Maurice Lewis Spaulding II, 73, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, died Thursday night, January 28, 2016, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.
He was married to Charlene (Imbernino) Spaulding with whom he would have celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary on July 29, 2016.
Born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on June 29, 1942, he was the son of Maurice L. Spaulding and Irene (Patenaude) Spaulding. He was a direct descendant of Edward Spaulding, founder of Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Maurice grew up in Billerica, Massachusetts, and Waitsfield, Vermont. He graduated from Waitsfield High School with the Class of 1960 and from the University of Lowell with a degree in mechanical engineering. He retired as a mechanical designer for several Massachusetts-based companies.
He was a communicant of St. Patrick Church of Moretown. He served as a Webelos Cub Scout leader for the Boy Scouts of America in Pepperell. He enjoyed many hobbies such as aviation, astronomy and carpentry. He also enjoyed camping with his family.
Besides his wife he is survived by three sons, Maurice L. Spaulding III and his fiancée Katherine Harpin of Norwood, Massachusetts, Edward C. Spaulding of Waitsfield and Robert J. Spaulding and his wife Annette of Brooklyn, New York. He will be missed by his granddaughters, Kaitlynn and Sophia Spaulding of Brooklyn, New York. He also leaves a brother, Donald E. Spaulding and his wife Laurie of Waitsfield.
Gifts in memory of Maurice may be made to the University of Massachusetts Lowell in support of a scholarship in his name for the study of science and technology. Memorial contributions can be made online at www.uml.edu/givenow or mailed to UMass Lowell Advancement Office, 600 Suffolk Street, Suite 160, Lowell, MA 01852. Checks should be made out to UMass Lowell and should note that the gift is in memory of Maurice Spaulding.
