VAN BUREN – Hector Alphe Dubay, 82, died Feb. 27, 2008, at the Maine Veterans’ Home, Caribou. He was born Feb. 23, 1926, in Van Buren, the 11th child of 19, born to Leon M. and Annie M. (Violette) Dubay. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served from 1944 to 1946, in the Field Artillery Battalion, which deployed to the European Theatre during World War II. After his military service he was employed by James Franck Sr., Albert Franck and then Jimmy Frank Jr., at their grocery stores and slaughter houses. It was then he started his lifelong career as a meat cutter, while utilizing his GI benefits. He was then employed as a meat cutter at the commissary at Loring Air Force Base, retiring after 27 years. He was a life member of the American Legion, Levasseur-Farrell Post No. 49 of Van Buren and the VFW Lister-Know-lton Post No. 9389 of Caribou, and enjoyed participating in their activities. Hector was an avid outdoorsman no matter the season and was happiest when outside. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and riding his ATV. He loved his family immensely and they in turn. He was a good father, husband and provider, who was loved dearly and will be sorely missed by all. He married Lucille Rivard, daughter of Rodolphe and Cecile (Bouchard) Rivard, in St. Leonard, New Brunswick, Aug. 2, 1949. In addition to his wife, Lucille of Van Buren, he is survived by three daughters, Anne Labbe and her husband, Roger, of Lisbon Falls, Katherine Dubay of Winthrop and Jeannine Dubay of Lewiston; two sons, Richard “Dicky” Du-bay of Dover, N.H., and David Dubay and his wife, Reba, of Austin, Texas; three grandchildren, Eric Labbe, Robyn Dubay and Simone Dubay; two great-grand-children, Drew and Madison Labbe; three brothers, Emery Dubay of Sanford, Guy Dubay of East Hartford, Conn., and Bob Dubay and his wife, Rena, of Mapleton; eight sisters, Edna Bouchard of Ayers, Mass.; Louise Cyr of Winter Park, Fla., Artheline Girardin and husband, Gus, of Windsor Locks, Conn., Cecile Clavette and husband, Eddie, of Ellington, Conn., Teresa Smiarowski, Jeanne Mitera and husband, Dick, all of Plainville, Conn., Juliette Laria and husband, John, of West Hartford, Conn., and Alice Dionne of South Windsor, Conn.; a sister-in-law, Muriel Dubay of New Hartford, Conn.; many nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by brothers, Ho-mer, Gilbert and Leon Dubay Jr.; and by sisters, Gertrude Tousignant, Pauline Roullard, Sister Leanne Dubay and Isabelle Dubay. Due to family considerations, his funeral will be postponed until May 2008. Relatives and friends may call 9 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday, May 24, at Ouellette-Thibault Funeral Home, 118 High St., Van Buren. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24. Interment will be afterwards at the parish cemetery. Those who wish may contribute in his memory to the Special Olympics of Maine, 125 John Roberts Road, No. 19, South Portland, ME 04106. To leave online condolences, please visit www.ouellettefuneralhome.com.
HECTOR A. DUBAY
