Paul Kirtland Perry III

January 25, 1947 - July 2, 2015

PAUL KIRTLAND PERRY III, 68, of Corinth, VT passed away peacefully at his home on July 2, 2015 surrounded by his family.Born in on January 25, 1947 in New London, CT, Paul was the son of Marjorie Walker and Paul K. Perry III. He grew up as a child in Waterford, CT. He married and grew his family in southeastern CT before moving to central VT in the early 1990's where he remained.He graduated from the University of CT in 1969 Majoring in English, in 1975 he graduated from Mitchell College in New London, CT with an A.S. in Business Administration and graduated from the University of New Haven, CT in 1984 with a B.S. in Managerial Accounting.He worked for 20 years at General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division in Groton, CT as a Cost Analyst and Supervisor. After moving to Vermont with his family in the 1991 he worked for the State of Vermont in various capacities. He was Budget and Management Analyst for the Department of Finance andManagement and was Manager of Budget and Financial Services for the Department of Buildings and General Services. He retired from the State of Vermont in 2009.He enjoyed watching and volunteering in his sons sporting events throughout their childhood. He enjoyed acquiring antiques and collectables and setting up as a vendor at the Fairlee Flea Market and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He loved spending time with his dogs which were all from shelters.He is survivedby his wife of 42 years Mary Ellen (Miller) Perry, his brother Ronald Stephen Perry and his sister Georgi (Perry) Ramey, alsois survived by his daughter Kristen M. (Perry) Nelson, sons Paul K. Perry IV, John R. Perry, Richard S. Perry, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.The Hale Funeral Home and Cremation Care of Bradford, VT is in charge of arrangements.To view an online guestbook go to www.halefuneralhomes.com To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Paul Kirtland Perry III, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.