Shrewsbury – Timothy A. French, 73, of Shrewsbury, died peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2024, surrounded by his family.
He leaves his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth M. (Hunt) French; son, Timothy J. French and his wife Jennifer of Hopkinton; two daughters, Kimberly M. Lafortune and her husband Erik of Sturbridge and Kaitlyn E. Perrin and her husband Jeffrey of Southborough, and 7 grandchildren: Teddy, Sofie, Ali, Riley, Reagan, Luke and Ben, who he loved dearly. He was the son of Norman and Anne French of West Boylston.
Tim graduated from West Boylston High School, before attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and received his juris doctorate from New England School of Law.
Tim worked at Fish and Richardson, P.C. as a Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Attorney and his children.
Tim enjoyed most of all spending time with his wife, children, and grandchildren, especially at one of his favorite places, his family home in Portsmouth, RI. He will be remembered always as a loving and devoted husband, father and papa.
Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend visiting hours at the Chiampa Funeral Home, 5 Church Road, On the Common, Shrewsbury on Wednesday, December 11th from 5:00-7:00 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 12th at 10:00 A.M. at St. John’s Church, 44 Temple Street, Worcester. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Tim’s honor may be made to St. John’s Food for the Poor Program, c/o Fr. John Madden, 20 Temple Street, Worcester, MA 01604, https://www.stjohnsfoodforthepoor.org/.
Those attending the mass are asked to go directly to church.
