David Norman Plamondon

of Westminster, MA, a junior at UConn,
outstanding athlete and student; 20

WESTMINSTER -- David Norman Plamondon, 20, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 of injuries sustained after being hit by a campus shuttle bus on the UConn Campus in Storrs, CT.

David leaves his parents, George D. and Linda M. (Duchesneau) Plamondon; his two brothers, Mitchel M. Plamondon of Amherst, Mathew S. Plamondon of Fitchburg; two sisters, Cassandra J. Plamondon of Leominster, and Chantal M. Plamondon of Westminster, his paternal grandmother, Sistina L Plamondon of Laurel, DE; his maternal grandmother, Dora M. Duchesneau of Leominster; his aunts and uncles, Michael N. and his wife, Catherine M. Duchesneau of Northborough, Ann M and Richard C. Grogan, David B. Duchesneau, all of Leominster, Sheila M. and Jeffrey W. Sweenor of Lakewood Ranch, FL, Deborah J. and Raymond M. Pelkey, Daniel E. and Mary E. Plamondon all of Leominster, Elizabeth A. and Donald LaFortune of Palm Bay, FL, and John P. Plamondon of Laurel, DE; 16 cousins, Jacquelyn, John, Michael, Scott, Caitlin, Ryan, Talia, Shawn, Melanie, Jessica, Jason, Scott, Alicia, Samantha, Ashley, Gideon.

David is predeceased by his Paternal Grandfather, Jean M. Plamondon, and his Maternal Grandfather, Norman L. Duchesneau, and an uncle, James J. Plamondon.

David was born in Leominster on June 19, 1990. David was very passionate about baseball and excelled in it. As a youth, David played baseball in the Westminster Little League, Babe Ruth League, and all four years of his high school career as a Varsity Player. He was named a Sentinel All-Star Athlete in his junior year of high school. He also played for the North County team in the American Legion League under Pete Slattery. Last summer, he played with the Lunenburg Phillies. He was a 2008 graduate of Oakmont Regional High School, an Honor Student and a member of the National Honors Society. He was a member of the Peer Leaders Group. He participated in choir and interclass plays at Oakmont. David was the recipient of the Science Award at graduation. He was an overall exceptional athlete and played soccer, basketball, track and golf in addition to baseball.

David was currently a junior at University of Connecticut were he majored in Physiology and Neurobiology and was preparing for MCATs as part of his goal of entering medical school. He had a passion for music and was as a member of the acapella singing group, A Minor. He also loved playing the guitar. Last year, David participated in the alternative spring break program that worked with inner-city youths in Philadelphia. Last summer he volunteered at UMass Memorial Health Care in the orthopedics department. He was always excited for March Madness, especially when the UConn Basketball team was playing in the tournament David was a member of St. Edward the Confessor Church.

Everything David did he put his all into and had a terrific outlook on life. He truly loved his family and friends. David was stellar in his academic career in high school and college. He was an exceptional athlete. He was an incredibly easy going person, who balanced determination and dedication with being well-rounded. He touched the lives of all who met and knew him. There will be a void in his family that will never be filled by his loss.

PLAMONDON -- The Funeral will be held from the Westminster Chapel of the Sawyer-Miller-Masciarelli Funeral Home, (www.masciarellifamilyfuneralhomes.net), 123 Main Street, Westminster, MA with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2011 at St. Edward the Confessor Church, 10 Church Street, Westminster, MA 01473. Burial will follow in the Whitmanville Cemetery, South Ashburnham Road, Westminster, MA. Calling Hours will be in the Funeral Home on Sunday, March 27, 2011 from 1:00 -- 7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the David N. Plamondon Memorial Scholarship, C/O Oakmont Regional High School, 9 Oakmont Drive, Ashburnham, MA 01430 or may be left at the Funeral Home.