Lieutenant Colonel Roland Jerome Charlebois, Retired United States Air Force Reserves
Roland "Charlie" Jerome Charlebois, 88, passed this earthly life to be reunited in spirit with Our Lord in Heaven, on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Capital Hospice Facility in Arlington, Virginia.
He was the loving and devoted husband to his wife, Vivienne Audette Charlebois, 90, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, married for 63 years. He is also survived by his son, Donald, of Keene, VA; his daughter, Denise, of Front Royal, VA; five grandchildren, and one great-grandson. He is also survived by his sister, Theresa of Northampton, MA; and niece, Lucile of Columbia, SC.
He was preceded in death by his youngest son, David, on September 11, 2001, as well as his brothers, Louis and John of Northampton, MA; and a sister, Noella, of Nashua, NH.
Roland was born in Northampton, MA, on March 11, 1921, where he attended St. Michael's High School and helped his team to win the State Championship in basketball and went on to develop a life long love of sports. He served in the United States Army during World War II, learning Chinese, later liberating concentration camps in Shanghai, China. He continued military service in the Air Force Reserves. With a Master's degree in Romance Languages and a Minor in Education from University of Massachusetts, he became an admired teacher of French and Latin. In 1954, he began a career as an officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In that capacity he traveled the world, experiencing and gaining respect for multiple cultures while mastering several languages. Following retirement from the CIA, he worked for the C & P Telephone Company, the American Academy of Thermology, and the Arlington County Circuit Court. For more than eight years he served as a loved and active volunteer at the Virginia Hospital Center. Roland was a devout Roman Catholic and a member of the St. James Parish in Falls Church, Virginia.
A funeral mass in his honor was held Saturday, February 13, 2010, at St. James Church. Roland was buried with full honors as an officer in the United States Air Force Reserves at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
The Murphy Funeral Home of Falls Church, Virginia, in charge of funeral arrangements.
Roland "Charlie" Jerome Charlebois, 88, passed this earthly life to be reunited in spirit with Our Lord in Heaven, on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Capital Hospice Facility in Arlington, Virginia.
He was the loving and devoted husband to his wife, Vivienne Audette Charlebois, 90, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, married for 63 years. He is also survived by his son, Donald, of Keene, VA; his daughter, Denise, of Front Royal, VA; five grandchildren, and one great-grandson. He is also survived by his sister, Theresa of Northampton, MA; and niece, Lucile of Columbia, SC.
He was preceded in death by his youngest son, David, on September 11, 2001, as well as his brothers, Louis and John of Northampton, MA; and a sister, Noella, of Nashua, NH.
Roland was born in Northampton, MA, on March 11, 1921, where he attended St. Michael's High School and helped his team to win the State Championship in basketball and went on to develop a life long love of sports. He served in the United States Army during World War II, learning Chinese, later liberating concentration camps in Shanghai, China. He continued military service in the Air Force Reserves. With a Master's degree in Romance Languages and a Minor in Education from University of Massachusetts, he became an admired teacher of French and Latin. In 1954, he began a career as an officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In that capacity he traveled the world, experiencing and gaining respect for multiple cultures while mastering several languages. Following retirement from the CIA, he worked for the C & P Telephone Company, the American Academy of Thermology, and the Arlington County Circuit Court. For more than eight years he served as a loved and active volunteer at the Virginia Hospital Center. Roland was a devout Roman Catholic and a member of the St. James Parish in Falls Church, Virginia.
A funeral mass in his honor was held Saturday, February 13, 2010, at St. James Church. Roland was buried with full honors as an officer in the United States Air Force Reserves at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
The Murphy Funeral Home of Falls Church, Virginia, in charge of funeral arrangements.
Lieutenant Colonel Roland Jerome Charlebois, Retired United States Air Force Reserves
Roland "Charlie" Jerome Charlebois, 88, passed this earthly life to be reunited in spirit with Our Lord in Heaven, on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Capital Hospice Facility in Arlington, Virginia.
He was the loving and devoted husband to his wife, Vivienne Audette Charlebois, 90, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, married for 63 years. He is also survived by his son, Donald, of Keene, VA; his daughter, Denise, of Front Royal, VA; five grandchildren, and one great-grandson. He is also survived by his sister, Theresa of Northampton, MA; and niece, Lucile of Columbia, SC.
He was preceded in death by his youngest son, David, on September 11, 2001, as well as his brothers, Louis and John of Northampton, MA; and a sister, Noella, of Nashua, NH.
Roland was born in Northampton, MA, on March 11, 1921, where he attended St. Michael's High School and helped his team to win the State Championship in basketball and went on to develop a life long love of sports. He served in the United States Army during World War II, learning Chinese, later liberating concentration camps in Shanghai, China. He continued military service in the Air Force Reserves. With a Master's degree in Romance Languages and a Minor in Education from University of Massachusetts, he became an admired teacher of French and Latin. In 1954, he began a career as an officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In that capacity he traveled the world, experiencing and gaining respect for multiple cultures while mastering several languages. Following retirement from the CIA, he worked for the C & P Telephone Company, the American Academy of Thermology, and the Arlington County Circuit Court. For more than eight years he served as a loved and active volunteer at the Virginia Hospital Center. Roland was a devout Roman Catholic and a member of the St. James Parish in Falls Church, Virginia.
A funeral mass in his honor was held Saturday, February 13, 2010, at St. James Church. Roland was buried with full honors as an officer in the United States Air Force Reserves at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
The Murphy Funeral Home of Falls Church, Virginia, in charge of funeral arrangements.
Roland "Charlie" Jerome Charlebois, 88, passed this earthly life to be reunited in spirit with Our Lord in Heaven, on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Capital Hospice Facility in Arlington, Virginia.
He was the loving and devoted husband to his wife, Vivienne Audette Charlebois, 90, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, married for 63 years. He is also survived by his son, Donald, of Keene, VA; his daughter, Denise, of Front Royal, VA; five grandchildren, and one great-grandson. He is also survived by his sister, Theresa of Northampton, MA; and niece, Lucile of Columbia, SC.
He was preceded in death by his youngest son, David, on September 11, 2001, as well as his brothers, Louis and John of Northampton, MA; and a sister, Noella, of Nashua, NH.
Roland was born in Northampton, MA, on March 11, 1921, where he attended St. Michael's High School and helped his team to win the State Championship in basketball and went on to develop a life long love of sports. He served in the United States Army during World War II, learning Chinese, later liberating concentration camps in Shanghai, China. He continued military service in the Air Force Reserves. With a Master's degree in Romance Languages and a Minor in Education from University of Massachusetts, he became an admired teacher of French and Latin. In 1954, he began a career as an officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In that capacity he traveled the world, experiencing and gaining respect for multiple cultures while mastering several languages. Following retirement from the CIA, he worked for the C & P Telephone Company, the American Academy of Thermology, and the Arlington County Circuit Court. For more than eight years he served as a loved and active volunteer at the Virginia Hospital Center. Roland was a devout Roman Catholic and a member of the St. James Parish in Falls Church, Virginia.
A funeral mass in his honor was held Saturday, February 13, 2010, at St. James Church. Roland was buried with full honors as an officer in the United States Air Force Reserves at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
The Murphy Funeral Home of Falls Church, Virginia, in charge of funeral arrangements.
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