Mr. Paul A. Gilday, beloved husband of Carmen N. (Perez-Maldonado) Gilday, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Wednesday, August 31, 2011. He was 79 years old.
Born in Waltham, Massachusetts, on June 6, 1932, he was the second son of the late William M. and Gertrude (Suorsa) Gilday. Mr. Gilday grew up in Amesbury and moved to Andover to raise his family. He worked as an Engineer at Raytheon for more than 30 years in the Missile Systems Division. Mr. Gilday retired in 1989 and moved with Carmen to the Dominican Republic where they built a home near the beach at Juan D'Olio and enjoyed it for more than 15 years. In 2004, they moved to Hawaii, settling in Kauai.
Besides Carmen, the love of his life, Paul will be very sorely missed by his loving children; Bruce and his wife Jamie B. Gilday of Concord, New Hampshire; Glenn Gilday of Venice, Florida; Nancy and her husband Erik Jensen of Scarborough, Maine; Diane Corbin of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa; Wendy and her husband Ray Porelle of York, Maine; Fernando Gilday of Germany; Anita Aguasvivas of Buenos Aries, Argentina and Michael and his wife Courtney Gilday of Jamaica Plain; fourteen grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Paul's memory may be made to the Kaplan Family Hospice House, 75 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923 or to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01710. Arrangements are being handled by the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home of Andover. For additional information, please visit, www.burkemagliozzi.com.