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Walter Atwood
July 31, 2013

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Walter E. Atwood, Jr. age 66 of Stoughton passed away July 31st at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Boston, he was raised in Wollaston and graduated from Arch Bishop Williams High School in Braintree and Providence College. He was the Owner of D & M Oxygen Co. in Readville for many years and also ran W.E. Atwood Consulting in Stoughton before retiring. Walter was an extremely outgoing social person who made friends everywhere he went. He enjoyed spending time at Luciano’s in Wrentham on Friday night and Rosario’s in Canton on Sunday nights. He also enjoyed spending his summers at Long Pond in Plymouth. Beloved brother of Janet Wiederhold of Stoughton. Uncle of Linda and Brandon Bethea and their daughter Finley of N.Y. and Laura and John Gillespie and their daughters Ella and Allison of Canton. Also survived by his lifelong friends Richard Pedrelli and Glenn Caterer both of Quincy. Visiting hours at the Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home 455 Washington St. Canton Sunday 4-8 pm. Relatives and friends invited to attend a funeral service the funeral home Monday morning at 10:30. Burial Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Children’s Hospital 300 Longwood Ave Boston, MA or to the Jimmy Fund 10 Brookline Place West 6th Floor Boston, MA 02445.

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Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home
455 Washington St.
Canton, MA 02021
781-828-0811