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- WICKEDLOCAL.com
Joseph E. Scammon, of Wellesley Hills, died Feb. 21, 2009, in the home he built, surrounded by family, after a long and valiant fight against cancer. He was 84.
He was married for 54 years to Estelle E. (Daley). He was the father of Joseph Scammon and his wife Jane of Holliston, Nancy Scammon and her fiance´ Scott Sutherland of Newton, Susan Sepe and her husband Paolo of Bedford, and Melissa Scammon of Quincy. He was the grandfather of of Julia, Caroline, and Grace Sepe and Tyler Scammon.
He was the son of the late Leon and Catherine (Sullivan) Scammon, and the brother of Thomas Scammon of Titusville, Fla. and Katherine Scammon of Falmouth and the late Mary, Grace, Redmond, John, Robert and William Scammon. He is also leaves many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The fourth of nine children, Joe graduated from Wellesley High School in 1942 (the first World War II graduation class) and went to work in a machine shop involved in the war effort. In 1943, he volunteered for the Army Air Corps and after basic training spent six months at Colby College in Maine to complete 10 hours of flight instruction in two-seater Piper Cubs. Following the winds of Maine, it was off to the winds of Santa Ana, Calif., for pre-flight school, then several other assignments throughout California, Colorado and Texas. Joe ended up being trained as a nose-gunner in B-24 Bombers staying stateside and was discharged in March of 1946.
A skilled craftsman in carpentry, Joe joined the Carpenters Union Local 708 and eventually served as vice president and then president for six years.
Joe's career as a building official began in April 1963 with his appointment as Inspector of Buildings for the Town of Wellesley. After serving Wellesley for 17 years Joe accepted an appointment in the neighboring town of Sudbury, where he remained for 10 years, retiring in 1990.
Joe has been a member of the Massachusetts Building Commissioners and Inspectors Association since 1963 and was an Honorary Life Member. Joe also was a Charter Member of the New England Building Code Association and served as president for two years in the 1970s.
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