He was born in Biddeford, Maine, the third child to now predeceased Roland and Rita (Dorais) Vaillancourt. He graduated from Biddeford High School in the Class of 1972. He subsequently attended Southern Maine Vocational-Technical Institute where he received an associate degree in Culinary Arts in 1974. He also completed a certified course in Computer Programming at the Computer Technical Institute in Hartford, Connecticut in 1988.
On Feb. 14, 1987 he married Elizabeth L. Mendenhall in Rockville/Vernon, Connecticut. Together they formed a bonded circle of love, hope, caring, openness, laughter, music and goodness for their families, friends and anyone who would soon become a friend.
Marc had many diverse careers and wore many different hats in his shortened life. His last and most fulfilling position was for Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance and eventually Lincoln Financial Group for almost 20 years in Concord, New Hampshire, where he was a Senior/Analyst Programmer. Marc truly enjoyed the people he worked for and especially with. His work teams included many esteemed colleagues from all over the country who watched over him and his wife so closely while they were being taken on this cryptic, but horrific ride of illness.
A sincere and heartfelt thank you to all of those enlightened individuals who were there to hold our hands, give true meaningful hugs, pray with us while expressing your kind, thoughtful words and filling in the gaps with needed rides, true help and all necessary errands. You truly gave us hope, kindness, caring and understanding while our world was just crumbling around us; for you we will be eternally grateful.
Marc is survived by: his true inspiration and cherished wife of nearly 30 years, Elizabeth L. Vaillancourt of Laconia; two completely treasured and darling daughters, Holly M. Paquette of Ponte Vedra, Florida and Marina C. Hall of Biddeford; three sincerely adored and precious granddaughters, Kasey C., Tia M., and Shay O. Hall of Biddeford; a distinguished older brother, Ralph A.Vaillancourt and his endeared wife, Debby P. Vaillancourt of Saco; a beloved and honored older sister Claudette R. Lewis and her profoundly admired husband, Warren C. Lewis, Jr. of Lewiston.
Also his marveled at and esteemed nieces and nephews; Jeff Vaillancourt and his wife Gale and their two sons Austin and Trevor of Saco. Jason Vaillancourt (Godson) and his wife Bridget and their two sons Ian and Isaac of Kingston Springs, Tennessee; Drew Vaillancourt of Saco, Emma Vaillancourt of Boston, Massachusetts, Debra (Lewis) Gere and her husband Mark and their two sons Nathan and Evan of Lowell, Massachusetts, and Nathan Lewis and his wife Anna-Marie and their two children, Andrew and Amelia, of Lewiston. Also a precious Aunt Claire and Uncle Roger Fortier of Phoenix, Arizona. Many revered cousins and a truly fond of godson, Kevin Roy. Marc is also survived by his father-in-law, Ernest of Florida; six brothers-in-law; six sisters-in-law; along with 19 nieces and nephews and 15 great nieces and great nephews, and a numerous amount of cousins from the Mendenhall/Vuille Family. And last but certainly not least his Sweet Papa loving four-pawed fur girl, Duchess.
Please come and join us for the following Visiting Hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 where we will celebrate Marc’s life at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. A Mass and Catholic Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at St. Anne’s Chapel of St. Joseph Church in Biddeford. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel.
To share condolences online, please visit HopeMemorial.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marc’s memory may be made to: The New HampshireHumane Society, 1305 Meredith Center Road, Laconia, NH 03246.
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