William P. Quagliozzi

Billerica – Mr. William P. Quagliozzi, of Billerica, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, March 19, 2021 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 76.

Bill was born in Waltham on January 12, 1945, a son of the late Joseph and Anna (Aucoin) Quagliozzi, and was a Waltham High graduate. A Billerica resident for more than thirty years he enjoyed following local politics and was a town meeting member for the past few years.

Until his retirement Bill worked as a quality control inspector for Custom Machine in Woburn for ten years and held the same position for thirty years prior with the W.H. Nichols Company in Waltham.

Vacations to York, Maine and strolls along the Marginal Way in Ogunquit were welcome yearly respites. Tuesdays were reserved for golf with his childhood buddies where they shared the triumphs and tragedies of family, work and social life and was something for all to look forward to.

He also loved following other sports including the Red Sox, Patriots and Bruins and had been a longtime coach for the Waltham Little Nippers Baseball League.

Bill leaves his beloved wife of fifty-one years, Diane I. (LeBlanc) Quagliozzi; his children, David W. Quagliozzi of Nashua, New Hampshire, Chris Quagliozzi of N. Andover and Susan A. Quagliozzi of Lowell; his grandchildren, Audrey Quagliozzi and Olivia Mullen; his brother and sister, Joseph Quagliozzi of Harvard and Carole Langley of Waltham and many nieces, nephews and their families.

He was also a brother of the late Marie Squires and Ann Hurst.

Family and friends will honor and remember Bill's life by gathering for calling hours in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte 20), Waltham on Tuesday, March 23rd from 4 to 7 p.m. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Saint Mary's Church, 133 School Street, Waltham. Burial will be in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham.

To view Bill's Funeral Mass please visit https://my.gather.app/remember/william-quagliozzi at 10a.m. on Wednesday, March 24th.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 www.stjude.org
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