Absolutely disgusting. If this story doesn't make you support MA gun laws being loosened (see other Patch discussion), nothing will.

Thank you TJ's class move. I hope they catch the lowlife scum that did this.

I live in the same area that the Fleury family does. This act of thievery was just about the lowest thing in life that anyone can do. My impression of this horrible act is that it might have been done by someone that knew that all of the items that were stolen they knew that they were in the house. In other words, possibly an inside job. When my daughter passed away many years ago, some low life actually stole items off of her grave site. What kind of person can take advantage of a grieving family and the deceased? No one deserves to be treated like this. The person responsible should rot in hell for doing what they did, I normally do not talk like this, but I am so outraged by this event. God bless the Fleury family, and I hope they get restitution for this awful thing. Kudos to Mavericks for helping out the family. Thank you for your act of goodwill to help the family out!!

so now a police detail must be in place at the family home during wakes and funerals.? sad...sad...sad

Disgusting and absolutely unbelievable. Heart-wrenching...

This just breaks my heart. Mary I agree 100%, I too live in the neighborhood and strongly believe it was probably a local who took advantage and new exactly what was going on in the household. God bless the Fleury family. I hope they catch the bastards.

My apologies for any confusion ... i had the right day but wrong date originally. It's been corrected. The show is Saturday, Dec. 15.

when they catch this VERMIN they should bring them to the town square and put them in stocks for all to see and mock! scumbags the lot of them!!!!!

Thieves also do this with wedding and honeymoon announcements.

That is what a drug addiction will do to a person. They have no subconscious. Legislation needs to realize that this is an epidemic and educate and keep our parents and kids aware of what drugs can do to so many.

I don't know the family, but my heartfelt sorrow goes out to them. Contending with the death and then to be victimized by such lowlife. When my truck was broken into several years ago, someone overheard a kid in line at MB bragging about stealing it and they reported it. The kid went to jail. Had we caught him ourselves,the story ending would have been different. I hope this creep is caught quickly.Kudos to Callahan's for helping out.

I guess you can no longer post a wedding, honeymoon or even a death in the newspaper. Better yet, if you do, leave someone at the house of the person involved.

I am also against birth announcements. When my children were born I vowed not to post to the public. You never know who will knock at your door when you get home from the hospital. It is a sad sad way to live.

I guess it's a good idea to leave a trusted person at the house during wakes and funerals to stand guard. It's sad that people take advantage of these situations. The family is heartbroken enough over the passing of their loved one.

I know this family and they are just GREAT people from Wayne's Grandmother to his parents and his Awesome wife Laury with 2 great kids! I am shocked at Wayne's passing and so sad for this poor family to have to deal with this too!! Hope the community will help them thru this horrible time!!!

What a damn shame.....

Also if anyone is in the Billerica area inkslinger's tattoo shop @ 699 Boston rd billerica ma is also taking donations for this family

Dear Bill,

Thank you very much, your article was wonderful.
Dawn and I are hoping for a great turn out. My cousin Wayne was a great fun loving and very giving man . Thank you so much for listening.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Fielding

We were talking about this today at work. Hearing this news is very upsetting and a coworker mentioned that when this person is caught they need to be brought to the town center and made to hold a sign that says I stole from a dead man's family and then let the towns people take care of them.

This is why I chose not to buy a home in the town I grew up in...Tewksbury. Drugs and addicts running rampant in Tewksbury and it does not seem that there is an end in sight. Keep building elaborate high schools, shopping centers, etc, but please continue to avoid the problem that everyone knows exists. Be careful Tewksbury...pretty soon you'll be just like Lowell.

During the holiday season the only way we can show what kind of community we are is to give back more than anyone can take. This man volunteered endless hours and did great things in our community. I hope everyone can stop by and make a donation to help this wonderful family. I know my wike and I will be there.

Great post Mark!
Didn't know Wayne or his family but his reputation was how I knew of him.

Don, unfortunately, it's not a "Tewksbury" problem. I work with people from all over the country and most of them had a story they heard similar to this. Next time you have a wake to attend, offer to stay at the deceased's home during the services. You'll be surprised at the hang up phone calls you will receive from obituary stalkers who prey on people this way. It is actually very common. Very sad.

Dear "Comment" I don't believe I ever said that this was a problem isolated to Tewksbury. I am merely pointing out that there has been a staggering number of drug related crimes perpetrated in Tewksbury over the last 7 plus years and it does not seem to be slowing down. Have you ever heard of Chris Herren? If not, you should look him up and read his story. It's sad, scary, and inspiring at the same time. Tewksbury needs to have someone like him come in and talk to anyone that will listen. Again...it is not just a Tewksbury problem. I am passionate about this because I love the town and its where I grew up. I feel horribly sad for the Fleury family and I would hate to see something like this happen to someone else.

I don't know how anyone can be so inconsiderate and cold hearted. What an awful, disrespectful thing to do!!! I hope they are caught and get what they deserve!!!!

To the many who have left comments. This is an awful sad situation that does not just happen in this area, its everywhere. The disgusting people or persons who pray on grieving families like my cousin Waynes are in fact everywhere. It is so sad to think that people would be so cold, but a very sad reality for many. My cousin was a wonderful family man, he would be there for anyone who needed him. He has a wonderful loving family who did not at all deserve this.

Let's all try to get along and hopefully get the message out to make people more aware , then they can take more precautions to prevent awful tragedies such as this.

Gretchen

Chris Herren did speak in Tewksbury: http://tewksbury.patch.com/articles/photos-former-celtic-chris-herren-shoots-straight-about-addiction-at-tmhs#photo-11777927; and they also did an awareness week in October. Wilmington did the same November 28th. Both towns are vigilantly working on Substance Abuse Awareness. It truly is an epidemic...The Chief of Police in Wilmington said it is 90% of the crime in town. Prayers for the family in this article.

Nancy I'm sorry that this happened, but I think to honor Wayne and his family we should do as Wayne would have done and do something nice for the family or maybe drop off a toy for tots or donate to salvation army. Show that we are better than the low life .that did this.My prayers go out to the family mat you find peace.

It used to be a very common thing for scum bags to rob homes during funerals, that's one reason the papers stopped printing address' of the deceased. It still hasen't stopped some though.

I don't think the address in the paper was the reason the house was robbed. In my opinion this was an inside job. The perpetrators I think knew exactly what was in the home and took advantage of fact that the family would be out of the house to get what they wanted. I hope they find the sleaze-balls that did this thing to a family already facing a tragic death.

I don't believe I said their address was in the paper, addresses used to be put in papers years ago but were stopped because of scumbags using them to rob.

David Morris
how do you it was gina murray and chris Hutchinson. I hope they post their pictures in the paper so the world can see what the real meaning of white trash looks like.

While they were bieng total scum bags the reat of the town came together for the Fleury family to show them that there are still go poeple in the world. To bad the Ct. shooter shot all those poor kids when we had two prefect people that need to be shot

I would like to thank everyone for their love and support towards my family during this difficult time. Wayen was such an amazing man, husband, father, friend, who was loved by so many. To all of you who came to the wake and waited in line for over an hour to pay respect has touched me more than you will ever know. The fundraisers, donations, and gifts that we have received leave me speechless for words. Love to all of you for doing what you did, even in these tough times. Let's keep Wayne's memory alive with his music and his favorite saying "Good, and you".

With all our love The Fleury Family