Mr. Roland A. Dusseault, age 81, of Taunton, entered into rest Thursday, July 20 in the Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, following a period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Carol (Reilly) Dusseault. He was born in Taunton, the son of the late Rodolphe L. and Lydia (Courcy) Dusseault. He was educated in Taunton and was a graduate of UMass Amherst, in 1958, where he was a member of the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. Roland was a distinguished ROTC Cadet while at UMass, and was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force upon his graduation, serving for three years in South Dakota. He spent twenty years at the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection, working on clean water supply in southeastern Mass. Later, he worked for Flynn Engineering of Middleboro, and for DeFeo, Wait and Pare of Raynham. Following retirement, he built a small development off Scadding Street in Taunton known as Cal’s Court and Lydia Lane, named after his parents. He was a devoted family man and a Master Carpenter who enjoyed cooking, gardening and sports, playing both baseball and basketball for St. Jacques in the City CYO Leagues in his youth.
In addition to his wife, he leaves: 1 son: Douglas E. Dusseault and his partner, Diane Evers of Taunton; 3 daughters: Donna Calleja and her husband, Ricardo of Watertown, Ma., Deborah Schwiegershausen and her husband, Karl of Harvard, Ma., and Darlene Dusseault and her partner, Lisa Kelley of Taunton; 1 brother: Richard Dusseault and his wife, Jean of Berkley; 2 sisters: Louise Dean and Jeanne Chase and her husband, Robert all of Taunton; 5 grandchildren: Marisa and Julian Calleja, and Erica, Katya and Mark Schwiegershausen, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Roland was also the grandfather of the late Paul Schwiegershausen and the brother of the late Alice Beaulieu and Colette Terpak.
A Funeral Service will be conducted at The Riendeau-Mulvey Funeral Home, 467 Bay Street, Taunton, on Saturday, July 29 at 12:00 Noon. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting Hours will be held prior to the Service, Saturday, from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. Expressions of sympathy in his memory may be made to the Perkins School for the Blind, 175 No. Beacon St., Watertown, Ma., 02472