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WOODSTOCK — James J. Perron, 64, of Bungay Hill Rd., died March 21, 2023, at his mother’s home.  Born in 1958 in New Bedford, Mass., he was the son of Joan (Morgado) Perron of Woodstock and the late William J. Perron.
Mr. Perron is a graduate of New England Technical Institute in Providence. He worked for more than 40 years as a plumber and most recently for the Local 777 Plumber and Pipe Fitters Union. He enjoyed riding his ‘63 Harley Davidson Panhead which he built and restored back to its original condition, as well as working on his house that he built from the ground up. He also loved tending to his yard and fruit trees and tinkering with and tractors and backhoe. He was always being available to help a friend and neighbor in need.
He leaves his mother, Joan (Morgado) Perron of Woodstock; his children, Jeremy Perron of Woodstock, Zachariah Perron (Kristen) of Troy, N.Y., Colton Perron of Ashford, Brecken Ellsworth (Kyle) of Brooklyn, and Joshua Smith (Ariel) of Gloucester, Mass.; his brother, Bill Perron (Kathie) of Brooklyn; his sister-in-law, Lynne of Chaplin and her daughter, Molly Dooley; his grandchildren, Jessa June Perron, Layla Mae Perron, Mia Ellsworth, Emerson Smith, and Oliver Smith and his former wife and companion, Leslie Lyle. He was predeceased by his brother, Thomas Perron.
The Mass of Christian Burial was March 27 in St. Mary Church of the Visitation. Donations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Suite 22 West, 401 Park Dr., Boston, MA 02215. Gilman Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.

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