W. Donald Moisan

1928 - 2016

W. Donald Moisan
"A man of many talents

who always put his family first"

LOWELL -- Mr. W. Donald Moisan, age 88, a lifetime resident of the Pawtucketville section of Lowell, died on October 20, 2016, at the Lowell General Hospital, with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Irene C. Moisan.

Born in Lowell, on April 1, 1928, he was a son of the late William J. and Irene M. (Sawyer) Moisan.

Donald was a graduate of Northeastern University having earned a BA in Electrical Engineering and a Master's in Business Administration.

Right up until his death Donald worked in various industries connected with heat and its control, sales and marketing.

He was very active in the community and was a member of several organizations for many years, and was an accomplished Master of Ceremonies.

It began in 1943 with the Boy Scouts of America, where he was an Eagle Scout and Assistant Scout Master of Troop 7.

Donald was a member and past president of the Richelieu Club, and a member of the Club Lafayette, having served as Chairman and member of the Scholarship Committee.

In 1971, he was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Francis W. Sargent as Commissioner of the Massachusetts American and Canadian French Cultural Exchange Commission.

He was a longtime member and past president of the Franco American Day Committee, and was awarded Franco American of the year in 1978.

A longtime active communicant of the former Ste Jeanne d'Arc Church, he served on several boards including CCD, Parish Council, Education Commission and was the General Chairman of the Renovations Committee of the re-dedication of the parish.

In 1989, he received the Father Eugene Turcotte Award for Extraordinary Dedication to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, St. John the Baptist Province.

Donald had also been a committee member for Camp Paul for Exceptional Children in Chelmsford.

Surviving him in addition to his loving wife, Irene, are a son and daughter-in-law, Richard A. and Susanne B. Moisan of Hamburg, Germany; a daughter and son-in-law, Dolly A. (Marcotte) Burchfield and her husband, Bryan of Lowell; five grandchildren, Jamieson, Kerry and Stephen Marcotte, Amanda Moisan and Angelina Moisan; a brother and sister in law, Leo A. and Alyce Moisan of Salem, NH; a sister, Vivian Desmarais of West Yarmouth, MA; a sister in law, Gertrude Moisan of Windham, NH; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ronald and Pauline Carignan of Lowell, and Albert and Eva Richards of Coupeville, WA; also several nieces and nephews.

He was also the brother of the late Carl P. Moisan.

MOISAN -- died in Lowell on October 20, 2016. Mr. W. Donald Moisan, age 88, a resident of Lowell, and husband of Irene C. Moisan. Friends may call at the ROLAND W. MARTIN FUNERAL HOME, 308 Pawtucket Street, Lowell on Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. ATTENDANT PARKING. Funeral Monday morning with a funeral Mass to be celebrated at 10 a.m. in Ste Marguerite D'Youville Parish, 1340 Lakeview Avenue, Dracut. Burial will be private in St. Joseph Cemetery, Chelmsford. Those wishing may make a memorial donation to The Paul Center, 39 Concord Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824. For online condolences or directions, please visit www.martinfuneralhome.net.