George R. Cunliffe

George R. Cunliffe, age 77, a longtime resident of Lowell, passed away at DYouville Senior Care on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Pat A. (McCarthy) Cunliffe with whom he enjoyed 54 years of marriage.

He was born in Lowell on October 18, 1944 and was the son of the late George J. Cunliffe and Margaret J. (Foley) Cunliffe.

George attended St Peters School and Lowell High School. George worked for Sanders Associates in Nashua, NH which was bought by Lockheed Martin and several years later sold to BAE Systems for 38 years. A truly hard worker, he also had a part time job at Dracuts Alexanders Supermarket which is now known as Hannaford Supermarkets for 28 years.

George and Pat raised their family in Dracut. While residing in Dracut, for many years he was a call fire fighter for the town and he also volunteered for Lowells American Red Cross Disaster Services Unit for almost 20 years. He was an assistant coach for Dracuts Little League baseball and was an equipment manager for Dracuts Pop Warner. George enjoyed bowling and was on many local bowling leagues for much of his life. He was a Lifetime Member of Dracuts Knights of Columbus Council 4225 and enjoyed his several years as the KofC Santas helper delivering toys to the children in our local hospitals during the Christmas season. He was a member of the Pawtucketville Citizens Council and a member of Lowells Council on Aging. George and Pat loved to travel and went across the country several times visiting most states. Most of all, he loved Hampton Beach and stayed there often.

In addition to his loving wife, George is survived by his 2 children, Tracy Donovan and Kevin of Lowell, and Todd Cunliffe and Cassie of Pelham, NH. His 5 grandchildren, Kyle Donovan and his fiance Carolina Belasque and Jennelle Donovan and her significant other Giovanni Cruz of Lowell; Bailee and McKenzie Cunliffe of Pelham, NH and Sydnie (Cunliffe) DePalma and Drew of NC. His 3 great grandchildren, Jacek and Ella Cruz, and Thomas DePalma. George also leaves his brother John Jack Cunliffe and Linda of Nashua, NH and his brother-in-law Robert J McCarthy, Ph.D of Los Ranchos, NM. He also is survived by several nieces, a nephew and many cousins. He had many long years of special friendship with Louis and Carol Pepin, Mike and Janet Sullivan and Bob and Denise Bugler. The family would like to thank the staff at the Fresenius Kidney Care Center of Chelmsford and the team of workers in the Special Care Unit at DYouville Senior Care for their caring treatment of George.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation in his honor may be made to The DYouville Foundation, Director of Philanthropy, 981 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA 01854 or online at https://www.dyouville.org/dyouville-foundation/donate/

or American Kidney Fund online at https://www.kidneyfund.org//.

Due to the latest surge of COVID-19, the family has requested Mr. Cunliffes funeral service be private.