son of Arthur and Dora (Brisson) Bourgeois
His wife: Elaine.
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Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 30, 2009
PERU, NY -– Leo Paul C. Bourgeois, 87, of Pine Harbour, Plattsburgh and formerly of McIntosh Drive, Peru, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.
He was born in Alburg, Vt., July 13, 1922, the son of Arthur and Dora (Brisson) Bourgeois. He served in the United States Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Leo graduated from Alburg High School and later from the University of Vermont. He lastly graduated with his Masters in Guidance Counseling from Plattsburgh State. He worked in the Guidance Department at Peru Central School for over 30 years and was fondly referred to as Mr. B by his students. He was on the Peru School Board for several years and is in the hall of fame at Peru Central School. Leo loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He enjoyed family days spent at his camp on Lake Champlain. He was a big animal lover with a soft spot for labs.
Survivors include his children, one daughter and sonin-law, Karen and Gary Wheelock of Colchester, Vt.; three sons and daughters-inlaw, Thomas A. and Jane Bourgeois of Rutland, Vt., Timothy Paul and Kay Bourgeois of Winooski, Vt., and Christopher Bourgeois and companion Tina LeClair of Saranac Lake; six grandchildren, Sara and her husband Mark, Kyle, Lydia and her companion Chris, Lindsey, Jason and his wife Meehan, and Danielle and her husband Noah; great grandchildren, Haydn, Kellen, Aubree, and Ally Bourgeois, and Jacob; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents; and his wife, Elaine H. Bourgeois, Sept. 9, 2000.
Burial with full military honors in St. Augustine parish cemetery.
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Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 31, 2009
CORRECTION - Regretfully omitted from Leo Bourgeois' obituary were three survivors: a sister, Anna Bohannon of St. Albans and brothers-in-law Monsignor Wendell Searles of Winooski and Fred Brisson of Rutland.
His wife: Elaine.
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Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 30, 2009
PERU, NY -– Leo Paul C. Bourgeois, 87, of Pine Harbour, Plattsburgh and formerly of McIntosh Drive, Peru, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.
He was born in Alburg, Vt., July 13, 1922, the son of Arthur and Dora (Brisson) Bourgeois. He served in the United States Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Leo graduated from Alburg High School and later from the University of Vermont. He lastly graduated with his Masters in Guidance Counseling from Plattsburgh State. He worked in the Guidance Department at Peru Central School for over 30 years and was fondly referred to as Mr. B by his students. He was on the Peru School Board for several years and is in the hall of fame at Peru Central School. Leo loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He enjoyed family days spent at his camp on Lake Champlain. He was a big animal lover with a soft spot for labs.
Survivors include his children, one daughter and sonin-law, Karen and Gary Wheelock of Colchester, Vt.; three sons and daughters-inlaw, Thomas A. and Jane Bourgeois of Rutland, Vt., Timothy Paul and Kay Bourgeois of Winooski, Vt., and Christopher Bourgeois and companion Tina LeClair of Saranac Lake; six grandchildren, Sara and her husband Mark, Kyle, Lydia and her companion Chris, Lindsey, Jason and his wife Meehan, and Danielle and her husband Noah; great grandchildren, Haydn, Kellen, Aubree, and Ally Bourgeois, and Jacob; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents; and his wife, Elaine H. Bourgeois, Sept. 9, 2000.
Burial with full military honors in St. Augustine parish cemetery.
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Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 31, 2009
CORRECTION - Regretfully omitted from Leo Bourgeois' obituary were three survivors: a sister, Anna Bohannon of St. Albans and brothers-in-law Monsignor Wendell Searles of Winooski and Fred Brisson of Rutland.
son of Arthur and Dora (Brisson) Bourgeois
His wife: Elaine.
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Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 30, 2009
PERU, NY -– Leo Paul C. Bourgeois, 87, of Pine Harbour, Plattsburgh and formerly of McIntosh Drive, Peru, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.
He was born in Alburg, Vt., July 13, 1922, the son of Arthur and Dora (Brisson) Bourgeois. He served in the United States Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Leo graduated from Alburg High School and later from the University of Vermont. He lastly graduated with his Masters in Guidance Counseling from Plattsburgh State. He worked in the Guidance Department at Peru Central School for over 30 years and was fondly referred to as Mr. B by his students. He was on the Peru School Board for several years and is in the hall of fame at Peru Central School. Leo loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He enjoyed family days spent at his camp on Lake Champlain. He was a big animal lover with a soft spot for labs.
Survivors include his children, one daughter and sonin-law, Karen and Gary Wheelock of Colchester, Vt.; three sons and daughters-inlaw, Thomas A. and Jane Bourgeois of Rutland, Vt., Timothy Paul and Kay Bourgeois of Winooski, Vt., and Christopher Bourgeois and companion Tina LeClair of Saranac Lake; six grandchildren, Sara and her husband Mark, Kyle, Lydia and her companion Chris, Lindsey, Jason and his wife Meehan, and Danielle and her husband Noah; great grandchildren, Haydn, Kellen, Aubree, and Ally Bourgeois, and Jacob; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents; and his wife, Elaine H. Bourgeois, Sept. 9, 2000.
Burial with full military honors in St. Augustine parish cemetery.
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Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 31, 2009
CORRECTION - Regretfully omitted from Leo Bourgeois' obituary were three survivors: a sister, Anna Bohannon of St. Albans and brothers-in-law Monsignor Wendell Searles of Winooski and Fred Brisson of Rutland.
His wife: Elaine.
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Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 30, 2009
PERU, NY -– Leo Paul C. Bourgeois, 87, of Pine Harbour, Plattsburgh and formerly of McIntosh Drive, Peru, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.
He was born in Alburg, Vt., July 13, 1922, the son of Arthur and Dora (Brisson) Bourgeois. He served in the United States Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Leo graduated from Alburg High School and later from the University of Vermont. He lastly graduated with his Masters in Guidance Counseling from Plattsburgh State. He worked in the Guidance Department at Peru Central School for over 30 years and was fondly referred to as Mr. B by his students. He was on the Peru School Board for several years and is in the hall of fame at Peru Central School. Leo loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He enjoyed family days spent at his camp on Lake Champlain. He was a big animal lover with a soft spot for labs.
Survivors include his children, one daughter and sonin-law, Karen and Gary Wheelock of Colchester, Vt.; three sons and daughters-inlaw, Thomas A. and Jane Bourgeois of Rutland, Vt., Timothy Paul and Kay Bourgeois of Winooski, Vt., and Christopher Bourgeois and companion Tina LeClair of Saranac Lake; six grandchildren, Sara and her husband Mark, Kyle, Lydia and her companion Chris, Lindsey, Jason and his wife Meehan, and Danielle and her husband Noah; great grandchildren, Haydn, Kellen, Aubree, and Ally Bourgeois, and Jacob; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents; and his wife, Elaine H. Bourgeois, Sept. 9, 2000.
Burial with full military honors in St. Augustine parish cemetery.
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Published in The Burlington Free Press on December 31, 2009
CORRECTION - Regretfully omitted from Leo Bourgeois' obituary were three survivors: a sister, Anna Bohannon of St. Albans and brothers-in-law Monsignor Wendell Searles of Winooski and Fred Brisson of Rutland.
