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- Albany Times Union, September 26, 2013
George M. Bessette (Picture included)
George M. "Bud" Bessette, 79, died peacefully Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Albany County Nursing Home in Colonie. Born in Plattsburgh on May 14, 1934, he was the son of the late George D. and Mary E. Murphy Bessette. Mr. Bessette was raised in Watervliet and attended Watervliet High School. He was a resident of Watervliet and Cossayuna Lake in Greenwich all of his life. Bud was employed for over 40 years by the Norton Company in Watervliet as a manufacturing supervisor before retiring in 1991. He also was a bartender at the former OCA Club in Cohoes. He was a member of the Greenwich Lodge of Elks 2223 where he served as the secretary for 10 years and also was a member of the Battenkill Country Club. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church in Troy. He enjoyed golf, bowling, race car driving and was an avid NY Yankees and NY Giants fan. He was the beloved husband of 62 years of Joyce E. Lester Bessette; devoted father of Michael (Lynn) Bessette of Troy, Beverly Bessette, Brian (Rosanne) Bessette, Raymond (Pamela) Bessette all of Watervliet and the late Richard W. Bessette; proud grandfather of Michael, Brian, Amanda and Eric Bessette, Erin Daley, Elaine Riddell and Candace Fox; great-grandfather of Lillith and Layla Bessette, Liam and Miley Riddell, Bailey and Ryker Fox and Ryan Garrison; brother of the late John (Berenice) Bessette; lifelong friend of Kay Hughes of Watervliet. Also survived by eight nieces and seven nephews. The funeral will be Saturday at 8:45 a.m. from the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church, Troy where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Cremation will follow in Gardner Earl Crematory, Troy. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. His ashes will be buried next to his son Richard on Tuesday at 12 noon at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Watervliet. In lieu of flowers, contributions would be appreciated to the Alzheimer's Association 4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 405, Washington Ave. Extension, Albany, NY 12205. Condolence book at ParkerBrosMemorial.com
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Bassett Family Association Database
1934 - 2013 (79 years)