LYNN — Henry Emile LeBlanc died peacefully on May 4, 2017, at NSMC in Lynn. He was born in Lynn, and was the son of Emile and Edith (Hall) LeBlanc. He was the loving husband and best friend of Thelma (Shaw) LeBlanc for 26 years.
Henry was a graduate of Saint Joseph’s Institute in Lynn and of Lynn English High School in the class of 1965. After high school, he enrolled in the United States Army where he served from 1965-1968 in the military police. He did service in Vietnam. After his military service , he worked at the General Electric in Lynn at the gear plant.
Henry was a life member of the Franco American War Veterans, a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6535, and a life member of the Disabled American Veterans chapter EF Gilmore 64. He was also a past commander of the Vietnam Combat Veterans of Greater Lynn in the 1980’s.
Henry liked to go fishing and loved to tell stories about fishing with his father years ago. After his marriage, he taught his wife to fish and they spent many hours on the water. He enjoyed many years camping at Tuxbury Pond in Amesbury with his wife. He also liked to do calligraphy and had beautiful penmanship.
Besides his wife, he leaves three step-children, Christine Wilford and her husband Richard of Newtown, Conn., David Dennison of Derry, N.H., and Robert Dennison of Maine. He had seven step-grandchildren, Emanuel, Richard, Michayl, Nathaniel, Emily, Kylie, and Kaisyn. He leaves his sister-in-laws Lisa Arsenault and her husband Martin, and K Lee Tarney and her husband Bruce. He was the Uncle of Yuri Arsenault and the late Julia Arsenault. He also leaves several cousins.
The family would like to thank the NSMC at both Lynn and Salem and his Partners Doctors for the care he has received. We would also like to thank the Davita Dialysis Center in Salem for their wonderful care for four years.
Service information: A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 12 p.m. in the SOLIMINE Funeral Home, 426 Broadway (Rte 129) Lynn. Memorial visiting hours are on Saturday from 10-12 p.m. prior to his funeral service.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: New England Center and Home for Veterans, 17 Court St, Boston, MA 02108-2601. Directions and guestbook at Solimine.com.