Laurier W. Huard Obituary (1922 - 2017)

Laurier W. Huard 1922-2017 Waterville- Laurier (Larry) Huard passed away on Sunday March 19, 2017 at Togus following a brief illness. He was born in Waterville on November 11, 1922 son of Joseph and Marion (Boucher) Huard. Larry grew up in Winslow and Waterville and attended Winslow High School. He worked for the Town of Winslow clearing and repairing roads prior to being drafted for the war. He served in Battery A of the 486th Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the United States Army from January of 1943 to December 7, 1945. He achieved the rank of Tech 5 and his duties spanned from clerical work in the mailroom to maintenance and firing of weapons. (Weapons crewman). He was a member of The American Legion and the Mac Crillis-Rousseau VFW Post 8835 in Winslow. On September 14, 1946 he married Camille Pooler. Together they raised their four children, David, Daniel, Dale and Debra until Camille's untimely passing in 1976. Larry worked several jobs including The Corrugated Box Factory, Pierce's Farm, Kennebec Water District, and the railroad. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and won awards for Maine's Biggest Bucks. He also enjoyed gardening and woodworking throughout his retirement years. He was clever and innovative and if he needed something he didn't have he could usually create it. He enjoyed spending time outdoors or when the weather was too cold he could be found most afternoons sitting on the glassed in porch ready to greet the mailman. Larry was predeceased by his wife Camille and his sisters Andrienne Bernard (2005) and Priscilla Peters (2016). He is survived by family and friends including Dave and Shirley Huard, Danny Huard and Bonnie Flagg, Dale and Heidi Huard, Debbe Haymin, Jason Huard, Jordan Huard, Micayla Huard, Lois Rau, Debra Peters-Aresco, Marsha Cofresi, Paul Bernard, Eugene Bernard, Brian Warren, and many more. A private service will be held in Augusta at a later date. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Gallant Funeral Home, 10 Elm Street, Waterville. An on-line guestbook may be signed and condolences expressed at www.gallantfh.com