Wilfred Laurier
PINSONNEAULT
(b.
21 June 1914
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
d.
30 May 2001
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Wilfred Laurier PINSONNEAULT was born 21 June 1914 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Wilfred Laurier PINSONNEAULT was the child of Joseph Gedeon PINSONNEAULT and Eva THERIAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Emery THERIAULT and Josephine TREMBLAYWilfred Laurier was a soldier in World War II.
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Wilfred Laurier PINSONNEAULT died 30 May 2001 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
m. Doris Durocher
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1914 Birth 21 June 1914
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)Obituary
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - Monday, June 4, 2001
Deceased Name: W. Laurier Pinsonneault
SOUTHBRIDGE -- The funeral Mass for W. Laurier Pinsonneault, 86, of Pine Street, who died Wednesday, May 30, in Providence House Nursing Home, was held Saturday, June 23, in Notre Dame Church.
He leaves his wife of 56 years, Doris G. (Durocher) Pinsonneault; two daughters, Louise Guillet of Dudley and Susan Maher of Chittenango, N.Y.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Lillia Renaud and Rubia Durocher, both of Southbridge, predeceased him. A son, Paul Pinsonneault, died in 1967.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Asia and the Pacific.
Mr. Pinsonneault worked 25 years at Hyde Manufacturing Co., and was a barber many years at Leo's Barbershop in Southbridge. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6055 and the Disabled American Veterans.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Notre Dame Restoration Fund, 61 Marcy St., ...Read MORE...
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - Monday, June 4, 2001
Deceased Name: W. Laurier Pinsonneault
SOUTHBRIDGE -- The funeral Mass for W. Laurier Pinsonneault, 86, of Pine Street, who died Wednesday, May 30, in Providence House Nursing Home, was held Saturday, June 23, in Notre Dame Church.
He leaves his wife of 56 years, Doris G. (Durocher) Pinsonneault; two daughters, Louise Guillet of Dudley and Susan Maher of Chittenango, N.Y.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Lillia Renaud and Rubia Durocher, both of Southbridge, predeceased him. A son, Paul Pinsonneault, died in 1967.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Asia and the Pacific.
Mr. Pinsonneault worked 25 years at Hyde Manufacturing Co., and was a barber many years at Leo's Barbershop in Southbridge. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6055 and the Disabled American Veterans.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Notre Dame Restoration Fund, 61 Marcy St., ...Read MORE...
2001 Death 30 May 2001
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.
Wilfred is buried at: Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
220 Charlton Street
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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