Jon A. Rouillard

Jon A. Rouillard obituary, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

Jon A. Rouillard

Jon Rouillard Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 12, 2011.
Jon Andrew Rouillard Manchester, Massachusetts- Jon Andrew Rouillard, 48, died at his home on August 12th 2011, surround by friends and family after a courageous battle with cancer. Jon was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts on July 20th 1963, the son of Emily and Albert Rouillard. Jon was raised in Wakefield, Massachusetts and attended New Hampton School in Bristol, NH graduating in 1981. He went on to attend Fitchburg State College, where he received his bachelor degree in 1985. Jon was a sales associate for Appleby and Wyman Insurance Agency of Beverly, MA. Jon will be remembered for his zest for life, his unwavering and devoted love for his two children and his love and passion for his summer home on Great East Lake in Sanbornville, NH. We will always remember how he handled his illness with grace, dignity, and courage and was an inspiration to those who knew and loved him. Jon was predeceased by his father Albert Rouillard of Sanford, ME as well as several grandparents from both the Rouillard and Lever family. He leaves behind his two children, Jon Pierre Rouillard and Alexandra Rose Rouillard of Manchester, MA and his former wife Kim Johnson of Manchester, MA; His mother and Stepfather Emily and Richard Repp of Berwick, ME as well as his sister and brother-in-law, Connie and Bob Tebbetts and two nephews Ryan and Jason Tebbetts of Eliot ME. In addition Jon leaves many loving cousins, aunt, uncles, and close friends in Maine and New Hampshire, as well as his extended family, Christopher and Susan Repp of Miami, Florida. "In the distance I can see the lake, and I know I am home" A Memorial Services will be held in the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 118 High St., Sanbornville, New Hampshire on Friday, Aug. 19, at 1:00 p.m. and locally on Monday, Aug. 22, at 11:00 a.m. in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 24 Masconomo Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. The burial will be held privately. Arrangements are by the Greely Funeral Home, 212 Washington St., Gloucester, MA Online condolences may be given at www.greelyfuneralhome.com.

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