Paul Damon Littlefield, 96, of Annisquam, Mass., died Feb. 10, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Lucy “Jackie” (Boyd) Littlefield and the late Emmy (Neiley) Littlefield.
Paul Littlefield, a former Darien resident, passed away on Feb. 10.
Mr. Littlefield was born June 8, 1920 in Cambridge, Mass. He was the the son of the late Walter Joseph Littlefield and Sally Pastorius Littlefield. Immediately upon being born, he was brought to Annisquam where he remained a summer resident until he moved there full-time in 1989. He also resided in Darien and in Weston, Mass.
He graduated from Harvard College, class of 1942. During World War II, he served in the Navy on the submarine The Whale, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. After the war, he attended Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar. He graduated in 1948.
Paul’s career spanned many areas of finance. He was treasurer of Freeport Sulphur Inc. in New York City. Then in 1962, he moved to Arthur D. Little, Inc in Cambridge, where he became chief financial officer and senior vice president. He retired in 1985 but continued to consult on financial matters.
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— an obituary from Pike-Newhall Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
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He served on many boards during his career and after retirement: trustee and past chairman, Old Sturbridge Village; trustee, Cape Ann Museum, Addison Gilbert Foundation, Gloucester Hospital, New England Medical Center; director, Cambridge Trust Co.; Treasurer, Annisquam Yacht Club.
Paul was an avid sailor and tennis player. He was devoted to Annisquam and the City of Gloucester in which Annisquam is a village. They were, along with his family, at the center of his life.
He is survived by his children, Diane Littlefield Ritsher and her husband, John, Elizabeth Littlefield and Peter Littlefield; his grandchildren, Damon Berry and his wife Loreen, Megan Berry and her husband Brian Gottesman, Natalie Lindberg and her husband Jason, Julia Lehman and her fiancee Jesse Dixon; and his great grandchildren, Sam, Lilah and Theo Gottesman, Foster, Porter and Berkley Berry and Lucas Lindberg.
He is pre-deceased by his brother, Joseph Littlefield and survived by his sister and brother, Melissa Littlefield Carter and her husband Tim and Joshua Littlefield and his wife Suzy.
Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. on May 27 at the Annisquam Village Church. In lieu of flowers, donations in Paul’s memory may be made to Wellspring House, Inc., 302 Essex Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930.