Submitter's First Name
Richard
Submitter's Last Name
Bouchard
Relationship to Honoree
Son
Submitter's Phone Number
401-769-5090
Submitter's Email Address
bouchard8@aol.com
Mill Employee First Name
Albert
Mill Employee Middle Name
H
Mill Employee Last Name
Bouchard
Mill Employee Birthplace
Woonsocket
Mill Employee Workplace 1
Verdun Mill
Job Title 1
Loom Fixer
Mill Employee Start Date 1
1940
Mill Employee End Date 1
1948
Mill Employee Workplace 2
Empire Woolen Mill
Job Title 2
Textile Designer
Mill Employee Start Date 2
1955
Mill Employee End Date 2
1961
Mill Employee Photo
Mill Employee Ethnic Identity
French Canadian
Mill Employee School
Woonsocket High School
Mill Employee House Worship
Precious Blood Church
Biography Text
Albert worked in the Verdun Mill as a weaver along with his father, Gideon and brothers Phil and Bob. Albert attended the RI School of Design nights while working days in the mill. He went on to be a textile designer at Empire Woolen Mill after six years of working at various mills in NY state and in Providence. Albert is father to Dick and Roger Bouchard, owners of radio station WNRI since 1983. Albert and his wife, Thelma lived across from the Verdun Mill in a six family house which remains occupied to this day.