HUDSON – Murray A. “Skip” Buchanan, 87, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, December 23, 2016 after an illness. He was born in Boston, the son of Leland and Violet (Arnold) Buchanan and had lived most of his life in Hudson.
He leaves his loving wife of 60 years, Diane C. (Allen) Buchanan; four children, JulieAnn Kaczor and her husband, Edward of Leominster, Jodie Ann Coughlin and her husband, Jack of North Attleboro, Stephen M. Buchanan and his wife, Judy of Bolton and Marie O’Leary and her husband, Kenneth of Hudson; his sister, Bessy Mae McMenemy of Northborough; eleven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Skip served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a salesman for twenty-nine years with Snap-On-Tools before he retired. He was a former member of Christ the King Church and a current member of St. Michael’s Church and was also a life member of the local Hudson-Concord B.P.O.E Elks for 55 years. He was an avid golfer who played weekly with the Parker Group on the Juniper Golf Course. Skip was an honest, straight forward, hardworking man, loving husband, father, grandpa, good friend and an all around good man.
Calling hours for Skip will be held on Tuesday, December 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Tighe Hamilton Funeral Home, 50 Central Street, Hudson. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home on Wednesday, December 28, with a 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Michael’s Church, 21 Manning Street, Hudson. Burial will follow at Forestvale Cemetery in Hudson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472, or Ascend Hospice, 100 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752.