Theodore P. Bucon

October 8, 1945 - August 1, 2020

Theodore P. "Ted" Bucon (October 8, 1945- August 1, 2020) Theodore P. "Ted" Bucon HAMILTON TOWNSHIP Theodore P. "Ted" Bucon, 74, of Hamilton Township, NJ passed away on August 1st at home. Born and raised in Trenton, Ted had been a resident of Hamilton Township for nearly 50 years. Ted was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville (Class of '63) and received his Masters in Business Administration from Rider College. He served as 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army for three years during the Vietnam War and received an honorable discharge in 1970. He spent 34 years of his life working for the State of New Jersey, retiring in 2005 as the Director of Administrative Services for the Department of Health, Division of Addiction Services. During that period, he served on the NJ Board of Opticians for 22 years. Ted was also a member of Our Lady of Sorrows- St. Anthony Parish since 1979 and been a member of the American Legion Post 458 and the Lawrence Elks since 1970. Ted loved working outdoors, hosting and entertaining at family get-togethers and spending quality time with his wife at their beach house in Wildwood Crest. Amongst other things, he enjoyed skiing (for free after the age of 70), playing golf and singing. During his life, Ted had been a member of the Notre Dame High School Glee Club, Rider College Chorus and the State of New Jersey Gospel Choir. He had a lead role in his senior year high school musical, "The Student Prince". Pre-deceased by his parents, Peter and Sophie Bucon and his brother Ronald, he is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Linda Salay Bucon, his son Adam Bucon and husband Stephen Zuzulock, his daughter and her husband Sarah and Todd O'Grady, two grandchildren Liam and Mia O'Grady, and several sisters-in-laws, brothers-in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020, from the Murphy Funeral Home, 1863 Hamilton Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08619. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 11:00 am, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 3816 East State Street Extension, Hamilton, NJ 08619. Burial will follow in St. Hedwig Cemetery. Calling hours for family and friends will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at Murphy Funeral Home. To send condolences to the family please visit www.murphyfh.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ted's memory to either the ALS Association via their website at www.alsa.org or via mail to The ALS Association, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 37022, Boone, IA 50037-0022 or The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration at www.theaftd.org or via mail at 2700 Horizon Drive, Suite 120, King of Prussia, PA 19406.