Noel A. Lapierre
BURRILLVILLE- Noel A. Lapierre, 87, of Douglas Pike, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at home. Devoted father and husband, loved by all who knew him, he was married sixty-two years to the late Aurore M. (Plouffe) Lapierre who recently passed on April 26th.
Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Philemon and Anna (Lefebvre) Lapierre.
Mr. Lapierre worked over twenty years as a truck driver for the former Nelson’s Freightways and Laramee Trucking, both in Woonsocket. He also worked for twelve years as a burner/grinder for Electric Boat, retiring in 1987. A WWII Army Veteran, he was a member of the American Legion and the Teamsters.
He is survived by four children, Leo Lapierre and his wife, Simonne of No. Smithfield, Jacqueline Dionne and her husband, Richard, Victoria Tootell and her husband, Donald and Edward Lapierre and his wife, Sandra, all of Burrillville, nine grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Eugene, Roland, Robert, Normand and Edward Lapierre.
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Bobby Santos, III, from Franklin, MA is currently atop the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings aboard the #4 Mystic Missle of Bob Garbarino. Santos has set a torrid pace to start the season: 2 wins, 1 second-place, and 3 poles (including 2 track records). Santos average finish is 1.3 after the first 3 races.
Santos is focused on running well at each race. “I guess if you let it sink in for a minute its real but we’re just trying to take it one race at a time, try to run as much as we can and win as much as we can. Like we said at the beginning, if you win races the points will fall into place. That’s what we’re trying to do.”
Although Santos has never battled for a championship, the 24-year-old brings a wealth of experience to his first full season in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Santos has raced open-wheeled NEMA Midgets, USAC Midgets, Silver Crown cars, Modifieds, Supermodifieds and stocks cars in ARCA and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He has won in his native New England and as far away as Irwindale, Phoenix, and the old USA Speedway in Lakeland, Florida.
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Published at June 4, 2010
in RWJM.
Memorial Day, the start of the summer season; like the swallows returning to Capistrano the snow birds return to the lake. We celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer with wall to wall racing. How did you begin your summer season? Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
As we begin the summer racing season I thought we might take a look at one of the other things summer is noted for, rest and relaxation. I know some of us think racing is our form of recreation but the track really isn’t the place to relax and unwind. I think we all need a time and place to just get away.
When we need to get away we head to Maine, the way life should be, and go sailing. Where do you go? If a plan doesn’t come to mind then maybe it is time to find one, get away and relax.
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