Marlborough – Paul A. Sharon, 73, of Marlborough, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at Marlborough Hospital after an illness. He was the husband of Cecile (Naze) Sharon, who passed away earlier this year.
Born in Hudson, he was the seventh child of the late Peter F. Sharon Sr. and Beatrice G. (Fisette) Sharon. He lived in Marlborough for most of his life.
Paul was a 1958 graduate of Marlborough High School. He graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1962 with a degree in Civil Engineering with Distinction.
His professional career began as a structural design engineer at the Eastman Kodak Company. He then served as the assistant city engineer for Marlborough for three years before moving back to the private sector as the Chief Construction & Design Engineer for the Charles Logue Building Company. He assumed the position of Commissioner of Public Works for the City of Marlborough in 1972, and retired from that post in 1999.
He loved his Saint Bernard dogs and construction projects. He was also a member of the Bolton Street Association.
Paul leaves his two sons Paul Jr. (wife Barbara) of Grafton and John (wife Victoria) of Tolland, Conn., as well as his daughter, Dianne (husband Louis) Marcotte of Marlborough; two brothers, Peter F. Sharon Jr. of Marlborough and David A. Sharon of Orlando, Fla.; and three grandchildren, Jessica Sharon, Amaria Sharon, and Cleo Sharon.
He was the brother of the late Arthur Sharon, Richard Sharon, Eleanor Cabral, and Margaret St. Michel.
A funeral mass will be held Friday, Oct. 11, at 9 a.m., at the Immaculate Conception Church, 11 Prospect St., Marlborough. Calling hours are Thursday, Oct. 10, from 3 – 7 p.m., at the John P. Rowe Funeral Home Inc., 57 Main St., Marlborough.
