Lawrence D. Woodman Jr.

WOODMAN, Lawrence D., Jr. Age 59, Jan. 29, 2009 in Hamilton. President and CEO of Woodmans Inc. of Essex and the beloved husband of Catherine (Aiello) Woodman and loving son of Mrs. L. Dexter Woodman of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Also survived by daughter and son-in-law, Tara and Brian Patrican, of Newbury; daughter and son-in-law, Whitney and Jarrett St. John, of Ipswich; daughter and son-in-law Brittnie Aiello and Kurt Gauthier of Holyoke; daughter Hillarie Aiello, of Hamilton. He leaves the great loves of his life, grandson Maxwell Patrican of Newbury and granddaughters Avery Patrican of Newbury and Eva and Audrey St. John of Ipswich. He also leaves his brothers, Stephen Woodman and his wife, Rhonda of Essex and Douglas Woodman and his wife Maureen of Essex; his sisters, Patti D'Alelio and her husband Ralph of Highland Beach, Florida, Judi McComiskey and her husband Sam of Gloucester and Cynthia Fou-gere of Essex; his father-in-law, Anthony Aiello of Essex; brother-in-law, Stephen Aiello and his wife Susan of Essex; sisters-in-law, Terry Gauthier and her husband Jerry of Ipswich and Cindy Tabor and her husband Ted of Ipswich; and his former wife Nancy (Holmes) Woodman of Ipswich. He leaves many cousins, friends, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, who are too numerous to list, but whose importance in Larry's life should not be understated. Larry was predeceased by his father Mr. L. Dexter Woodman; his brother Geoffrey R. Woodman; brothers-in-law John L. Roy and Thomas Fougere; grandnephew Joshua Swett; Catherine's mother Jeanne (Carroll) Aiello, her brothers David and Michael Aiello, and her step-mother Gwendolyn (Nunes) Aiello. Larry's life will be celebrated at The Essex Room Function Hall, 125 Main St., Essex. Visiting hours will be on Wednesday, February 4, from 4-8, followed by a Funeral Service on Thursday, February 5, at 2:20 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the L. Dexter Woodman Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 81, Essex, Mass., 01929. Arrangements under the direction of the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home of IPSWICH. To leave a condolence please visit www.whittier-porter.com.