War Memorial Committee, Veterans, Officials honor veteran on anniversary of his death.
A crowd of about 200 including the family of William Jolicoeur honored the World War I veteran on the anniversary of his passing in 1921 at Woonsocket Fire Department Headquarters Wednesday. The ceremony took place next to the recently restored Place Jolicoeur monument honoring the deaths of Jolicoeur, and the sons of Bernadette Gagne, Alexandre, Henri and Louis, who died in World War II. Place Jolicoeur was first dedicated by Marshall Foch on Nov. 13, 1921 in memory of William. Then on May 30, 1952 the memorial was dedicated in honor of the Gagne Brothers Alexandre, Henri and Louis who all died in World War II. Members of William Jolicoeur's family were present for the rededication, inlcuding Anita Wilbur, his niece. Wilbur, her …
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Group will work on upkeep, preservation of city's monuments.
Five local residents met May 24 for the first organzational meeting of the Woonsocket War Memorial Committee at Harris Public Library, and members say good things are in store for the Place Jolicoeur Momument. Lorraine Corey, publisher of MyWoonsocket.com, said she first heard about the idea to form a committee to see to the care of Place Jolicoeur and the city's other monuments from Jeanne Pepin-Budnick, chairperson of the Blackstone Valley Independent Business Alliance and an owner of Pepin Lumber. Jeanne asked her what she thought of the idea. "I said, 'Yes, it's a great idea,' " Corey said. Place Jolicoeur is in disrepair, Corey said. She said she first learned of the deterioration of the monument while taking photographs of local …
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Ron Ambergris
10:29 am on Thursday, October 4, 2012
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