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Laurence W. Bryant
1930 – 2017
GULFPORT, Fla. — Laurence W. Bryant, 86, a resident Jay and Gulfport, Fla., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 8, at his home.
He was born Aug. 14, 1930, in Jay, the son of Lauriston Bryant and Arlene (Tweedie) Bryant. Laurence was a 1949 graduate of Jay High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War.
On July 2, 1951, at St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay, he married Irene Grondin.
Laurence worked for International Paper Co. at the Otis and Androscoggin Mills in Jay, retiring in 1994. He was a member of the American Legion – George Bunton Post 10 in Livermore Falls and the International Paper Co. Quarter Century Club. He enjoyed traveling and fishing in the Allagash, his weekly cribbage games with his three buddies and playing shuffleboard on the Beachway Park Team.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Irene Bryant of Jay and Florida; his daughters, Cathy Leclair and her husband, Normand, of Jay, and Linda Vail and her husband, Robert, of Cumberland; his son, Brent Bryant and his wife, Monica, of Hollis; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; his brothers, Robert Bryant and his wife, Phyllis, of Livermore and Gulfport, Fla., his twin, Clarence Bryant of Livermore, Donald Bryant of Jay, and Kermit Bryant and his wife, Paulette, of Jay; and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents; and grandchildren, Anthony Leclair and Kristen French.
Messages of condolence may be sent to www.finleyfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Ave., 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 or online at www.themmrf.org/donate-to-mmrf/
