Richard Pelletier's Obituary
Richard Joseph Pelletier passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 in his home in Mansfield, Texas.
Visitation will be at 9:00AM, followed by a funeral services at 10:00AM on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Mansfield Funeral Home.
Interment with military honors will follow at 11:30 AM at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Richard was born on April 1, 1930 to Amede and Alma Pelletier in Fort Kent, Maine. He grew up in Lewiston, Maine and spent cherished time as a teenager working with his father learning the logging trade. In 1949, he moved to Auburn, Maine to work for Issacson Lumber Company as a lumberjack before enlisting into the United States Navy in 1951. While in the Navy, Richard served as a pilot for LCP boats, used to transport soldiers from ships to shore. Upon his honorable discharge, Richard worked as a roofer while raising his family. In his earlier years, he enjoyed deep sea fishing, camping, and carpentry. Richard was most recently employed with Franklin Park West Senior Housing in Connecticut where he worked maintaining the property for 17 years. He had an uncompromised love for his family and was best known for his warm sense of humor, which his family credits to being born on April 1st. Richard lived a full life, treasured the time he spent with his great grandchildren and continued to express his joyfulness, even through his illness.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Germaine Coulombe, brother, Joseph Pelletier, sisters, Fernande Pelletier, Georgette Long and Evette Mathieu.
He is survived by his daughters, Christine Pelletier of Bradenton, Florida, Diane Crary and husband Gary of Mansfield, Texas, Patricia Evans of Arlington, Texas, and Yvonne McLeland of Lewiston, Maine; sister Babe Boulinger of Rockville, Connecticut; companion of 22 years, Dorothy "Dot" Favareau of Vernon, Connecticut; grandchildren, Isaiah Crary and wife Alicia, Joshua Crary and wife Erin, Julie Ballantine and husband John, Kim and Aaron Evans, Stuart and Christopher McLeland; great grandchildren, Noella, Austin, Aiden and Tyler Crary, Cody and Corey Evans; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
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