John J. “Jack” Bujold

Bujold, John J. “Jack” of Hingham May 12, 2005. Mr. Bujold leaves his wife, Mary; daughter Jane (Robert Tigue) of Altamont, NY; son Colonel (USAF) David (Connie) of Centreville, VA; daughter Joan Martin (Michael) of Commack, NY and six grandchildren. Other survivors include his sister Pauline Raum (Robert) of East Hartford, CT, brother-in-law Creighton Fee of Tupper Lake, NY and several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his parents and sister Irene B. Fee. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 N. Allen St. Albany, NY at 9:00 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Pius X Church, 23 Crumite Rd. Loudonville, NY on Monday at 10:00 AM. Visiting hours Sunday 3 – 7 PM at McVeigh Funeral Home, NY. Burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Greenwich, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the American Diabetes Association, 7 Washington Sq. Albany, NY 12205. John J. “Jack” Bujold, WWII veteran and a former Northeast Branch Sales Manager of the Lily Division, Owens-Illinois Corp. died on May 12th at home after a long illness. He was 82 years old. Mr. Bujold was born in Tupper Lake, NY, the son of Alexis and Rose Bujold. He graduated from Holy Ghost Academy in Tupper Lake, NY and from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. After Pearl Harbor, during 1942, Mr. Bujold enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a Pharmacist Mate First Class onboard LST’s and LCI’s. During WWII, He participated in exercise TIGER and the 1944 amphibious landing on D-Day at Omaha Beach, Normandy France, part of the naval medical group named “FOXY 29.” After the European invasion he returned to New York City in August 1944 and was assigned to Norfolk, VA to join another crew immediately deployed to the Far East. He served in engagements in the Philippines and Okinawa and was one of the first members of the U.S. Navy medical corps to enter mainland Japan after the surrender. Honorably discharged in 1946, Mr. Bujold was later honored for his military service by the French government in July 2000. Mr. Bujold married Mary E. (Hughes) Bujold in 1954. They were happily married 50 years. After retiring from Owens-Illinois Corp., Mr. Bujold remained active as the Secretary/Treasurer and honorary member of the Empire State Paper Association and past President of the Allied Paper Sales Association. He was the past Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus Council 173, Albany, NY and a 4th degree member of Monsignor Looney Assembly in Troy, NY. Mr. Bujold was a past president of the Hingham-Weymouth Massachusetts Kiwanis Club; a long standing member of the American Legion, Edward Ball Cole Post 120, Hingham, MA; and a life member of the Edmund Bujold, V.F.W. Post 3120 in Tupper Lake, NY. He was a volunteer at the Senior Center in Hingham, MA.