-law Carol Phillips and her husband Harold and many cousins. Arthur retired in 2001 after working at Reed & Barton Corporation in Taunton, Mass. as the Director of Purchasing for thirty four years. He and his family loved family vacations on Cape Cod for the summer. His wife and he also loved going to Key West and Largo, Florida. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the US Army Military Police. Arthur was an animal lover and enjoyed playing golf and watching the history channel on TV. Throughout the years Arthur was very active in community organizations and had given freely of his time to help the Taunton community and the local area. He was a founding member of the United Way of Eastern New England and was elected to its Board of Directors. He also was an Executive Committee member of the United Way of Greater Taunton, and a past president of the local fundraising organization. Arthur was an active member of the Rotary Club of Taunton, and served on its Board of Directors in 2001-2002. He was a Corperator of the former Morton Hospital in Taunton and a past Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge 150 in Taunton. He also was a former member of the Rhode Island Purchasing Agents Assoc. After moving to Raynham, Mass. he was so proud to be a volunteer of the Police and Fire Departments. He served as a former Town Auditor in Raynham and former president of the Edgewood Swim and Tennis Club. He enjoyed being a former assistant coach of the Bridgewater Youth Football and served on its Board of Directors. He was also a former member of the Bridgewater Wage and Personal Board. He loved family dinners on Sunday and was grateful for his wonderful eighty years. Calling hours will be held at the OKeefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington Street in Taunton, Tuesday, March 31, from 4 - 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 103 Center Street in Bridgewater on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Interment St. Francis Cemetery in Taunton. In lieu of flowers, donations in Arthurs memory may be made to Holy Union Sisters, P.O. Box 410, Milton, MA, 02186-0006 or Wounded Warriors, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL, 32256. Visit our website www.okeefewade.com to sign the online guest book, obituaries and directions.