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Portrait of Laurent Felix Cote Sr.
In loving memory of Laurent "Larry" F. Cote, Sr.

Laurent Felix Cote Sr.

March 21, 1922 – December 28, 2008
Lived 86 years
Mount Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum · Manchester, NH
Life story

Larry was born in Manchester on March 21, 1922, to Adelard and Marie Louise (L'Esperance) Cote. Following his graduation from West High School in 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In the Navy Larry was a Machinist Mate Chief Senior.

He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the China Sea Patrol. He retired from the Navy in 1964 and returned to his native city of Manchester. For the next 18 years, he was employed as a mechanic by International Paper Co.

Mr. Cote was a parishioner of St. Raphael Church and served as a sacristan. He held membership in the Catholic War Veterans, Ramsay Post, and served as its state treasurer and national commanders aide.

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1922
Born March 21
1929
Laurent was 7 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday
1939
Laurent was 17 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1941
Laurent was 19 when the United States entered World War II
1944
Marriage to Reta M. Trombley
1946
Birth of daughter - Lynne Anne
1948
Birth of son - Laurent F Cote Jr. (Butch)
1951
Birth of daughter - Judith Mae (Schoonmaker)
1953
Birth of daughter - Donna Marie (Cote-Welch)
1955
Birth of son - Marc Alan
1958
Laurent was 36 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Laurent was 40 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Laurent was 54 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Laurent was 59 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Laurent was 75 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Laurent was 83 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2008
Passed away December 28, age 86
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Manchester, NH
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