Gregory H. Watts
August 04, 1951 - October 24, 2009
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Visitation: 5:00-8:00pm October 27, 2009 at Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Naubuc Ave., Glastonbury, CT
Funeral Service: 9:00am October 28, 2009 at Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Naubuc Ave. Glastonbury, CT
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00am October 28, 2009 at St. Dunstan Church, 1345 Manchester Rd., Glastonbury, CT
Interment: 11:30 am October 28, 2009 at Holy Cross Cemetery, Hebron Ave. & Wickham Rd. Glastonbury, CT
Gregory H. Watts, 58, of Glastonbury, beloved husband of Joan (Westland) Watts, entered eternal peace Saturday October 24, 2009 at Middlesex Hospital. Gregory was born in Portland, Maine, August 4, 1951, son to the late Howard L. & Merita (Fisher) Watts of Tarrytown, NY. He was a longtime resident of Marlborough prior to moving to Glastonbury 20 years ago. He was a Director of Corporate Tax for MetLife, retiring November 2007 and previously with Citigroup and the Travelers Insurance Companies. Greg spent the majority of his childhood growing up in Montreal. He was a graduate of Acadia University and received his MBA from the University of Hartford. Greg was a member of the Elks Club, and the Irish American Home Society both in Glastonbury. He was a lover of sports, most especially an avid fan of the Red Sox and NY Giants. Greg had a quick wit, was a sage advisor and most of all was a dear friend to many. Along with his wife Joan, Greg will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by his loving family; two sons, Ryan Watts of Marlborough, and Scott Watts of Cary, North Carolina; a stepson, Paul Stryker of New Britain; a stepdaughter, Karin Farnsworth and her husband Kevin of Huntersville, North Carolina; two precious grandsons, James & Joshua Farnsworth of Huntersville, North Carolina. Funeral procession from the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Naubuc Avenue, Glastonbury, will be Wednesday October 28, 2009 at 9:00am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Gregory’s life at 10:00am in St. Dunstan Church, 1345 Manchester Road, Glastonbury. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, corner of Hebron Ave. and Wickham Rd. Glastonbury. Gregory’s family will receive relatives and friends at the Funeral Home, Tuesday October 27, 2009 from 5-8pm. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made in Gregory’s name to either the Middlesex Hospital Hospice & Palliative Care Unit, Office of Philanthropy, 28 Crescent Street, Middletown, CT 06457 or the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, I-91 Tech Center, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. For online expressions of sympathy or further information, please visit farleysullivan.com.