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John Albert DeLair

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John Albert DeLair

Birth
Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Death
28 Jan 1993 (aged 66)
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Burial
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA Add to Map
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J. Albert DeLair was born in Heuvelton, Dec. 13, 1926 , a son of John and Mary Parrish DeLair. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army's 11th Airborne division.

He married Pauline Wood Tucker July 3, 1959, in the United Presbyterian Church in Lisbon.

Mr. DeLair lived all his life in Heuvelton. Following his discharge from the Army, he was employed by Western Condenser and later drove a tractor-trailer for McConvilles and Lloyd Finley. He also worked on the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and in 1957, went to work as a custodian and bus driver for Heuvelton Central School, retiring in 1979 because of ill health.

He was a member and past fire chief of the Heuvelton Fire Department and a member and past commander of Robert J. Woodside Post, American Legion. He was also a past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Ogdensburg, and a member of VanHeuvel Masonic Lodge.

Mr. DeLair was a member and past patron of the Florence B. Beattie Order of the Eastern Star and a past grand lecturer of the first St. Lawrence District OES. He was a past president of the Heuvelton Civil Service Employees Association and a past first vice president of the St. Lawrence County CSEA.
J. Albert DeLair was born in Heuvelton, Dec. 13, 1926 , a son of John and Mary Parrish DeLair. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army's 11th Airborne division.

He married Pauline Wood Tucker July 3, 1959, in the United Presbyterian Church in Lisbon.

Mr. DeLair lived all his life in Heuvelton. Following his discharge from the Army, he was employed by Western Condenser and later drove a tractor-trailer for McConvilles and Lloyd Finley. He also worked on the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and in 1957, went to work as a custodian and bus driver for Heuvelton Central School, retiring in 1979 because of ill health.

He was a member and past fire chief of the Heuvelton Fire Department and a member and past commander of Robert J. Woodside Post, American Legion. He was also a past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Ogdensburg, and a member of VanHeuvel Masonic Lodge.

Mr. DeLair was a member and past patron of the Florence B. Beattie Order of the Eastern Star and a past grand lecturer of the first St. Lawrence District OES. He was a past president of the Heuvelton Civil Service Employees Association and a past first vice president of the St. Lawrence County CSEA.


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