Henri R. LeBlanc, 75, of Bedford, died September 18, 2013 at Carlyle Place in Bedford after a one year battle with osteosarcoma.
He was born in Acushnet, MA on June 19, 1938 to Wilfred and Lauretta (Gadbois) LeBlanc. He graduated from St. Anthony Schools in New Bedford, MA and Fordham University.
Mr. LeBlanc was chief executive officer of the Courville Communities for 18 years. He retired on August 1 of this year. Prior to that he worked at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua as business administrator and at Sears Roebuck and Company for 31 years.
Included among his many affiliations was serving as chairman of the United Way in Nashua and being a board member of St. Joseph Hospital and the Red Cross in Manchester.
He enjoyed baseball and football and was a car enthusiast. He especially enjoyed attending the sporting events of his grandchildren.
The family includes his wife of 53 years, Jacqueline (Boucher) LeBlanc of Bedford; three daughters, Lynne Domingue and her husband, Dean, and Lee Ann Lyons and her fiance, Peter Kujawski, all of Bedford, and Jacqueline Stahle and her husband, Charles, of Exeter; nine grandchildren, Ashley, Drew, Sean, Connor, Jacqueline, Livia, Ben, Griffin and Charlie.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, September 23, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 199 Meetinghouse Rd., Bedford. Private interment is at Mt. Calvary Mausoleum in Manchester at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative, 17 Bethea Dr., Ossingring, NY 10562, or the New Horizons of New Hampshire, 199 Manchester St., Manchester, NH 03101, or the United Way, 22 Concord St., Manchester, NH 03101.