Glastonbury Fire Department Mourns Loss of Veteran Member

GLASTONBURY, CT — Anthony "Tony" Pagliughi, a veteran of the Glastonbury Fire Department for more than four decades who rose to the ranks of assistant chief, has died.

He was 63.

He passed away Sunday and the department made the announcement on Facebook that day with "a heavy heart."

Pagliughi joined the Glastonbury Fire Department on Oct. 1, 1973 as a second-generation member of the department.

During his tenure with the department, Pagliughi assumed the ranks of firefighter, engineer, a lieutenant in Company 1 and Company 4, a captain of Company 4, deputy chief, and, for the past seven years, assistant chief. His obituary from the Mulryan Funeral Home pointed out that he was known as "Uncle Buck" to the younger crowd in the Glastonbury Fire Department.

Check out the Glastonbury Patch Facebook page:

"Assistant Chief Pagliughi was a legend within the department for his quick wit and no-nonsense attitude, the department said in the Facebook post.

Pagliughi was an auxiliary state trooper assigned to Troop H in Hartford. After graduating from Glastonbury High School in 1972, he joined his father working at Glastonbury Oil & Service Station before becoming co-owner of the Glastonbury Oil Company.

He had a passion for cars, especially Ford muscle cars, and showed his 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie at events throughout the region.

See his full obituary here.

Photo Courtesy of Mulryan Funeral Home

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