Wallace Satas, 85

Hudson - Wallace "Wally" Satas, 85, a lifelong resident of Hudson, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham.

He leaves his wife of 59 years, Shirley (Comey) Satas; his sons, John Satas and his wife, Cynthia, and Daniel Satas; his daughter, Judith LaCroix; his grandchildren, Nancy Oteri, Jessica Luoma, Jason LaCroix, Amy Morrison, Alden Satas, currently stationed in Iraq, and Alyssa Satas; his greatgrandchildren, Michaela, Gabriel and Angel Poor; and his sisters, Edna Riley and Mary Martel.

Born in Hudson, the son of William and Michalena (Jeremich) Satas, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the European, African and Middle East theatres. He received a citation from the Navy Department for his part in the invasion of Sicily in July 1943 when his ship was bombed and sunk after being attacked by 32 enemy bombers. He served as signalman aboard the Commodore ship, leading a large convoy of ships in the invasion. He was a 1941 graduate of Hudson High School and, following the war, attended Worcester Trade School under the G.I. Bill and took evening courses at Worcester Polytech Institute.

Mr. Satas was employed for several years as an artist and machine designer with Boston Engineering Consultant firm. He was employed at Dennison Manufacturing as a Staff Engineer and with Data Printer Corp. in Malden for 15 years as Director of Engineering. He was granted five patents from the U.S. Patent Office for some of his inventions created during his working years. He retired from Digital Equipment Corp. in Maynard in 1989, where he concluded his career as an engineer.

He was a member of the former Christ the King Parish in Hudson and a member of the Hudson Historical Society.

A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Oct. 5 from St. Michael's in Hudson, with burial at Forestvale Cemetery. The Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home directed arrangements.