Reggie Gauthier

1942 - 2019

Reggie Gauthier 77

Millbury - Don't shed a tear for me, as I have gone home to a better place. My journey on Earth quickly ended on June 10, 2019.

Although I found it very hard leaving my loving wife Beverley, who has been by my side for 56 wonderful years, my wonderful Son Gregory and his wife Patricia; my Grandsons, Vincent and his wife Taylor, Daniel and his friend Beccah and my Great Granddaughter Lilyana Gauthier; my brother in law, Richard Patrone and sister in law, Shirley Abbruzzese. They were everything to me and I love them all dearly and will surely miss them all terribly.

To my Family and Friends, when you think of me don't shed a tear, but "Remember" all the good times over the years that we have had together, whether it was at a family function, a Corvette or car event, or just sitting and talking about old times, those memories will last forever.

77 years ago I was born in Gardner, then at an early age moved to Worcester, but spent most of my adult life in Millbury. I graduated from Worcester Boys Trade High School in 1962 and worked for Patten's Plumbing in Hopkinton for a few years. I joined Plumbers Union Local #4 and was Foreman on one of the U-Mass Hospital and Worcester Post Office jobs. When work slowed down, I went to Saint John's in Canada and was a General Foreman on an Oil Refinery. Boy that sure was a long trip home on weekends. In 1977 I left Canada and started my own business Gauthier's Plumbing & Heating and many of you may even have been some of my loyal customers, I hope you were satisfied with me and my work. I was the 3rd generation of Gauthier plumbers, my Father and Grandfather helped teach me the trade. Now my Son Greg and Grandsons Vinny and Danny have made it 5 generations of Gauthier plumbers. Today, the Company is owned and operated by my Son Greg.

My first Love was for my Wonderful Family and Great bunch of Friends, but then came the Love for my Corvettes. I would spend hours in my garage cleaning and polishing them (they could never be too clean for me), but thank goodness Beverley understood the obsession I had for my cars and I think it even rubbed off on her, as she would help me clean and polish the Vettes.

In my early days I coached and sponsored Millbury's youth baseball. Wow that's going back a few years. I remember how I enjoyed teaching the kids the game of baseball, but more important was teaching them "Good Sportsmanship". I also was Vice President, many years ago, of our "Corvettes United" car club.

My journey now has come to an end and I will be joining my parents Paul and Eileen Gauthier, my sister Gloria Jean Patrone, my "Best Buddy" and cousin Dick Fenuccio and all my family and friends who have passed before me who will be waiting my arrival.

I want to thank the Millbury Police and EMT's as well as the courteous staff at the Trauma Center at U-Mass Hospital on Lake Ave.

My friends and relatives are invited to gather with my loved ones during calling hours Tuesday June 18th, 2019, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the MERCADANTE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 370 Plantation St. My funeral will be celebrated, Wednesday, June 19th from the funeral home with a procession to my church St Brigid's, 59 Main St. in Millbury where my rite of Christian burial Mass will be held at 10:00 am. I will be then buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, in Worcester.

In lieu of flowers the Family suggests that memorial remembrances in Reggie's name can be sent to Alzheimer's Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, P.O. Box 1950, Clarksburg, MD 20871-1950.

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