George E. "Buzz" Coad Jr., 75, of Southbury, died Friday, March 8, 2013 at the River Glen Health Center in Southbury. He was the husband of Linda (Campbell) Coad. George was born January 1, 1938 in Waterbury, son of the late George E. Coad Sr. and Irene A. (King) Coad. George's mom was born in Newtown, Ct and he is the great great grandson of E.L. Johnson, the original Newtown Historian. George was a graduate of the Woodbury High School, Class of 1956. George worked as a truck driver for St. Pierre Oil Co. and C.L. Adams. He also drove a milk truck for both H.H. Stone and Sons and Cowles Transportation. He was a member of the Mattatuck Drum Band, King Solomon's Masonic Lodge, # 7 A.F. & A.M., the Bethlehem Grange, St. Andrew's Society of CT and the North Congregational Church. He served in the US Air Force and was a veteran member of the Woodbury Fire Department. As a family, he enjoyed, with all the kids, tent camping and fishing. The family also spent time together with the Oxbury 4-H Horse Club, the Bicentennial Wagon Train, the Waterbury Re-enactment of Rochambeau's March in 1976 and many years with the Southbury Eagles Fife and Drum Band. Besides his wife, he is survived by his sons, Warren Coad and his wife Sally of Philadelphia, TN and Mike Coad and his partner Amy Vidler of Watertown; his daughters, Virginia Morris of Southbury, Katie and her husband Walt Castings of Woodbury; his sisters, Nancy Cowles, Linda and her husband Marty Walters, all of Woodbury, Sandra Doran of Ohio, Kathy and her husband Ron Beaulieu of Montana; grandchildren, Walter and Elysa Morris and Melanie Rose Krauss, step grandkids, Steven, Kevin, Brittany, Jeremy and Anthony.

Memorials: Memorial contributions may be made to King Solomon's Masonic Lodge, # 7 A.F. & A.M. P.O. Box 670, Woodbury, CT 06798.

Cemetery: Cemetery Not Applicable

Location: Munson-Lovetere Southbury

Funeral: North Congregational Church

Services: Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 23 at 11: 00 a.m. at the North Congregational Church, 11 Main St. North, Woodbury. Burial will be private.

Visitation: There are no calling hours.