Carl Jay

Carl P. Jay , 69, of Worcester formerly of Waltham and Lowell died Sunday, June 20 at the U Mass Medical Center in Worcester.

Born in Wakefield on July 2, 1940 he was the son of the late Leslie J. and Lillian B. (Tierney) Jay .

Mr. Jay was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1959 and had earned his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University. He was a retired Special Security Supervisor for the MITRE Corporation in Bedford. Mr. Jay was a past Master of the Washington Lodge A.F & A.M. in Lexington, past District Deputy Grand Master of the Arlington 6th Masonic District, a life member of the District Deputy Grand Master's Association of MA, Masonic Awareness Officer at the Grand Lodge in Boston, the International Association's Legion of Honor, a Noble of the Bektash Shriner's Temple in Concord, New Hampshire and a member of the American Legion in Waltham. Mr. Jay served in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1966. He was a cryptographer stationed in Karamursel, Turkey.

Mr. Jay is survived by his wife Loretta (Lebel) Jay , his daughter Mary A. Jay of Worcester and his sister Adeline Goyette of Wakefield. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mr. Jay was predeceased by his six brothers; Irving, Leslie, Harold, Richard and Raymond Jay and Paul Beloff and his sister Helen Mullaney.

A funeral service will be held in the Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church, 273 Vernon St, Wakefield on Thursday at 11am. Visitation will be held at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave, Wakefield on Wednesday from 4-8pm. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in East Chelmsford.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions m ay be made to the Shriner's Hospital 51 Blossom St, Boston, MA 02114 or to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.

Read Carl Jay's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Service

Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church
273 Vernon Street
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Thursday, June 24, 2010, 11:00 AM

Cemetery

St. Joseph Cemetery
96 Riverneck Road
Chelmsford , MA US
Thursday, June 24, 2010, 12:30 PM