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Obituary for Roland Gerald Meunier (Aged 89)
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The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
27 Apr 2006, Thu • Page 12
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Roland G. Meunier, 89; was GE plant engineer
DALTON --- Roland Gerald "Frenchie" Meunier, 89, of 40 Marcella Way for the past year and formerly of 12 State Road in Pittsfield for 23 years, died Tuesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. He also lived at 131 Crane Ave. for many years.
Born in Holyoke on May 5, 1916, son of liector J. and Odile S. Jean Meunier, he was a 1935 graduate of Springfield Technical High School, and a 1940 graduate of the General Electric Co. Draftsmen Apprenticeship course.
A World War II veteran, Mr. Meunier served as seaman first class in the Navy from Dec. 18, 1944, to Oct 19, 1945.
During the early 1930s, he was a member of the 1171st Citizens Civilian Corps camp at North Adams, and he won the first Massachusetts State College Scholarship ever awarded to a member of the Citizens Civilian Corps.
Mr. Meunier was employed by GE for 42 years, retiring as a plant engineer in 1980.
He was a communicant of St. Agnes Church where he served as a lector, sang in the choir, taught CCD and volunteered for Catholic Charities. He was a lifetime and honorary member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Dalton Council on Aging and the Dalton Senior Center, GE Quarter Century and Pensioners' clubs, and the GE Athletic Association.
Mr. Meunier was a member of American Legion Post 155 and held the distinction of oldest living member. An outdoorsman, he enjoyed gardening, fishing and camping.
His wife, the former Claire C. Bradley, whom he married July 29, 1939, in St. Mary's Church in Pittsfield, died March 15, 2003.
He leaves four sons,
- Peter A. Meunier of Hinsdale,
- John R. Meunier of Liverpool, N.Y.,
- James Meunier of Richmond, Va., and
- Mark G. Meunier of Dalton, with whom he resided for the past year;
six daughters,
- Claire C. Brown of Tampa, Fla.,
- Ann N. Pariselli of Pittsfield,
- Margaret M. McMahon of Richmond,
- Mary Lou Musacchio of Cheshire,
- Ellen T. Meunier of Pittsfield, and
- Catherine M. Grady of Dalton;
- a brother, Hector A. Meunier of Ludlow;
29 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a son, Paul E Meunier, in 2003.

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