Alan Boissonneault died at his home in Oak Harbor on January 6, 2015 surrounded by his wife, sons and brother. Alan was born January 15, 1943 in Nashua, NH, the son of Andrea (Gilbert) and Ernest Boissonneault both of Nashua NH. He attended St. Louis Elementary School and High School in Nashua, NH

Alan enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1960 at the age of 17. He completed boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois and was then stationed at Saufley Field Pensacola, Florida. He moved on to Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland, NAS South Weymouth, Mass, NARTU Alameda, CA, VR-51 DET/VP69/VAQ-137/Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department and VA-52 at NAS Whidbey Island, WA

Alan served aboard John F. Kennedy CV-67, Carl Vinson CVN-70, and USS Ranger CV-61. He retired as a CWO-3 after 30 honorable years with U.S. Navy.

Following retirement, he worked for the Kuwait Air Force from 1991-1995. He then worked for the U.S. Post Office from 1995 until his retirement in 2005.

Alan met Therese Beland in 1962 and they were married at Saint Louis Church June 6, 1964. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2014.

Alan is survived by his wife Therese and 2 sons, Kevin Alan Boissonneault of Leonardtown, MD and Derek Alan Boissonneault of Oak Harbor, WA and one brother John Boissonneault of Arlington, WA.

Funeral Mass for Alan Boissonneault will be celebrated at 11:00am Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Saint Augustine Catholic Church, Oak Harbor, WA., with Rev. Jerome Kienzle as Celebrant. Interment will follow at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.

Please visit Alan’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com to share memories and condolences. Arrangements are entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC, Oak Harbor, WA.

Affiliations

American Legion
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Expert Pistol Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Knights of Columbus
Military Officers Association of America
National Defense Service Medal
Navy Achievement Medal
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Navy Unit Commendation
Roman Catholic Church
U.S. Humanitarian Service Medal
US Navy
Veterans of Foreign Wars