Obituary of Henry L. Tremblay

Henry (Hank) L. Tremblay of Windsor, ME passed peacefully at his home, August 9, 2011 surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born in Fairfield, ME, September 16, 1924. He was educated in Fairfield schools. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran of WWII, serving in the European Theatre as a radio operator in the 45thDivision (The Thunderbirds). He was wounded on Anzio Beach, thereby receiving the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Upon being honorably discharged in October of 1945, he returned home to Fairfield. Through the years, he never thought himself a hero, though that title will be held in his children’s eyes forever. He married Ileen (Brooks) Tremblay, May 29th, 1946. She was the love of his life. In 1958, they moved to Windsor, where they raised their 6 children. He retired from Togus Veterans Hospital, after 35 years of service. His passion was for the outdoors and taking family trips. He raised cattle, did his own haying of the fields, driving his tractor and nurturing his rose bushes that he loved to plant each year. The winter months held family sledding, skating and finding “the right” Christmas tree. There were numerous family trips to the ocean and to New Brunswick, Canada, and in later years, to Orlando Florida. He never lost his sense of humor, his smile lit up a room and his laughter was infectious. Henry is predeceased by his parents, Henry and Blanche (Foster) Tremblay, and an infant sister. He is survived by his wife, Ileen, a brother, Donald Tremblay of NH, and a sister Teresa Pleau of Waterville. His children: Dian (Tremblay) Duquette and partner Carlton Evans of Windsor, Donald Tremblay of Saco, John Tremblay and his partner Richard Allard of So. Portland, Michael Tremblay of Windsor, Debora (Tremblay) Loman and husband Andrew of Augusta, and Janet (Tremblay) Thompson and husband Rick of Mt. Vernon. Grandchildren: Dana Duquette, Dawnn Hannan, Angela Hackett, Ryan Tremblay, Travis Tremblay and wife Karen, Melissa, Shawn, Timothy and Samantha Tremblay, Julian Beale and wife Stephanie, Joshua Beale and wife Melissa, Gabriel Levesque and Fiancé Mallory Tondreau and Elizabeth Levesque and partner Greg O’Neill. 11 Great grandchildren .His life long friend, which was more like a brother then cousin, Roland Pooler of Fairfield. A memorial service and interment will be held at the Maine Veterans Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta, Maine on Tuesday, August 16th at 10:00 a.m. Donations in memory of Henry can be made to Healthreach Homecare and Hospice, 10 Water Street, Suite 307 Waterville, Maine 04401 or the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Fla.32256. . The family wishes to thank the staff of the Health Reach Hospice Program, and in particular, Glenice Skelton for her deep compassion. A very special thank you to Lisa for providing beautiful quality of care. We love you.