Obituaries today: The Rev. Paul Archambault, 42, parochial vicar of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Hampden

Obituaries from The Republican.

Paul J. Archambault

NORTHAMPTON - Rev. Paul J. Archambault, 42, the parochial vicar of St. Mary's Church in Hampden died unexpectedly Sunday in Springfield. Born in Northampton on February 18, 1969, he was the son of Gerald Archambault Sr. of Northampton and the late Mary (Rochon) Archambault. He was raised and educated in Northampton. He graduated from Northampton High School in 1987, where he was a member of the school band and a stage manager for school plays. As an adolescent he enjoyed several hobbies, including horseback riding and keeping racing pigeons that he would show at the Three County Fair. He joined the priesthood after working for years at different occupations, from parking garage attendant to Hampshire County deputy sheriff. He received an undergraduate degree from St. John's Seminary College in Brighton in 2000 and earned a master's degree in divinity from Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Conn. At the time of his ordination in June 2005, he told a reporter he felt guided by God to enter the priesthood. He was first assigned as a parochial vicar at St. Theresa Parish in South Hadley. He also served as Catholic chaplain at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was the parochial Vicar at St. Mary's Church in Hampden and also celebrated Mass at Westover Air Force Base. He organized a eucharistic rosary procession at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Northampton. He will lie in state at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Church, 99 King Street, Northampton, on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m.. followed by a vigil prayer service at 7 p.m. A liturgy of Christian burial will be celebrated by the Most Rev.Timothy A. McDonnell, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield on Tuesday at 11at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Church. Police said his death was a suicide.

Obituaries from The Republican:

• Adams, Julian S.
  




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  Archambault, Rev. Paul J.
  



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  Barlow, John D.




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  Bellafronte, Mary Ann
  



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  Clifford, Angela H. "Angie" (Falbo)
  




• Connor, Michael F.
  




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  Godek, Edward J.
  



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  Godin, John P.




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  Hubbard, Alice M.
  



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  McQueen, Elizabeth Leonard
  




• Paul, Gerard J.
  




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  Pendergast, Sophia A. "Nanny" (Jacowski)
  



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  Ross, Helen Bernstein




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  Swinski, Hieronim S.
  



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  Tauscher, Richard K. "Dick"
  




• Tovet, Ethel L. (Tilley)
  




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  Warner, Edward Seth