Paul John Collegio, Jr, 63, of Medway, MA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday June 7, 2024 at Milford Regional Medical Center.
Paul was born on July 29, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY; the youngest of 3 children, to Paul John Collegio, Sr and Madeline (Cascio) Collegio.
He was a graduate of Xaverian High School in Brooklyn and received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University. It is at BU College of Engineering that he met his loving wife of 38 years, Susan M. (Campo) Collegio.
Upon graduating BU, Paul began a 38-year career with Raytheon Company, holding various positions in both Electrical and Systems Engineering, before retiring in 2020.
Paul and Susan were married in the spring of 1986 at Church of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rhinebeck, NY and lived in North Providence, RI, where their son Andrew was born, before moving to Medway in 1993.
While Paul enjoyed his career as an engineer, he had many passions outside of work, including being a dad, cooking, and building a vast collection of music on vinyl and cassette, spanning genres from Motown and jazz to classic rock and punk. He served as a DJ for college radio stations WMFO (Tufts), and later at WZBC (Boston College) for 20+ yrs, further expanding and sharing his deep love for music.
Paul also experimented with industrial design, taking on projects including bookmaking and package design for various independent musicians. He also was an avid reader and had a deep love for animals and learning foreign languages.
He was known for his sharp wit and wry, yet endearing sense of humor and always went out of his way to make people feel comfortable and appreciated.
In addition to his beloved wife Susan, Paul is survived by his son Andrew Collegio of Brooklyn, NY; his sister Janet Collegio of Tempe, AZ; his brother Peter Collegio (wife Mary Molodovsky McGee) of Littleton, CO.
He is also survived by two brothers-in-law, Charles Campo (wife April) and Christopher Campo (wife Amy), three nephews, Jonathan Collegio (wife Rebecca), Thomas Campo, and Ezra Campo, and one niece Morgan (Campo) Smith (husband Chad).
He was predeceased by his brother-in-law Wayne Passey and his niece Jennifer Collegio. Paul is also survived by two great nieces and three great nephews.
A celebration of life will be held later and will be private.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be made in memory of Paul to one of the following:
Boston University College of Engineering:
To donate on-line: use https://trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/22/form.aspx?sid=1759&gid=2&pgid=479&cid=1143&appealcode=WEBENG (specific to ENG). Under “choose your cause,” select the college of engineering fund Make sure to select memorial gift for Paul Collegio
To donate by check: Make check payable to Trustees of Boston University and also note in the memo line that the gift is in memory of Paul Collegio and mail to Boston University, Gift Processing, c/o JPMorgan Chase & Co., PO Box 22605, New York, NY 10087-2605
The Cat Connection of Massachusetts:
To donate on-line: https://bit.ly/3MBCEig
To donate by check: The Cat Connection, P.O. Box 541435, Waltham, MA 02454-1435
Arrangements are under the care of the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home, Medway. (www.ginleyfuneralhomes.com.)