Record-Journal: Obituaries Column -
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Published on: 10/11/2002
Last Visited: 10/11/2002
Roland was the beloved husband of Claire LeGendre St. Pierre for 51 years.
Born in Shawsheen, Mass., on March 26, 1930, son of Napoleon and Lydia Marchand St. Pierre, he and Claire and their six children lived in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, prior to moving to Connecticut in 1972.Roland was an alumnus of Central Catholic High School and Merrimack College in Mass.Following his graduation from the U.S. Army School of Finance in St. Louis, Mo., he was assigned to service in the Philippines in World War II.A lifelong career in banking in Massachusetts and New Hampshire continued in Connecticut in 1972 with his employment by the Banking Center in Waterbury and later with the Sirianni Mortgage Co., from which he retired in 1994.Roland was a former private pilot and also a former member of the Cheshire Rotary; the Farms C.C. Golf Committee, and the Building and Maintenance Committee of his beloved parish, Most Holy Trinity Church.
Besides his wife, Claire, Roland is survived by his cherished daughter, Cheryl and her husband, Michael J. Fox of Derry, N.H.; his five sons, Bruce of Middletown, Gary and his wife, Nancy of Bristol, Mark and his wife, Fran of Cheshire, Michael and his wife, Sue of Cheshire and Christopher and his fiancée, Nance of Waterbury.
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Grandpa Roland will be greatly missed by his grandchildren, Joseph and his wife, Michelle; his great-grandson, Patrick Roland; and granddaughters, Christine, Erica, Michele, Erin and Jenny; and by his grandsons, Erik, Scott, Ricky and Jon; and great-grandson, Cameron.
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Roland had no siblings, but he dearly loved his sister-in-law, Anne Marie and her husband, Guy; and also his brothers-in-law, Bob and his wife, Shirley and Vinny and his wife, Jane.Roland's nieces and nephews were very dear to his heart, as were his cousins, the DeMarcos.