Reginald W. Lougee Obituary (1942

Reginald W. Lougee, 82, a longtime resident of Lowell, passed away on December 2, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Gertrude B. (Hardy) Lougee with whom he enjoyed 59 years of marriage. He was born in Keene, NH on January 9, 1942, and was the son of the late John and Emma (Despres) Lougee. Reggie grew up in Marlboro and Keene, NH and upon graduating from Marlboro High School in 1960 he entered the US Air Force and was assigned to L.G. Hanscom Fld. in Bedford where he met his wife Gert and later to Andrews Air Force Base in Wash. D.C. until his discharge in 1964. He then attended the former Andover Institute of Business from where he began his lifetime career in IS working as a programmer and Data Processing Manager for over twenty years at the former ALA Auto & Travel Club in Wellesley. In the 1990s he attained his Real Estate License and worked part time selling homes in the Lowell and Southern, NH areas. For several years he was employed in the Lowell office of Fred. C. Church Ins. Co. until his retirement. Reggie enjoyed the outdoors maintaining his yard, playing golf, cross-country skiing, and canoeing on local rivers and Walden Pond where he enjoyed taking his grandsons fishing. He had been a member of the former St. Margaret Golf and Bowling Leagues and the Chelmsford Country Club Senior League. Reggie was devoted to family and enjoyed cruises with Gert and friends, family camping trips, and vacations along the New England coast, especially York, ME and Cape Cod. In addition to his loving wife, Reggie is survived by his daughters, Karen LaPrade and her husband Marc of Dracut, Kristine Lougee and her companion Bob Troyer of Dracut, his grandsons Nicholas Dubuque and his fiance Angelina Raffone of Charlotte, NC, Nathan Dubuque and his girlfriend Samantha Foley of Dover, NH, and his step-grandchildren Andrew LaPrade and his partner Vinay Trivedi-Parmar of Cambridge and Alexandra Beninati and her husband Tyler of Brentwood, CA, his brother Arland Lougee of Marlboro, NH, his in-laws Andy Hardy, George Hardy and his wife Cathy, Suzanne Hardy, Normand Hardy and his wife Catherine, and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was pre-deceased by his twin brother Ronald Lougee and his wife Fran, sister-in-law Ginny Lougee, and in-laws Aline Pelletier and her husband Maurice, Louis Hardy, and Connie Hardy. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the DRACUT FUNERAL HOME, 2159 Lakeview Ave., DRACUT. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, December 6, 2024, at 10:00am at St. Ritas Parish, 158 Mammoth Road, Lowell. Burial will be private. Memorial donations may be made in Reginalds memory to DYouville Senior Care or The Parkinsons Foundation. Service Details Visitation When December 5, 2024 4:00pm - 7:00pm Location Dracut Funeral Home Address 2159 Lakeview Avenue Dracut, MA 01826 Funeral Mass When December 6, 2024 10:00am Location St. Rita's Parish Address 158 Mammoth Rd. Lowell, MA 01854