CHICOPEE – Armand E. Gendron, 79, of the Aldenville section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Monday, January 5, 2015. He passed into Eternal Life at Willimansett Center East in Chicopee surrounded by the care and comfort of his loving family and his wonderful caregivers. He was born in Holyoke on November 7, 1935, a beloved son of the late John L. and Lillian Y. (Fortier) Gendron. His family came to the Aldenville section of Chicopee in 1943 where he lived for the remainder of his life. He was last employed by the US Envelope Company in Springfield. Despite being born with Cerebral Palsy, Armand lived life to the fullest and was well-known in Aldenville. He was a kind and gentle soul who enjoyed playing cribbage with his many friends. He was a communicant of Sainte Rose de Lima Church in Aldenville. Besides his parents, he was also predeceased by his three loving brothers, Roland A. Gendron, John L. Gendron and Robert J. Gendron. He leaves his loving sister, Pauline A. Gendron of Chicopee with whom he lived; his loving sisters-in-law, Joan Gendron and Ruth E. Gendron, both of Chicopee; and his many cherished nephews, nieces, cousins, friends and extended members of the Gendron and Fortier families. His funeral will be held on Friday morning, January 9, 2015 beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, (413-532-9806), 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 8:30 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in Sainte Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His burial will follow the Mass at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, January 9, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. before the Mass. The parking lot and main entrance are located in the rear of the funeral home at 20 Lafayette Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His family has requested that memorial donations be made in his memory to Saint Joan of Arc School, 587 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. For more details, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com