Stephen “Pistol Pete” Fortin, 52, of Walpole, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Faulkner Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Joanne “Jody” (Heymann) Fortin since 1985.
Born in Manchester, New Hampshire on June 21, 1960, he was the loving son of Donald and Joan (LaRochelle) Fortin.
Pete was a resident of Walpole for the past 17 years and formerly resided in West Roxbury. He grew up in Georgetown, graduated from Georgetown High School and attended St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Pete was a contractor and sheet metal worker at Hurley Construction & Roofing in Malden for the past 20 years and also owned his own businesses, Indian Hills Roofing and S.P. Fortin Plowing.
Pete loved the outdoors, especially fishing and boating and enjoyed summering in Falmouth with his family. During the winter, Pete was happiest skiing the moguls on “Outer Limits” with his family and friends. He was an active volunteer for the Walpole Gridiron Boosters and was an avid N.E. Patriots fan.
Pete was a great guy with a big heart. He enjoyed life and cherished the time spent with family and friends and will surely be missed by everyone that he touched.
Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by his children, Jeffrey, Stephen Jr., Julie and Michael Fortin, all of Walpole and his siblings, Richard Fortin and his wife Beverly of Heathrow, FL, Lise Nichols and her husband Kevin of Wilmington, David Fortin and his wife Janet of Debary, FL, John Fortin and his wife Martina of Mt. Airy, MD and Elizabeth Bedrosian and her husband Michael of Carlsbad, CA.
He is also survived by his mother-in-law Marie Heymann of Walpole, his sister-in-law Linda Stankiewicz and her husband Hank of Milton and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was the brother of the late Jeffrey Fortin.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral on Wednesday, March 13 from the Ginley Funeral Home, 892 Main St. in Walpole (www.ginleyfuneralhomes.com) at 8:15 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 10 Diamond St. in Walpole at 9 a.m.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 4 – 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Pete’s memory to the Walpole Gridiron Boosters, P.O. Box 92, Walpole, MA 02081.
“OFTEN IMITATED, NEVER DUPLICATED”