MIDDLEBURY, VT. - Paul Raymond Adams, age 96, passed away on Friday Morning, October 7th 2016 at East View Terrace in Middlebury, Vt.
He was born on November 23rd 1919 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada, the son of Harold and Corintha (Ferland) Adams.
He married Frances Edna (Remele) on June 29th 1941 in Middlebury, Vermont.
A man known for his strong work ethics, high energy and athleticism, he was captain of his MHS baseball team, a competitive member of the ski team, and president of his senior class.
After graduation from MHS in 1939, he worked for the Rural Electrification Program, traveling throughout Northern Vermont setting poles and power lines, often borrowing a farmer’s team of horses to haul wire and poles to remote locations where motorized vehicles could not go.
This led to a job in Springfield, Vt. at which time he married Frances Remele.
They eventually settled in Middlebury, Vt., where they raised a family of eight children and established and electrical contracting business.
He was predeceased by his parents, his beloved wife Frances and a brother Ferland.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday October 13th 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Middlebury.
Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Middlebury, Vt.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home in Middlebury, Vt.
He was born on November 23rd 1919 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada, the son of Harold and Corintha (Ferland) Adams.
He married Frances Edna (Remele) on June 29th 1941 in Middlebury, Vermont.
A man known for his strong work ethics, high energy and athleticism, he was captain of his MHS baseball team, a competitive member of the ski team, and president of his senior class.
After graduation from MHS in 1939, he worked for the Rural Electrification Program, traveling throughout Northern Vermont setting poles and power lines, often borrowing a farmer’s team of horses to haul wire and poles to remote locations where motorized vehicles could not go.
This led to a job in Springfield, Vt. at which time he married Frances Remele.
They eventually settled in Middlebury, Vt., where they raised a family of eight children and established and electrical contracting business.
He was predeceased by his parents, his beloved wife Frances and a brother Ferland.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday October 13th 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Middlebury.
Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Middlebury, Vt.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home in Middlebury, Vt.
MIDDLEBURY, VT. - Paul Raymond Adams, age 96, passed away on Friday Morning, October 7th 2016 at East View Terrace in Middlebury, Vt.
He was born on November 23rd 1919 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada, the son of Harold and Corintha (Ferland) Adams.
He married Frances Edna (Remele) on June 29th 1941 in Middlebury, Vermont.
A man known for his strong work ethics, high energy and athleticism, he was captain of his MHS baseball team, a competitive member of the ski team, and president of his senior class.
After graduation from MHS in 1939, he worked for the Rural Electrification Program, traveling throughout Northern Vermont setting poles and power lines, often borrowing a farmer’s team of horses to haul wire and poles to remote locations where motorized vehicles could not go.
This led to a job in Springfield, Vt. at which time he married Frances Remele.
They eventually settled in Middlebury, Vt., where they raised a family of eight children and established and electrical contracting business.
He was predeceased by his parents, his beloved wife Frances and a brother Ferland.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday October 13th 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Middlebury.
Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Middlebury, Vt.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home in Middlebury, Vt.
He was born on November 23rd 1919 in Clarenceville, Quebec, Canada, the son of Harold and Corintha (Ferland) Adams.
He married Frances Edna (Remele) on June 29th 1941 in Middlebury, Vermont.
A man known for his strong work ethics, high energy and athleticism, he was captain of his MHS baseball team, a competitive member of the ski team, and president of his senior class.
After graduation from MHS in 1939, he worked for the Rural Electrification Program, traveling throughout Northern Vermont setting poles and power lines, often borrowing a farmer’s team of horses to haul wire and poles to remote locations where motorized vehicles could not go.
This led to a job in Springfield, Vt. at which time he married Frances Remele.
They eventually settled in Middlebury, Vt., where they raised a family of eight children and established and electrical contracting business.
He was predeceased by his parents, his beloved wife Frances and a brother Ferland.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday October 13th 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Middlebury.
Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Middlebury, Vt.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home in Middlebury, Vt.
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