John Paul Leahy

LEAHY, John “Paul”, 83, of Sandwich, MA, died peacefully at home on November 27, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 19th, 1936 to John Joseph and Elizabeth Nora (Donahue) Leahy in Somerville, MA.

Paul grew up in Wellesley Massachusetts where he attended Wellesley High School. He graduated from Bowdoin and MIT where he received his MBA. In 1962, Paul rejoined Norton Company in Worcester MA as a financial analyst for their Refractories Division. Paul met Carol in Bass River in the summer of 1956 and married in August of 1961. Paul was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, skiing and boating. Paul was an active member of the Catholic church. Paul’s career took him to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1979 to become Senior Vice President for Christensen Diamond Company. They remained in Salt Lake for 14 years, then moved to Houston for 18 months to run the finance division at Baker Hughes. Shortly thereafter, Paul and Carol retired to Anacortes WA where they lived for 17 more years. For many years he was a member and commodore of the Fidalgo Yacht Club in Anacortes.

Paul and Carol decided to move to back Cape Cod after celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary to be closer to their extended families. They settled in Sandwich MA in 2011.

He is survived by his wife Caroline Leahy of Sandwich, MA, his daughter Jean Klepacki (and Andy) of Hadley Ma, his son William Leahy (and Lauren) of Seattle WA, his sister Marcia Crago (and Arthur), and his grandchildren, Avery and Marc Klepacki and Hannah and Sam Leahy.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, December 5th 11AM, at Corpus Christi Parish, 324 Quaker Meeting House Rd, East Sandwich, MA. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, December 5th from 9-10:30AM at Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, 154 Route 6A, Sandwich, MA. Burial will at a later date.

In lieu of flowers please donate in Paul’s name to

The Parkinson’s Foundation

200 SE 1st St

Suite 800

Miami, FL 33131

For directions, & online condolences please visit www.nickersonbournefuneralhome.com.