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PostHeaderIcon EDWARD H. PERRON of AMHERST, MA, May 18, 1925 – July 29, 2013

Edward H. Perron

 

1925 – 2013

 

AMHERST, Edward H. Perron, 88, of Amherst died peacefully Monday July 29, 2013 in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his family.  Ed was born on May 18, 1925 in Springfield, MA to the late Herman E. and Maud E. (LaPlante) Perron.  Ed lived his first few years of his life in Springfield, Massachusetts and in 1930, his family moved back to his mother’s family farm in the Cushman section of Amherst.  Growing up in the depression era shaped Ed to be a member of the “Greatest Generation”.  Living in rural America in the 1930’s, Ed was taught by his family and friends to be self-sufficient, help a neighbor, do without or develop the ability to make something from nothing which Ed became very good at.  Ed had great mechanical talents, an abundance of common sense and the work ethic to get any job done. 

 

He graduated from Amherst High School in 1943 and immediately entered WWII.  Ed’s mechanical aptitude placed him in to the Army’s 140th Ordinance Division as a heavy vehicle mechanic.  As a veteran of WWII, he served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations during the Rhineland and Central Germany Campaigns.  After V-E, his unit was redeployed to the Philippines and later performed occupation duty in Japan.  Ed was very proud of his service to his country and always willing to share his war time experience with other veterans. 

 

After returning from the service, Ed worked at various local businesses including Rowe’s Garage, Gibson Chevrolet, Puffer Construction, and J.W. Parson’s Farm Equipment.  In 1956, Ed partnered with Ted Boyden and established Boyden & Perron Garage as a gasoline station and general automotive repair shop.  Staying true to his upbringing, he would fix anything and everything that came along.  Ed and Ted quickly earned the reputation in town as the “go to” place for repairs.  In their early years in business, they also provided wrecker service and portable welding services.  In the 1960’s, they saw the need to include repairing and selling outdoor power equipment.  One of the weekly highlights for Ed at the business was the Saturday morning coffee social in the back room …everyone was welcome. Even until Ed’s last day, he was still a fixture at the business, always enjoying talking with his long time customers and friends and watching the guys work.

 

Ed valued spending time with his family and friends.  He will be dearly missed by all.  He enjoyed working on his farm, baling hay in the summer and cutting wood in the fall.  His hobbies included woodworking, feeding his backyard birds and restoring and using antique farm tractors.  For the past 30 years, he would look forward to spending winters with his wife at their home in Florida.

 

He was a member of the Building Committee and lifetime member of the Amherst VFW Post 754.  He had served on the board of the Amherst History Museum.

 

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Helen (Wysocki); his two sons Don and his wife Maggie of Amherst, Tom and his fiancée Alison Penza of Amherst, daughter Sandy and her husband Bob Majowicz of South Deerfield; one grandson Nicholas Perron of Amherst; and his beloved dog, Dixie.  He was predeceased by his daughter-in-law, Susan (Killam) Perron.

 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, August 3, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Brigid’s Church, Amherst, with burial following in North Amherst Cemetery. Calling hours will be Friday, August 2, from 4 – 8 p.m. at the Douglass Funeral Service, Amherst.

 

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to The Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, 110 Cherry St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com.

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