Beatrice graduated from St. Louis School in 1934 at age 16. She did not go on to High School instead she went to work at the Falls Yarn Mills in order to help support her parents who lived in a tenement on Diamond hill Road.
Joseph was a WWII veteran (Medic). He was elected President of the Credit Union of Northern RI Joint Board, CIO Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) in 1954. He was also co-founder of Park Square Credit Union in Woonsocket.
Like many young people at around this time, Joseph had to leave school at 14 to go and work in the mills to help support his parents and younger siblings.
After serving in the US Army he married Regia Guilbault in October 1924 at St. Ann's Church in Woonsocket. Joseph was always a hard worker and always felt lucky to have a job. He and Regia were parents of four children whom they raised with love, a deep Catholic faith and the values of family and education. They eventually had 14 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren who are honored to cherish their loving memory.
Pierre and his two brothers took ownership of Star Carbonizing after he was discharged from the navy in WWII.Pierre was on the destroyer escort USS Emmanuel.
Henry was an Army veteran of WWII. He served with the 29th Infantry Division in the European theater. He was a long time member of the St. James Episcopal Church's vestry and served as the Junior Warden.
Samuel was Alderman for the First Ward of Woonsocket from 1895-1897. He declined re-election so that he could be free to travel. He retired from Lippitt in 1895.
Yolande worked the 2nd shift at Tupperware 3 days a week while attending Rhode Island College.As a molder Yolande would stand at the molding machine and take the items out when they were finished and check for any defects including "Shorts", where a bit of plastic was missing and "Flashes", where there was extra plastic. In her two years at the mill Yolande says she gained a lot of respect for folks who worked in the mill full time for a living.
During WWI, W. Henry served as a cloth inspector and technician for the US Government in mills all over New England.
Samuel served on Woonsocket's Common Council from Ward 1 from 1915-1916. He was elected to the school board from the first representative district and served continuously until 1938 when he retired.
