As some of you know, Bill Fagan Sr. had a stroke on Friday and passed away. He was married to Doris "Dot" Fagan for 58
years. My grandparents worked at Westover and got the Fagans to join PV8 on March 15, 1986. They have been on many camping
trips in the years that they went camping. Since the 1990's and until 2006, they would go down to South Carolina (until 2002)
and Florida (2003-2006) for their winters. In his early years, Bill served in the Air Force. In my high school years, I was
able to hang out with them and played cards. They were a great couple. His sons, Joe & Bill Jr. were also involved in
the camping club with their families. Bill Sr. also leaves behind seven grandchildren. Bill, we will all miss you
William J. Fagan Sr. |
|
|
William J. Fagan, Sr. 1929 - 2008 CHICOPEE William "Bill" J. Fagan, Sr. 78, of Chicopee,
died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, June 6, 2008 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was a retired
seventeen year vehicle maintenance supervisor for Westover Civil Service. William was born on November 20, 1929 in Fall River
and has lived in Chicopee for the past forty six years. He was the son of the late John F. and Laura (Poirier) Fagan. Bill
was a twenty three year Air Force veteran and the Crew Chief on B 52's. He was an avid camper and long time member of the
Pioneer Valley Chapter 8 of NAFCA. He is leaves the love of his life and wife of fifty eight years, Doris D. (Gordon)
Fagan; dedicated father of two sons, Joseph Fagan, Sr. and his wife, Cynthia of Southampton and William J. Fagan, Jr. and
his wife, Kim of Chicopee and a daughter, Laura Howell and her husband Steven of Knoxville, TN; a sister, Ellen Van Cleef
of San Diego, CA; proud grandfather of seven, William J. Fagan, 3rd and his wife, Gloria, Joseph Fagan, Jr. and his wife Christyn,
Nicole Fagan, Christine MacTavish and her husband, Donald, Scott Fagan and his fiancé Ashley Herlihy, Jason Gostkowski and
Daniel Gostkowski and great grandfather of three, Madelyn Fagan, Haley Marie Fagan and Liam Fagan. The funeral home service
will be held on Tuesday evening June 10, 2008 at 7:30 pm at the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home on 69 East St. in Chicopee
Falls. William's burial will take place on Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam.
Calling hours are on Tuesday from 6 to 8 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box
14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0301 Cierpial Funeral Home 413 598-8573 Published in The Republican on 6/8/2008. |
|