Lawrence J. Giroux

WATERVILLE -- Lawrence J. Giroux, 81, died unexpectedly on April 28, 2010, at his home in Waterville.

Larry was born on March 24, 1929.

He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Giroux, whom he married on March 22, 1952; and his four children, daughter Linda and Harold Tibbetts, of Augusta, daughter Susan and Daniel Michaud, of Wasilla, Alaska, son Richard and Pamela Giroux, of Windsor, and daughter Elaine and Thomas Masters, of Greensboro, Md. He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Florence Drouin; his brother, Arthur Giroux; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Larry was recently predeceased by his first grandson, Mark Tibbetts; and father-in-law Ovide Drouin.

He served in the Korean War, worked at Bates Cotton Mill for many years, retired from the Togus Veterans Affairs hospital in July 1988, and worked for Rodrigue Builders during his retirement years.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 163 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 108, Scarborough, ME 04074-9308.