Burns, Warren R., of St. Pete Beach, FL and Plymouth, 95, on May 31st at Cape Heritage in Sandwich. Beloved wife of the late Avis (Graves), he is survived by his son Putnam Read of Plymouth, his sister Jane Burns of Plymouth, his grandsons Putnam R. Jr. of Boston and Craig W. of New York, NY and his great grandchildren Jack of Boston and Blayke and Bowen of New York. Father of the late Marlyn Burns and brother of the late Harry Jr. A memorial service will be held on Monday June 4th at the Church of the Pilgrimage in Plymouth at 11AM. There are no visiting hours and burial is private. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Perkins School for the Blind, 175 N. Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472.
OBIT INFO:
Born: Plymouth, MA on May 21, 1912
Mother: the late Mabel (Read)
Father: the late Harry Burns
Residence: has summered in Plymouth his whole life, lived in Florida since 1970 and previously lived in New Jersey and Newton, MA
School: graduated from Plymouth High School class of 1929 and graduated from Worcester Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science
Occupation: an engineer for Carter’s Ink and then for Sara Lee Coorporation
Memberships: Boy Scouts – was the first Eagle Scout in Plymouth, member of the Plymouth Yacht Club, Treasure Island Yacht Club in FL, U.S Power Squadron, taught navigation for 28 years in FL, 100 ton Captain’s License, Worcester Tech Alumni, and was on the Board of Director’s of the Perkins School for the Blind
Hobbies: enjoyed boating, fishing and was a great do-it-yourselfer