Laconia-----Robert P. Laflamme, 75, of 945 Watson Road, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N. H. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.
Mr. Laflamme was born August 27, 1939 in Laconia, N.H., the son of the late Omer O. and Flora M. (Levesque) Laflamme.
Mr. Laflamme graduated from Laconia High School in 1957 and from Keene State College in 1961. He received his Master’s Degree from the Keene State C ollege. He resided in East Swanzey, N.H. for a number of years while teaching industrial arts at Conant High School before moving back to Laconia.
Mr. Laflamme was Tool Design Engineer at Astro Div., N.H. Ball Bearings for 10 years, and then for Rival Precision. Subsequently, Mr. Laflamme started R & J Tool, a machine tool business, with his brother, James, and as an innovator in the Machine Tool Industry, devised a method of insert sharpening resulting in several patents.
Mr. Laflamme was a collector of World War II guns , was a classic car enthusiast and enjoyed books.
Survivors include his wife of thirty years, Margaret (Nudd) Laflamme, of Laconia; two sons, David Laflamme and Paul Laflamme, both of Laconia; a granddaughter, Tracey Natoli; two brothers, Thomas Laflamme of Laconia and James Laflamme of the Philippines; a sister, Marguerite Nolan, of California and several nephews and nieces.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 1:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to PH Association, 801 Roeder Rd., Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910, http://www.phorganization.org/ or to Caring Voice Coalition, Inc., 8249 Meadowbridge Rd., Mechanicsville, VA 23116, http://www.caringvoice.org/.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.