Wayne A. Pickup

Wayne A. Pickup, 78, passed away on

Thursday, April 15, 2021. Born in

Pawtucket, RI, he was a Mechanical

Engineer with Electric Boat in Groton,

CT from 1965-1978. In 1978 he moved

to Burnt Hills, NY where he worked

at KAPL, and was a member of the

Health Physics Society until his

retirement in 2007. Wayne is survived

by his wife of 45 years, Karen Pickup,

his children David, Dana (Jason) Levine,

Scott Crandall, Todd (Stacey) Crandall,

Barbara (Mark) Storti, his grandchildren

Jordan and Emily Crandall, Rachel and Sam

Storti, Geoffrey, Christine, Timothy and

Matthew Salvatore, and his brother Ron

(Audrey) Pickup. Wayne was an avid

UCONN Women’s Huskies basketball

and Boston Red Sox fan. He enjoyed

reading and playing golf and was

most proud of building a wooden

boat with his father-in-law and being

recognized as an award-winning

Elderberry Wine maker. Calling hours

for family and friends will be at

the Glenville Funeral Home on

Monday, April 19th form 5 – 7 pm.

A graveside service will be held at

the Elm Grove Cemetery in

Mystic, CT on Saturday, April

24th at a time to be announced. In lieu of

Flowers, contributions may

be made to the Leukemia and

Lymphoma Society.  

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