Eugene Martin Saul of South Hadley, MA, formerly of Granby, MA, passed on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the age of 81. 

Eugene was born to Raefield Florence Sherwood and Robert Baird Saul on May 8, 1936 in Yonkers, NY. He grew up in Yonkers as the youngest of three boys, and spent summer days exploring and fishing in the Berkshires with his brothers. He studied engineering and graduated from University of Wisconsin and married the love of his life, Alice Marie Gazin, of Lowville, NY in 1959. After working at Corning Glass in New York, Eugene and his family moved to Granby, MA, to take employment at Kollmorgen Glass in Northhampton. In 1967, Gene decided to change careers and he became a stockbroker at Shearson Hammill. He retired after 43 years as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley in Springfield, where he enjoyed his work and had many good friends. Gene held a deep appreciation for the outdoors, exercise and healthy food. He was an avid hiker and cyclist who looked forward to getting out to hike on the trails of the Pioneer Valley and the White Mountains; at the age of 60 he biked to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. 

His sense of humor and genuine kindheartedness will be missed by many, especially his family; his daughter Allyson Saul LaBrie and her daughters Courtney and Katelyn; and his daughter Kim Saul with her husband Jim Schantz, their daughters, Magin, Gwen and Torey, and their husbands and children. He was preceded in death by his wife Alice in 1992.

An outdoor enthusiast and nature lover, Eugene’s ashes will be placed with Alice, and on the top of his favorite mountain on a sunny day in the spring.

The family is grateful for the condolences, but declines flowers. Some of the charities Eugene donated to included UNICEF, American Cancer Society and the Appalachian Mountain Club.