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CARTER, STANLEY L., 91
CARTER, STANLEY L., 91, of Tunkhannock, Pa., and St. Albans Bay, formerly of Barre, passed away peacefully at home on January 16, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death in October 2009 by his wife of 64 years, Bernardine Gomez Carter. Stanley was born Aug. 23, 1921, in St. Albans, the son of the late Marvin and Mary Carter. He attended schools in St. Albans but graduated from Montpelier High School in 1940, after his family relocated to Montpelier. Stanley proudly served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps as a bombsight mechanic on the B-25 Mitchell. He was a recipient of the American Theater Service Medal with one Bronze Star. At the end of the war, he was one of the first members of the Montpelier Veterans of Foreign Wars. Stanley married Bernardine Gomez in July of 1945. After leaving the service, Stanley and Bernardine settled in Barre. He worked in the building industry as a master carpenter. He was the foreman for John Cook Construction. In 1970, Stanley left construction to become the head of maintenance for the Barre City School System. He retired in 1984. In January of 1987, Stanley and Bernardine relocated to Tunkhannock, Pa., where they helped with their daughter's bookstore. Stanley enjoyed boating, fishing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, traveling, crossword puzzles and building wooden boat models. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends at the camp he and Bernardine built on Lake Champlain. Stanley is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Pamela and Stephan Weiss, of Tunkhannock, Pa.; his daughter Elizabeth Cookson, of South Barre; five granddaughters; six great-grandchildren; and he looked forward to the birth of his first great-great-grandchild. He is also survived by his sisters Marjorie Freeman, of Middlebury, and Helen Kew, of Barre, as well as two special daughters-by-choice, Linda Hoffman, of Loveland, Ohio, and Mimi Kaufman Reel, of Tunkhannock, Pa., as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers Eric and Marvin Carter, and his sister Janice Perkins.
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