SMITHFIELD--Harold Paul "Buzz" Buzzell, 74, passed away in a tragic accident at his home in Smithfield, ME on Sunday, October 29, 2023, along with his dear cat, Jacob. Buzz was born on April 11, 1949, in Old Town, ME to Harold L. Buzzell and Mary "Marie" R. (Morin) Buzzell. After graduating from John Bapst High School in Bangor in 1967 and studying Forestry at the University of Maine in Orono for two years, Buzz enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served for over 22 years, followed by a second career of civilian service at the Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding in Bath, ME. Buzz attended basic training at Naval Station Great Lakes, IL, and his first station of duty was at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, NH, serving on the U.S.S. Aeolus. He next served at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, where he maintained the liquid oxygen and nitrogen plant, followed by Naval Station Great Lakes, IL, where he was an instructor. When the Navy relaxed its eyesight requirements for submarine service, Buzz realized his dream of joining the U.S. Naval Submarine Force, and stationed at Naval Submarine Base New London, CT, he served as Chief of the Boat on the U.S.S. Sam Rayburn and the U.S.S. Lafayette. Buzz completed his naval career at SUPSHIP (Supervisor of Shipbuilding), Bath, ME. Buzz's many military honors and achievements included fourteen SSBN Deterrent Patrols, two National Defense Service Medals, five Navy Good Conduct Medals, three Navy Achievement Medals, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, five Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, and a CO's Letter of Commendation. Buzz was an expert woodworker and furniture maker who never met a piece of wood he didn't like, skills he learned at a young age from his Uncle Francis Morin. He poured his love into many cherished items he made for his family and friends, not to mention the two dream homes and dream camp he and his wife, Heather, built together. He enjoyed snowmobiling, and he inherited a lifelong love of motorcycling from his father and his Uncle Billy Buzzell. He even had an amateur AMA racing license! Buzz was forever the "Road Captain," whether on a cross-country motorcycle trip with his brother, multi-day snowmobile trips with family and friends, or the numerous journeys he and Heather took across the country and over the northern border to visit their Canadian family. Service to family, community and country were Buzz's guiding lights, demonstrated by his years of service to Smithfield's Planning Board, Fire & Rescue, the Snowmobile Club, and other acts of service too numerous to list. Buzz was predeceased by his parents, Harold Buzzell and Marie (Morin Buzzell) Norton, and by his stepfather Leroy "Sonny" Norton. He is survived by his wife and the great love of his life, Heather Mood; his daughter Stephanie "Li'l Buzz" Buzzell; his daughter Tammy Buzzell and her husband, Zhaohui "Joey" Wang; his granddaughters Juliet and Salena Wang; his brother Michael Buzzell and his wife, Susan Buzzell; his nephew, Aaron Buzzell and his family; many beloved members of the extended Mood, Buzzell and Morin clans; and his dear cat, Faith. Visiting hours will be held at the Wheeler Funeral Home, 26 Church Street, Oakland, ME from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, November 5, 2023 (parking on street). A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, those inclined may make a donation in Harold's honor to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at https://www.jdrf.org/ or purchase carbon monoxide detectors for someone who doesn't have any.