Avis de décès de Raymond-Red-Charles Tartre

Raymond Red Charles Tartre, 79    FALMOUTH -- Raymond Red Charles Tartre, 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at Falmouth by the Sea after a long and courageous battle with prostate cancer. He was born on Feb. 16, 1927, in Lewiston, a son of Charles W. and Antoinette (Gauvin) Tartre.      He graduated from Lewiston High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945. Red was honorably discharged after being diagnosed with early onset diabetes.     After his discharge he returned home and met the woman who would be the love of his life, best friend and private nurse, Yvette Mickey Martin. They were married on Nov. 6, 1948, and together raised five children.     In 1958, along with business partner Bob Fickett, he started Hardware Consultants Incorporated. Through hard work, determination and an extraordinary competitive spirit, his company grew to become a national industry leader in wholesale hardware with branch offices and warehouses in Burlington, Vt., Nashua, N.H., Bangor, and Randolf, Mass. He was a member of the National Door and Hardware Institute for many years, becoming president of that organization in 1972, and was awarded the Founders Memorial Award in 1981. He also was a member of the Distributors Council, Incorporated for many years, and was President of the Distributors Council in 1983. As a 20-year member or the National Fire Protection Association's 101 Means of Egress Committee, he helped to create and pass current building fire safety codes.     He was most proud and passionate about his family. His happiest family gatherings were sharing lobsters and his favorite wine. Red's other passions included his love of skiing, which he shared with his family almost as soon as they could walk. He and Mickey skied all over the world, and he was happiest skiing the bumps (mogels). A highlight for him was in 1989, when he helicopter-skied with his son in the Canadian Rockies. Besides skiing, he also enjoyed playing tennis and golf, and was on the Board of Directors of the Falmouth Country Club and President of the Falmouth On The Green Homeowners Association.      His favorite time of year was late August with the start of football season. Sunday afternoons from     Raymond Red Charles Tartre    Jones, Rich & Hutchins     Funeral Home & Cremation Service    775-3763    August to February would find him in front of the TV watching his beloved N.Y. Giants.     Throughout his life he was a devout Catholic. He was involved in many Church affairs including his positions on the Board of Trustees at St. Joseph's College, Cheverus High School and Catholic Charities of Maine. After his retirement, he became a Hospice Volunteer.     Red was predeceased by a brother, Edmund and a sister, Marie.     He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Yvette Mickey Tartre of Falmouth; two daughters, Elizabeth Lemire of Seattle, Wash. and Jane and her husband John Rabbitt of Lunenburg, Mass.; three sons, Charles and his wife Susan Tartre of Falmouth, James and his wife Ann Tartre of Falmouth and Robert and his wife Susan Tartre of Denver, Colo.; nine grandchildren, Peter and his wife Sarah Lemire of Denver, Colo., Amy Lemire of Seattle, Wash., Matthew and Andrew Stanley of Lunenburg, Mass., Kaitlyn, Ryan and Martin Tartre of Falmouth, and Samantha and Reilly Tartre of Denver, Colo.; two great grandchildren, Claudia and Lucas Lemire of Denver, Colo.; and a sister, Isabelle and her husband Edger Bonneau of Lewiston.     The family would like to thank the staff of the Gibson Unit at the Maine Medical Center, Seaside Nursing Home, Beacon Hospice, and Falmouth by the Sea for the outstanding care and compassion shown to Red and all of us during this difficult time.     Visiting hours will be held from 2-6 p.m., Sunday, July 23 at Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford Street, Portland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 24 at Holy Martyr's Catholic Church, Foreside Road, Falmouth. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yarmouth.     In lieu of flowers, contributions in Red's memory may be made to:    The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International     120 Wall Street, 19th Floor     New York, New York 10005.                                  Those wishing to leave a memorial tribute may do so by visiting www.mem.com.