Mr. Ronald J. Pelletier

Ronald J. Pelletier, age 70, died of respiratory failure at St. Lucie Medical Center on July 5, 2008. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, son of the late Yvonne and Andrew Pelletier. He worked as a Systems Engineer for MIT/Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts and sites in Westford, Massachusetts, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, and Washington, DC for 28 years before his retirement in 1996. He has lived in Port St. Lucie, Florida for 10 years, coming from Nashua, New Hampshire. He served in the US Air Force for four years and was in the general contracting business with his family for many years. He attended Northeastern University in Boston and in retirement he worked part time for PGA Country Club in St. Lucie West. He was an avid golfer and tennis player. He was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Lucie of Port St. Lucie, Florida; sons, Gary Pelletier and his wife Laurie of Hudson, Massachusetts; Carl Pelletier and his wife Maria of Chico, California; four grandchildren, Christina, Conner, Brooke Pelletier and Caroline Robinson. He also leaves a brother, Richard Pelletier of Andover, Massachusetts, and a sister Yvette Vermette of Hampton, New Hampshire. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Anita Fluet and Jacqueline Martineau. A visitation will take place on Thursday, July 10, 2008 from 9:00 am � 11:00 am at St Bernadette Catholic Church followed by a Mass of the Resurrection at 11:00 am at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St Bernadette Catholic Church Building Fund, 350 NW California Blvd, St. Lucie West Florida 34986. Inurnment will be at a later date at Elmwood Cemetary in Methuen Massachusetts.