NAUGATUCK, CT John Lowell Paige, Sr., 84, formerly of Conrad Street, and the husband of the late Dorothy June (Vetovich) Paige, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. John was born March 23, 1930 in Swampscott, MA a son of the late Frances Ellwood Paige and Carol Thompson Paige. John was a graduate of M.I.T. and had a long and distinguished career working as a chemist at Uniroyal, Inc. where he was instrumental in obtaining patents for Royalene. John is survived by his daughter Mary Paige and her husband Rodney Clark of Oakville, his daughter Nadia Wilcox and her husband Dennis Wilcox of Naugatuck, his daughter Cynthia Paige and her husband Thomas and his son John Lowell Paige, Jr. and his wife Ann Paige of Prospect. John was also the proud grandfather of Allison Paige Clark, Sarah Paige Clark, Kyle Paige DeSantis, Eliza Paige DeSantis and Robert John Wilcox. All services are private and there are no calling hours. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Avenue. To honor John’s memory, contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163 or online at www.michaeljfox.org. The family would like to thank those on the staff of Apple Rehab in Watertown who took good care of John for many years.