Raymond J. Fugere, Jr.

October 26, 2019

Raymond J. Fugere, Jr., 81 of West Hartford and Winchester, CT, died October 26th surrounded by his family. He was born in Springfield, Mass, the son of Raymond J. Fugere and Mary (Ward) Fugere. He attended Springfield schools and graduated from Classical High School in 1955 and Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1960. In 1967 he received his MBA from the University of Connecticut. He was employed by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Fafnir Bearing, and The Torrington Company, retiring in 2001. He also served as a U.S. Army Lieutenant in Kitzingen, West Germany during the “Berlin Wall” and “Cuban Missile” Crises. In 1973 he was ordained to Holy Orders as a Deacon in the Catholic Church. He served in Holy Family Church in Enfield, and Saint Helena and Saint Mark the Evangelist Churches in West Hartford, CT. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and served for many years as Chaplain of his Council. Ray and Sally and their family enjoyed their cottage at Highland Lake in Winchester, CT. for many years. Ray also served on the Board of Directors of the Highland Lake Association. Ray was predeceased by his beloved wife, of 55 years, Sally Fugere. Ray leaves a son, Raymond J. Fugere, III and wife Ann (Via) of Ellicott City, MD; a daughter Mary Kay McNeil and her husband Paul, along with her son, David of West Hartford; and a second daughter, Barbara Nemirow and her husband Jay, along with their children Hope, Drew, Bailey, and Brooke of West Hartford. He leaves step grandchildren, Chris Via and wife Jamie, along with their children Jackson and Preston of Trophy Club, TX, and Kim Meier and husband Chuck, and son Charlie of Severna Park, MD. He also leaves a brother Robert Fugere and Jeanne of Toronto, Canada, and many nieces and nephews and their families. Ray and Sally were predeceased by her sister Barbara and her husband Dr. Thomas Grace of West Hartford and by her brother William McCormick, and his wife Jeanne of Potomac, MD. His family will receive friends at Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford on Tuesday October 29, 2019 from 5pm to 8pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday October 30, 2019 at 11am at the Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist, 467 Quaker Lane South in West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Whitman Ave. West Hartford.