WESTFIELD – MSgt Wade A. Lawson, U.S. Air Force Retired, of Westfield passed away April 25th, 2025, following a brief and aggressive fight with ALS. Wade was 
born in Springfield and raised in Westfield. He was a graduate of Westfield High School, Class of 1977.
Following graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and served at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, Plattsburgh Air Force Base in New York, Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, Hahn Air Base in Germany, Castle Air Force Base in California, Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, and his final tour at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea. Wade was a Munitions Systems specialist, and a proud AMMO troop. IYAAYAS. He retired after 20 plus years of active-duty service. After retiring from the Air Force, he became an active member of the American Legion, Post 124 in Westfield.
Wade worked for Lego in Enfield, Connecticut as a carpenter building display cases and custom shipping containers for life size Lego models. Wade was a skilled and accomplished woodworker and handyman. He loved to fish, enjoying the solitude of nature. While stationed in Plattsburg, NY he bought his Jeep CJ7 which he modified over the years into a “wheeling machine”. He drove the jeep with his family from the mountains of New York, through deserts of New Mexico and Arizona, into the gold mines of California, to the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota, and the back trails in New England that he loved. He deeply believed in protecting and preserving nature and leaving no trace behind.
Wade leaves his wife and best friend of 46 years, Robyn, whom he shared his life with since 13 years old, his two daughters Alena Kremer and her husband Aaron, Laurel MacBrian and her husband Matthew, and his three grandchildren Evelyn, Grayson, and Caroline. He also leaves his brother Karl Lawson.
He was predeceased by his parents Tom and Carol Lawson.
Wade loved his family, and they meant the world to him. He will be deeply missed.
A private service was held to honor Wade at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Wade’s honor to the American Legion, Post 124 at 38 Broad Street, Westfield, Massachusetts. www.firtionadams.com
