A Memorial service is scheduled for December 12th, 11:00am with calling hours from 9:30 to 11:00am at
Brandon Funeral Home located at 305 Wanoosnoc Rd in Fitchburg, MA.
Specialist E4, Paul Gregory Hawkins, 62, of Fitchburg, MA, passed on November 30, 2018.
Paul was born to Marion and Letha Bell Hawkins, November 8th 1956, in San Diego, CA.
He is survived by his fiancé, Valerie Capone Smith, planning to marry her in December
2018.
He leaves as his legacy six children: Sebrina LeMay and her husband Jeff LeMay, Tiffany Leary and her
husband Patrick Leary, Matthew Hawkins, Justina Smith, Matthew Smith and Michael Smith. His children
remember him as a loving, funny, and caring father.
Paul will also be missed by his seven grandchildren, Kylsie Holden, Sebastian Leary, Ava Leary, Ethan
Leary, Kaitlin LeMay, Kyle LeMay, and Paige LeMay. He leaves to cherish his memory one sibling, Sandra
Sarff.
In addition Paul leaves behind his former wife, Diane Hawkins, mother of his three children.
Army SP-4 Hawkins served his country as an E-4, Radioteletype Operator for the US Army for 7 years.
After serving his country, he began his career path in Aerospace Engineering with Lockheed Martin. He
became the IS Operations Manager at UMass Health Alliance Hospital for 11 years and advanced to
become an IT Operations Engineer with The Institute of Professional Practice (IPPI).
The family requests that donations, in lieu of flowers, be made to The Institute of Professional Practice
Inc (IPPI) at https://www.ippi.org/donate/ or can send a check payable to The Institute of Professional
Practice Inc. to P.O. Box 1249, Montpelier, VT 05601. For more than three decades, the agency has been
driven to make a positive difference in the lives of the people they serve. As a private, non-profit human
service and educational organization based in Vermont, they provide treatment and support to people
with special and educational needs throughout New England and in Maryland. IPPI provides consultation
and training programs to families, schools, human service organizations, and governmental agencies
across the United States to complete their comprehensive system of services.
The family would also like to thank their Family and Friends for all of their prayers, love, and support.