Arthur S. Laurilliard, Jr. of Brooksby Village, Peabody, MA, died on Sunday, December 18, 2016. He was 91. The son of Arthur S. Laurilliard, Sr. and Grace Finley Laurilliard, he was born March 18, 1925 in Springfield, MA. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA with a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Scholastic Society. Mr. Laurilliard worked his entire career for General Electric in various management positions including two assignments in Brazil; 5 years in Campinas followed years later by 3-1/2 years in Sao Paulo. Arthur also lived 44 years in Reading, MA and is survived by his son James Laurilliard of Randolph, NJ, his wife, Margaret, and his daughter, Ann Laurilliard of Palm Beach, FL. He had two grandchildren, Matthew and Rachael Laurilliard, as well as 10 nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son Charles Laurilliard, his wife, Constance Laurilliard, and his brother, Robert Laurilliard. Mr. Laurilliard served his country honorably from 1943 until discharged in 1946. He was a Sergeant and served in the 25th Quartermaster War Dog Platoon on Guadalcanal, Bougainville and the Philippine Islands. A service will be held on Saturday, January 7, 10:30 AM at St. Athanasius Church, Reading, MA. Prior to that there will be a visitation at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, Reading, MA from 9-10AM.