Bruce H. Chaffee

Bruce Hammond Chaffee, 70, of Kingston and Beverly Hills, Florida, passed away on May 21, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. Bruce was the son of the late Warren H. Chaffee of Oxford and Barbara Chaffee of Longwood, Florida, and Marion. Bruce was the most wonderful and devoted husband to Anne (McCarthy) for 45 years. He was the loving father of Jolianne Boucher and husband Nick of Sandwich and son Roger Chaffee of Kingston; and much loved grandsons, Jack and Ben Boucher of Sandwich. He was the brother of Diane Chaffee Sorace and her husband Dr. James Sorace of Maryland and the late Scott Chaffee of Dudley; uncle of Cheryl Agaskar of Bedford, Dr. Brian Sorace of Virginia, Dr. Katie McCarthy of Brookline and Drew McCarthy of Holbrook; brother-in-law of Andy and Maureen McCarthy of Rockland. He was "Brilliant Bruce" to his Florida friends. He was an avid Red Sox enthusiast, a Jack-of-all-trades and true Libertarian. Bruce took great pride in his 10-year trivia gatherings with his beloved Team Venice at Carmela's in Kingston. Bruce was a graduate of Worcester Academy and Northeastern University. He was proud of his Army service in Vietnam Chaplain Corp. Bruce was the former Manager of Information Systems at General Dynamics in Quincy. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, May 31, at 5 p.m. with visiting hours from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main Street (Rte. 106), Kingston. Burial will be private at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, on June 13.