Raymond Gates Tuttle

Raymond G. Tuttle Athol – Raymond Gates Tuttle, 52, died Monday, July 15, 2013 at his home.      Raymond was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, June 3, 1961, the son of Gates and JoAnn (Rabideau) Tuttle.  He grew up in Greenfield and attended Greenfield schools. He resided in Turners Falls in the “Patch” later moving to Brattleboro, VT where he lived for many years and for the past year has resided in Athol.  Raymond served in the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard.  He worked as a meat cutter working in several supermarkets, worked in several manufacturing plants and was also a chef.  Raymond’s hobbies included fishing, cooking, traveling, wild life, collecting antiques, volunteering, learning new foreign languages, playing his guitar, and taking flying lessons. He adored his two dogs, Wolfie and Baby.      Raymond leaves his two daughters, Brittany Tuttle of Brattleboro and Alisha Tuttle of Greenfield; his granddaughter Kaelyn who he enjoyed so much; his mother JoAnn Tuttle of Greenfield and late father Gates Tuttle; previous wife Norma Mackey; his brothers, Paul Tuttle and his wife Andrea, Michael Tuttle, Christopher Tuttle, Gates Tuttle, lll and his companion Serena, all of Greenfield and many nieces and nephews.        A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Higgins-O’Connor Funeral Home, 146 Main Street, Athol with Pastor, Bruce Burks of the Advent Christian Church of Vernon, VT officiating.  A private burial will be held at the Massachusetts Memorial Veterans’ Cemetery in Agawam at a later date. In of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to: the Athol Animal Shelter, “for the care of animals”, c/o Athol Police Dept. 280 Exchange St., Athol, MA  01331 or the Athol Veterans Council, c/o DAV, P.O. Box 746, Athol, MA  01331. For further information or to share a memory with the family go to: www.higginsoconnorfuneralhome.com. $(document).ready(function(){ });