Wesley Reid

REID - Wesley Spencer, 92, of Orleans, died on the morning of March 21, 2005 with his family by his side. He was born on September 12, 1912 in Springfield, MA to Bertha Spencer Reid and Edward Reid who were both born in England. He will be greatly missed by his companion of 60 years, Michael D. Ulich; his sister Evelyn Reid Walz and brother-in-law Alvin L. Walz; his nieces; Bonnie Walz and her partner, Celia Halstead, and Suzanne Besciak and her husband Richard Besciak; and his grandniece Anna Besciak. Wesley graduated from Springfield Technical School, received both his BS degree and his Master of Science degree (1935) from the University of Rhode Island in Chemical Engineering. He was President of Lower Cape Kiwanis Club, 1983-1984, past President of Wellfleet Chamber of Commerce, past Director of Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, member of the Universal Lodge of Orleans, member of Connecticut Valley Consistory of Scottish Rite, Springfield, member of Melha Temple Shriners of Springfield, and member of Cape Cod Shrine Club of Dennisport, MA. With Michael Ulich, he developed and operated Surf Side Colony located in South Wellfleet, MA for 25 years until 1979 when they sold the business and moved to their current residence in East Orleans. Wesley was the oldest member, in terms of years of membership, of the East Longmeadow United Methodist Church, where he was very active as a lay leader, youth counselor, chairman of the finance committee and member of the board of trustees. His career at Westinghouse International spanned 34 years from 1934 to 1968, beginning as clerk in the order division. From 1960 to 1968, he lived in Columbus, OH with an office in New York City. His jobs included Supervisor and then Manager in Refrigeration Engineering and Technical Representative on major appliances. At the height of his career, he was in charge of the transfer of Technical information on major appliances for Westinghouse Licensees all over the world. He traveled extensively throughout the world in this capacity. Visiting hours in the Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans, MA. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, East Longmeadow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in is memory to: American Heart Association, 2 Whites Path, South Yarmouth, MA 02664.