Jay E. Dufresne

Jay E. Dufresne, 51, a resident of Wilmington Cross Road passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday October 15, 2020. Jay was born in Montague, MA on December 22, 1968 to the late Richard Dufresne and Annette (Brown) Dufresne Lee . Jay received his early education in Ashfield, MA at Sanderson Academy and was a 1986 graduate of Richfield Springs High School in Richfield Springs, NY. Following High School he entered the US Army where he was trained and served as a communications technician at the Pentagon. Jay lived in Indiana for many years where he continued to work with fiber optics and as an electrician. While there he was a member of the IBEW 481. In 2010 he took a trip to visit family in Vermont and decided to make it his home. He had been working for the past several years as a care provider for Families First. Jay enjoyed fishing, gaming on the computer with friends and family, following UFC, riding his motorcycle and loud music – he was a member of the “Kiss Army”. Jay loved his family and will be missed by them all. He leaves behind his mother and step father, Annette and William Lee of Whitingham, a daughter and son-in-law, Kortnie (Dufresne) Caldwell and Kory Caldwell of Daleville, Indiana, a son Elias Dufresne of Anderson, Indiana, two step-sons Justin and Ethen Smith of Anderson, Indiana, a step-daughter Mikayla Fish of Sullivan, Indiana, sister Nicole Dufresne of Whitingham, half brother Richard Dufresne of Greenfield, MA, and six grandons, Elias Dufresne II, Heath Jay Dufresne, Kamren Killion, Thomas Smith, Holden Caldwell, and Jesten E. Caldwell. Graveside funeral services with Military Honors will be held on Thursday October 22 at 10am in the North Cemetery in Heath, Massachusetts. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Covey Allen & Shea Funeral Home in Wilmington. To send personal condolences, please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.