Obituary of Larry J. Plourde

LARRY J. PLOURDE, 70, OF SUMMERVILLE, SC PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY JAN. 24, 2017. LARRY WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 26, 1946 IN ST. JOHN, MAINE. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE ANGUS AND NORA (JANDREAU) PLOURDE. HE MOVED TO CONNECTICUT WHERE HE WORKED AS A BINDERY SUPERVISOR FOR CIGNA PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION WHICH THEN RELOCATED HIM TO SOUTH CAROLINA. BEFORE MOVING TO THE LOWCOUNTRY HE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME FISHING WITH HIS MANY BROTHERS. SHORTLY AFTER MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA HE WAS FORTUNATE TO FIND ANOTHER LONGTIME FISHING BUDDY, MR. VERNON WESTMORELAND WHO REMAINED HIS CLOSEST FRIEND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. HE LEAVES BEHIND GINA M. PLOURDE, SONS LARRY L. PLOURDE OF LIVERMORE FALLS, MAINE AND JUSTIN T. PLOURDE OF SUMMERVILLE, SC. OTHERS LEFT TO CHERISH HIS MEMORIES ARE 10 BROTHERS AND 3 SISTERS, AS WELL AS LOTS OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS. HE WAS THE PROUD GRANDFATHER OF THADDEUS “TEDDY” WALTON AND DESTINY ROSE PLOURDE. ALSO LEFT BEHIND IS HIS CLOSEST AND MOST LOYAL COMPANION, HIS 4 LEGGED BUDDY “SAMMY” WHO HE RESCUED OFF THE STREET, AND LOVED AND CHERISHED MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD. SERVICES ARRANGED BY SIMPLICITY FUNERAL HIME, 7475 PEPPERMILL PKWY, NO. CHARLESTON. VISITATION WILL BE ON TUESDAY JAN. 31, 2017 FROM 2PM TO 3PM. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW AND BURIAL WILL BE AFTER SERVICES AT THE PLANTATION MEMORIAL GARDENS ON HWY 17A IN MONCKS CORNER. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO THE CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY.