Paul Hector
COLLETTE
(b.
5 October 1919
,
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
d.
25 July 2008
,
Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Paul Hector COLLETTE was born 5 October 1919 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Paul Hector COLLETTE was the child of Hector E COLLETTE and Mary Phebe Louise DRINKWINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph Alphonse COLLETTE and Philomene DESTROISMAISONS (maternal) Henry DRINKWINE and Olive GADOURYPaul Hector was a soldier in World War II.
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Paul Hector married Alice Malley WALSH . Alice Malley WALSH was born 2 September 1921 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. Alice Malley died 20 December 2005 in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA (South Ashburnham) (North Ashburnham) (Ashburnham Depot). Alice Malley was the child of Frederick Edward WALSH and Alice E MALLEY.
Paul Hector COLLETTE died 25 July 2008 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA.
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Alice Malley WALSH was the child of Frederick Edward WALSH and Alice E MALLEY
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Alice Malley WALSH-- Place: Alice Malley WALSH was the child of Frederick Edward WALSH and Alice E MALLEY
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1919 Birth 5 October 1919
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
2005 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlice Malley WALSH died 20 December 2005, Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA (South Ashburnham) (North Ashburnham) (Ashburnham Depot)
Obituary
ASHBURNHAM, Mass. -- Paul H. Collette Sr., 88, of 15 Wood Path, Ashburnham, died Friday, July 25, in the Leo P. Lachance Center in Gardner, after a long illness.
His wife of 58 years, Alice M. 'Allie' (Walsh) Collette, died in December of 2005.
He leaves one son, Paul H. Collette Jr., and his wife, Anne, of Pawcatuck, Ct.; four daughters, Kathleen L. Horton, and her husband, David, of No. Truro, Ma., Lois C. Allen, and her husband, David, of Saco, Maine, Jane A. Lapointe, and her husband, Robert 'Butch' Lapointe, of Fitchburg, and Susan M. Rexford, and her husband, Richard M., of Ashburnham; one brother, Richard O. Collette, of Townsend; one sister, Rita McCann of Bennington, Vt.; 7 grandchildren, Brian R. Lapointe, and his wife, Shara, Elyssa J. Lapointe, Sarah C. Allen, David P. Allen, Matthew P. Collette, John L. Collette and Emily A. Collette; one great-granddaughter, Madeleine R. Lapointe;and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, L. Valerie Collette.
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ASHBURNHAM, Mass. -- Paul H. Collette Sr., 88, of 15 Wood Path, Ashburnham, died Friday, July 25, in the Leo P. Lachance Center in Gardner, after a long illness.
His wife of 58 years, Alice M. 'Allie' (Walsh) Collette, died in December of 2005.
He leaves one son, Paul H. Collette Jr., and his wife, Anne, of Pawcatuck, Ct.; four daughters, Kathleen L. Horton, and her husband, David, of No. Truro, Ma., Lois C. Allen, and her husband, David, of Saco, Maine, Jane A. Lapointe, and her husband, Robert 'Butch' Lapointe, of Fitchburg, and Susan M. Rexford, and her husband, Richard M., of Ashburnham; one brother, Richard O. Collette, of Townsend; one sister, Rita McCann of Bennington, Vt.; 7 grandchildren, Brian R. Lapointe, and his wife, Shara, Elyssa J. Lapointe, Sarah C. Allen, David P. Allen, Matthew P. Collette, John L. Collette and Emily A. Collette; one great-granddaughter, Madeleine R. Lapointe;and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, L. Valerie Collette.
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Grave
Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery Winchendon Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Sec. 6, Row E, Site 110
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2008 Death 25 July 2008
Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 88.
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Paul is buried at: Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery Winchendon Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Sec. 6, Row E, Site 110
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