Lee Puglia Obituary
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Lee will be greatly missed by his loving extended family which includes: his sister Loretta Cardavelli and her partner Joe Connors, and sister Karen Abbot and her partner Joe McNall, son Bryan Puglia and daughters Katie Bryan and Dana Padden and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his beloved stepmother Betty Schell Puglia and grandchildren Carlie, John, Cameron, Cash and Harper.
Lee was predeceased by his mother Jeanne M. Campos Puglia, father Lito J. Puglia, his sister Janet Parzych and by his beloved dogs Jake and Maggie Mae.
Lee was born in Cambridge, MA on September 13, 1952 and moved with his family to North Reading where he attended local schools. Lee and his family moved to Wakefield in 1968, where he graduated from Wakefield Memorial High School in 1970. Shortly after high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served as an electronics technician on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Independence and received an Honorable Discharge in 1974. In his long career as an Instrument Technician, Lee worked for Milton Roy Company, at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant and for the MWRA water treatment plant on Deer Island.
Lee was a dependable, sensible man and an avid fisherman who loved to spend time on Plum Island surf casting with his lifelong friend Tim Brooks and relaxing with his dogs at his sister Loretta's summer place on Sand Pond in Denmark, Maine. He was a Patriot's fan, a baseball coach in Atkinson, NH and also an expert finish carpenter who was always ready to lend a helping hand such as hanging a new door or cutting down huge trees. His quick wit and sense of humor will be missed by all who knew him.
At his request there will be no wake or funeral, however a future graveside service is planned and friends and family will be notified of the details.
Arrangements are by the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading.
www.croswellfuneralhome.com
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Dennis quinlan
November 18, 2025
I served with Lee on the USS INDEPENDENCE we were both electricians ,
we also rented a trailer with two other guys while we were in port we drank way too much beer but we had a lot of fun.Lee was my best friend while I was on the ship and when we had free time out at sea he was my partner when we played pinochle he was a great card player and a great electrician,I think of him often , I will miss him dearly. RIP LEE. DENNIS BUFF QUINLAN EM3
Derek Pesce
November 12, 2025
I just learned of Lee's passing on Facebook after checking in on him. I worked with Lee at Deer Island and he was a mentor for me there. He would call me Jr. and I would call him Pops. I'll miss him, he was a great guy and friend. Rest well my friend
Ben Harris
May 17, 2025
Lee and I became friends while working at the Seabrook Nuclear power station. Lee would call me to wish my family a happy Thanksgiving for many years after our workdays together had ended. He was the driving force for the AOV team that was formed to increase efficiency and save our company money. I never joined him, but Lee was an avid dart thrower and competed with friends from work with great success.
I had the honor of visiting lee at his home in Atkinson several times being able to sit out back on his deck to enjoy the quite woods and hear stories of how his attic became a beehive. I shared home grown garlic with him that he said he used to make his special Italian tomato sauce. He also shared his recipe for cooking butternut squash with me that uses cinnamon, yum yum. We parted last with a challenge to compete in a friendly game of cribbage. Hopefully when we meet again, we will get a chance to play. I will miss you Lee, thank you for being a great friend.
Jack Adams
March 11, 2025
RIP Lee. We worked together for a long time up at Seabrook Station. A great teammate.
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