Paul J. Haggerty, Jr. “Skipper”, age 76, of Lawrence, formerly a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away on October 28, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Jane E. (Dunbury) Haggerty.
Mr. Haggerty was born in Richmond, VA, the son of the late Paul J. and Barbara (Keeler) Haggerty. He was the head of the Highway Dept. and also a long-time employee of the Winchester Department of Public Works. A U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam, Skipper was Past Commander of the VFW, Post 3719, and a member of the Sons of Italy.
He leaves behind his children: Patricia A. Stevenson of Lawrence, Katrina A. Smith of NC and Richard P. Hemmerdinger, III of ME, and is further survived by 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Visiting Hours will be held in the Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington St., Winchester, on Sun. Nov. 3rd from 2-6PM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Burial is private. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS, 66675-8516 www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate.