Obituary of Paul Colgan

Paul B. Colgan, Jr., 60, of Glastonbury, beloved husband of Katherine (Zevitas) Colgan for 37 years, died Friday, March 27, 2015, at Hartford Hospital. He was born July 24, 1954 in Arlington, MA to the late Paul B. and Shirley (Wheaton) Colgan. Besides his wife, Paul is survived by his son Leo A. Colgan, of Glastonbury, his sisters Marylee Shaw, Brenda Colgan, Beth Colgan, and his brother Peter Colgan. He was predeceased by his sister Linda Turnbull. Paul's career extended over 43 years in the construction supply industry. His passion for the business, coupled with his product knowledge, made him a go-to problem solver in the industry. Throughout Paul's life, he enjoyed street rodding, boating and photography. The past several years were spent with friends enjoying pizza from the custom brick oven he built by hand. A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 1:00p.m. in the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury. Friends and family may call Friday, April 3 from 4-8pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hartford Hospital Fund Development, 80 Seymour Street, P.O. Box 5037, Hartford CT 06102. For online condolences please visit, www.mulryanfh.com