Norman Homer LaCross, 65, of Westmore died at home on February 28, 2013, with his family around him.
He was born in Barton February 3, 1948, a son of Raymond and Geneva LaCross.
Mr. LaCross attended graded school in Westmore and finished high school at St. Johnsbury Trade School where he received a degree in welding. After school he worked for GE's welding department in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and then he was drafted in the Army and served 14 months in Vietnam. After his tour in the Army, he returned to Westmore and worked for Desmarais Equipment. He also did carpentry work, was road commissioner for the town of Westmore, and did logging for John Riendeau before he became a self-employed logger. Later in life he worked at NSA Welding and Machine Shop in Lyndonville. His last job was with the town of Lyndon highway department before illness forced him to retire in January 2013.
Mr. LaCross loved the family farm. With the help of his dad, he built his home close by, so he would be able to help his brother Roger, who was not only his brother, but also his lifelong best buddy. Roger and Norman were inseparable growing up on the farm and were notorious for picking on the barn cats and tormenting their younger brother. One time they were sitting together in a rocking chair and rocking so hard that they fell into the picture window and couldn't stop laughing because they broke it. Some of their fondest memories were climbing up on the roof of the school to hide from the teacher, helping their dad with the huge gardens, and doing things like haying, milking cows, sugaring in the spring, and building a hunting camp. Those two loved nothing better in later years than to sit and tell stories about growing up in the small town of Westmore.
Mr. LaCross loved hunting, but his greatest passion was building three-wheeled motorcycles call trikes. He made five trikes and restored two of them to make them even better. He belonged to the Brothers of The Third Wheel, a worldwide family of trikers. He drew attention everywhere he went as his trikes were so unique.
Mr. LaCross was predeceased by his parents and his brother Richard LaCross.
He is survived by his fiancé and love of his life, Louise Lessard, of Westmore; by his two daughters: Robin LaCross and her partner, Dennis Dosselman, of Tucson, Arizona, and Tammy Mosher and her husband, Casey, of Derby; by his two sons: Andrew LaCross and his partner, Sherie Blanchard, of Newport Center and Lee LaCross and his partner, Karma McClintock, of Brownington; by his grandson Brian Norway of Derby; his granddaughter Karlee LaCross of Brownington; his step-grandchildren Caitlyn, Christian and Meghan of Newport Center; by his two brothers: Roger and Judy LaCross of Westmore and Dennis and Brenda LaCross of Westmore; and by his canine buddy, Misty.
In keeping with Mr. LaCross's wishes, there will be no visiting hours. Burial will be at the Danville Green Cemetery in Danville on August 2 at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to come and share stories of Mr. LaCross' life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Westmore Ladies Aid Scholarship Fund, care of Millie Davis, 27 Hinton Hill Road, Orleans, Vermont 05860.
He was born in Barton February 3, 1948, a son of Raymond and Geneva LaCross.
Mr. LaCross attended graded school in Westmore and finished high school at St. Johnsbury Trade School where he received a degree in welding. After school he worked for GE's welding department in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and then he was drafted in the Army and served 14 months in Vietnam. After his tour in the Army, he returned to Westmore and worked for Desmarais Equipment. He also did carpentry work, was road commissioner for the town of Westmore, and did logging for John Riendeau before he became a self-employed logger. Later in life he worked at NSA Welding and Machine Shop in Lyndonville. His last job was with the town of Lyndon highway department before illness forced him to retire in January 2013.
Mr. LaCross loved the family farm. With the help of his dad, he built his home close by, so he would be able to help his brother Roger, who was not only his brother, but also his lifelong best buddy. Roger and Norman were inseparable growing up on the farm and were notorious for picking on the barn cats and tormenting their younger brother. One time they were sitting together in a rocking chair and rocking so hard that they fell into the picture window and couldn't stop laughing because they broke it. Some of their fondest memories were climbing up on the roof of the school to hide from the teacher, helping their dad with the huge gardens, and doing things like haying, milking cows, sugaring in the spring, and building a hunting camp. Those two loved nothing better in later years than to sit and tell stories about growing up in the small town of Westmore.
Mr. LaCross loved hunting, but his greatest passion was building three-wheeled motorcycles call trikes. He made five trikes and restored two of them to make them even better. He belonged to the Brothers of The Third Wheel, a worldwide family of trikers. He drew attention everywhere he went as his trikes were so unique.
Mr. LaCross was predeceased by his parents and his brother Richard LaCross.
He is survived by his fiancé and love of his life, Louise Lessard, of Westmore; by his two daughters: Robin LaCross and her partner, Dennis Dosselman, of Tucson, Arizona, and Tammy Mosher and her husband, Casey, of Derby; by his two sons: Andrew LaCross and his partner, Sherie Blanchard, of Newport Center and Lee LaCross and his partner, Karma McClintock, of Brownington; by his grandson Brian Norway of Derby; his granddaughter Karlee LaCross of Brownington; his step-grandchildren Caitlyn, Christian and Meghan of Newport Center; by his two brothers: Roger and Judy LaCross of Westmore and Dennis and Brenda LaCross of Westmore; and by his canine buddy, Misty.
In keeping with Mr. LaCross's wishes, there will be no visiting hours. Burial will be at the Danville Green Cemetery in Danville on August 2 at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to come and share stories of Mr. LaCross' life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Westmore Ladies Aid Scholarship Fund, care of Millie Davis, 27 Hinton Hill Road, Orleans, Vermont 05860.
Norman Homer LaCross, 65, of Westmore died at home on February 28, 2013, with his family around him.
He was born in Barton February 3, 1948, a son of Raymond and Geneva LaCross.
Mr. LaCross attended graded school in Westmore and finished high school at St. Johnsbury Trade School where he received a degree in welding. After school he worked for GE's welding department in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and then he was drafted in the Army and served 14 months in Vietnam. After his tour in the Army, he returned to Westmore and worked for Desmarais Equipment. He also did carpentry work, was road commissioner for the town of Westmore, and did logging for John Riendeau before he became a self-employed logger. Later in life he worked at NSA Welding and Machine Shop in Lyndonville. His last job was with the town of Lyndon highway department before illness forced him to retire in January 2013.
Mr. LaCross loved the family farm. With the help of his dad, he built his home close by, so he would be able to help his brother Roger, who was not only his brother, but also his lifelong best buddy. Roger and Norman were inseparable growing up on the farm and were notorious for picking on the barn cats and tormenting their younger brother. One time they were sitting together in a rocking chair and rocking so hard that they fell into the picture window and couldn't stop laughing because they broke it. Some of their fondest memories were climbing up on the roof of the school to hide from the teacher, helping their dad with the huge gardens, and doing things like haying, milking cows, sugaring in the spring, and building a hunting camp. Those two loved nothing better in later years than to sit and tell stories about growing up in the small town of Westmore.
Mr. LaCross loved hunting, but his greatest passion was building three-wheeled motorcycles call trikes. He made five trikes and restored two of them to make them even better. He belonged to the Brothers of The Third Wheel, a worldwide family of trikers. He drew attention everywhere he went as his trikes were so unique.
Mr. LaCross was predeceased by his parents and his brother Richard LaCross.
He is survived by his fiancé and love of his life, Louise Lessard, of Westmore; by his two daughters: Robin LaCross and her partner, Dennis Dosselman, of Tucson, Arizona, and Tammy Mosher and her husband, Casey, of Derby; by his two sons: Andrew LaCross and his partner, Sherie Blanchard, of Newport Center and Lee LaCross and his partner, Karma McClintock, of Brownington; by his grandson Brian Norway of Derby; his granddaughter Karlee LaCross of Brownington; his step-grandchildren Caitlyn, Christian and Meghan of Newport Center; by his two brothers: Roger and Judy LaCross of Westmore and Dennis and Brenda LaCross of Westmore; and by his canine buddy, Misty.
In keeping with Mr. LaCross's wishes, there will be no visiting hours. Burial will be at the Danville Green Cemetery in Danville on August 2 at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to come and share stories of Mr. LaCross' life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Westmore Ladies Aid Scholarship Fund, care of Millie Davis, 27 Hinton Hill Road, Orleans, Vermont 05860.
He was born in Barton February 3, 1948, a son of Raymond and Geneva LaCross.
Mr. LaCross attended graded school in Westmore and finished high school at St. Johnsbury Trade School where he received a degree in welding. After school he worked for GE's welding department in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and then he was drafted in the Army and served 14 months in Vietnam. After his tour in the Army, he returned to Westmore and worked for Desmarais Equipment. He also did carpentry work, was road commissioner for the town of Westmore, and did logging for John Riendeau before he became a self-employed logger. Later in life he worked at NSA Welding and Machine Shop in Lyndonville. His last job was with the town of Lyndon highway department before illness forced him to retire in January 2013.
Mr. LaCross loved the family farm. With the help of his dad, he built his home close by, so he would be able to help his brother Roger, who was not only his brother, but also his lifelong best buddy. Roger and Norman were inseparable growing up on the farm and were notorious for picking on the barn cats and tormenting their younger brother. One time they were sitting together in a rocking chair and rocking so hard that they fell into the picture window and couldn't stop laughing because they broke it. Some of their fondest memories were climbing up on the roof of the school to hide from the teacher, helping their dad with the huge gardens, and doing things like haying, milking cows, sugaring in the spring, and building a hunting camp. Those two loved nothing better in later years than to sit and tell stories about growing up in the small town of Westmore.
Mr. LaCross loved hunting, but his greatest passion was building three-wheeled motorcycles call trikes. He made five trikes and restored two of them to make them even better. He belonged to the Brothers of The Third Wheel, a worldwide family of trikers. He drew attention everywhere he went as his trikes were so unique.
Mr. LaCross was predeceased by his parents and his brother Richard LaCross.
He is survived by his fiancé and love of his life, Louise Lessard, of Westmore; by his two daughters: Robin LaCross and her partner, Dennis Dosselman, of Tucson, Arizona, and Tammy Mosher and her husband, Casey, of Derby; by his two sons: Andrew LaCross and his partner, Sherie Blanchard, of Newport Center and Lee LaCross and his partner, Karma McClintock, of Brownington; by his grandson Brian Norway of Derby; his granddaughter Karlee LaCross of Brownington; his step-grandchildren Caitlyn, Christian and Meghan of Newport Center; by his two brothers: Roger and Judy LaCross of Westmore and Dennis and Brenda LaCross of Westmore; and by his canine buddy, Misty.
In keeping with Mr. LaCross's wishes, there will be no visiting hours. Burial will be at the Danville Green Cemetery in Danville on August 2 at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to come and share stories of Mr. LaCross' life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Westmore Ladies Aid Scholarship Fund, care of Millie Davis, 27 Hinton Hill Road, Orleans, Vermont 05860.
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