Obituary for Fred Lapointe | Wilson Funeral Home, Gray, ME
- Date Of Birth: October 15, 1932
- Date Of Death: August 30, 2013
- State: Maine
Alfred (Fred) LaPointe , Jr. of Lewiston passed away peacefully on Friday August 30, 2013 after an extended illness.
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Born on October 15, 1932 in Danville Maine, he was the son of the late Alfred LaPointe Sr. and Louise (Deschamps) LaPointe. He attended St. Louis Catholic School and St. Dominic Regional High School where he was a star athlete in football, hockey, and baseball. He graduated in 1951 and then attended Southern Maine Community College, majoring in automotive technology.
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He continued to enjoy playing and watching sports throughout his life, playing softball until he was 54 years old. He was an avid sports fan for all the New England teams, rarely missing a televised game and often flipping between t.v. channels with remote in hand. Besides his great passion for his wife, children, and grandchildren, Fred enjoyed gardening, puttering around the garage, and he was always ready~to play a friendly game of cribbage. He was a very social guy who could talk the ear off anyone who would listen, loved a good joke and was up for a party anytime. He was a member of the Lewiston Elks and the Pastime Club, where he enjoyed meeting up with friends, old and new, and was active with his alumni class of St. Dom’s, serving on the planning committee for any reunions they held.
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He is survived by his wife Geri of 59 years and their four children: Cheryl Saunders and her late husband, John Saunders of Buckfield, Debra Perkins and her husband Leonard, David LaPointe and his fiancé©, Cindy Dooen, and Jeffrey LaPointe and his wife Amanda all of Auburn. He is also survived by his seven grandchildren, Darcy Perkins-Phinney of Auburn, James Saunders of Buckfield, Katie LaPointe (Kenny) Hamilton of Auburn, Jason Saunders of Buckfield, Krysta LaPointe (Keith) Anderson of Hampden, Tori LaPointe and Tabby LaPointe of Colorado, and his five great grandchildren, Danica, Brody, Aryanna, Griffin, Shayli, with one more due in November.
He is also survived by Geri’s brothers: Ernest & Rena, Gerald & Georgia, Ray, Lee and John & Phyllis, and Geri’s sister Lorraine Lippert. Fred leaves behind his last two cousins, Jane (Roland) Hamel and Rita Dube, and many nieces and nephews. Lastly, he is survived by his two life-long best friends, Andy (Monique) Gagné© and Bob (Pauline) Turcotte
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The family would like to extend a special thank you to his doctors, Dr Michael Isaac and Dr Roy Ulin and the staff of St Marys Regional Medical Center Wound Care Center. We also thank Sr. Suzanne Beaudoin for her support, prayers, and spiritual guidance through the last several months of his life.
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Alfred (Fred) LaPointe , Jr. of Lewiston passed away peacefully on Friday August 30, 2013 after an extended illness.