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- Fosters, December 16, 2015
Arthur S. Tuttle Jr. (Picture included)
EAST LYME, Conn. ? Arthur S. Tuttle Jr., of East Lyme passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 13, 2015 in Durham, N.H., with family.
He was born on November 21, 1936 in Concord N.H., the son of Arthur S Tuttle Sr. and Leona (Bassett) Tuttle.
He graduated from Weaver High School and attended the University of Hartford. Art was employed as a Health Physics.
Supervisor for many years at the Millstone Power Station in Waterford Conn., until his retirement.
Art had many hobbies and interests. He was a volunteer firefighter for the Wilson Fire Department, and a volunteer for the Special Olympics and The United Way. He served as Past Commander at the American Legion Post 128 in Niantic, CT. He also was the MERC (Millstone Employee Recreation Committee) President for many years.
He loved boating, model trains, lighthouses, ham radio, Disney world, camping, vacationing in Culebra and cruising with his family. Art was a dedicated fan of the Boston Red Sox and UConn basketball teams. He had a great sense of humor and loved to talk with people wherever he went. Arts friends are too numerous to list however, he loved them all. He especially loved his "Bella's family" including best friends Jeannie and Tommy in Durham, N.H., and special friend Barbara Moore.
He was predeceased by his loving wife Patricia of 54 years and his son Arthur S. Tuttle III. He is survived by his two daughters and their spouses, Wendy Lee and James Watts of Durham, N.H., and Kimberly and Kurt Gottschall of East Lyme Conn. He is also survived by his brother, Charles Tuttle and his sister in law Hilda Tuttle, three beloved grandchildren; Tyler, Gabrielle and Rigg, three nieces and three nephews, and his grand dog "Sampson."
SERVICES: Calling hours in Connecticut will be held on Sunday, December 20, 2015 from 12-2 p.m., at the Thomas L. Neilan and Sons East Lyme Funeral Home, 48 Grand St., Niantic, Conn.
Calling hours in New Hampshire will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016 from 11 a.m., - 1 p.m., at the Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, 77 Exeter St., Newmarket, N.H.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Red Cross at www.RedCross.Org/make-donation.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1936 - 2015 (79 years)
d. 18 Feb 1987, Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut