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- Robert J. Lapointe, 71, died March 19, 2010, at a Presque Isle hospital. He was born July 9, 1938, in Van Buren, the son of Ovide and Gladys (St. Pierre) Lapointe. Bob was a 1956 graduate of Van Buren Boys' High School and received his bachelor's degree in education from the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
He began his teaching career at Caswell Elementary School and then taught for 17 years in the Van Buren school system. Bob pursued his master's degree in education through the University of Maine, Orono, but sudden illness prevented him from completing.
He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a life member of American Legion Post No. 49, Van Buren, serving five terms as post commander. After his teaching career, he and his wife operated B & M Coins and Sporting Goods, Van Buren, for a number of years.
Bob is survived by his loving wife of nearly 45 years, Micheline (Lebel) Lapointe of Van Buren; five sisters, Stella Violette and husband, Clarence, Janet Roy and husband, Gilman, all of Van Buren, Helen Page and husband, Fred, of Caribou, Robertine Parent and husband, Jim, of Glastonbury, Conn., and Leila Dufour and husband, Dave, of Cyr Plantation; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by three brothers, Percy, Ronald and Donald Lapointe.
Interment with military honors will be at the Maine Veterans Cemetery, Caribou. (Bangor Daily News 3/20/2010)
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1938 - 2010 (71 years)
