PAUL B. WAITZE

WAITZE, Paul B. Formerly of Stoughton and Sharon, MA, passed away on November 15, 2022 at the age of 85. Born March 19, 1937 in Boston, he was the oldest son of the late Jacob and Eva (Hurst) Waitze. He graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School for boys in 1954 and from the University of Rhode Island in 1958, where he was enrolled in the Army ROTC program. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army and served at Ft. Lee, Virginia. Prior to moving to Virginia, Paul married his high school sweet-heart, Cynthia Malkin. Upon leaving the service, Paul started his own trucking company, Tri State Transport Inc. Paul was passionate about boating and fishing, spending many summer weekends with his friends and family in the waters off of Nantasket Beach. He was also a true New England sports fan, having, at one time, season tickets to the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots. It was the Patriots though who truly stole his heart. Paul was also active for many years in the Knights of Pythias fraternal order in Massachusetts, and served on the Board of the Bridge Center, a camp for children and young adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. Paul's greatest passion however were his grandchildren, Emily and Matthew Callan, Brady and Melanie Waitze, Caitlin, Sarah, Aidan and Grace O'Sullivan. Paul is survived by his ex-wife, Cynthia Malkin, his brother and sister-in-law, Peter and Lois Waitze, and his three children and their spouses, Linda (Waitze) and Chris Callan, Jeff and Liz Waitze, and Deanne (Waitze) and Sean O'Sullivan. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a service on Monday, November 21, 2022 at 10:00am at the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, with burial to follow. For those unable to attend in person, a live streaming link can be found at https://brezniakfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/ Shiva will be observed at Temple Kol Tikvah, 9 Dunbar Street, Sharon on Monday, November 21st between the hours of 4-7pm with a Kaddish at 6pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Paul's name may be made to the Fisher House of Boston https://fisherhouseboston.org/ or Tunnels to Towers https://t2t.org/