May 22, 1941 - April 16,2024
Longtime Otter River Massachusetts resident, Valmore Caron passed away on March 16th after a long battle with Parkinson Disease. He was 82 years old.
Val grew up in the small-town Otter River, where as a kid he spent his summers at the Otter River Swimming Club and attended Narragansett High School. Shortly after high school Val joined the US Marine Corps and was stationed in Camp Lejeune North Carolina and was sent to Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Upon returning home he worked at Harrington & Richardson H&R Firearms manufacturer until it closed in 1986 and then transferred to General Electric working within their steam turbine plant working on government Navy contracts until he retired in 2001 and moved to Daytona Beach Florida. Val and his wife Carol lived in the Daytona Beach Florida area for the past 23 years. Val will be remembered for his love of hunting, taking the annual Vermont hunting trips with his buddies, working in the yard, going fishing on Millers River, traveling with his wife Carol, shopping for antique or collectible cars, and he always seemed to run into someone he knew no matter what he was doing. Val always had his door open to anyone that needed help. He was a proud Marine until he took his last breath. He loved this country and the many years he pushed through battling his illnesses was a constant reminder to his family that freedom is not free. He was a devoted husband and father.
Val is survived by his sister Doloris Mustakangas, his loving wife Carol Caron of 52 years, his son, Scott Caron and his daughter in-law Crystal Caron, his daughter Tammy Caron-O'reilly and his son in-law Arthur O'reilly, grandchildren Keyanna, Emanuel, and Brooke, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded by his son David Valmore Caron.
A celebration of life ceremony will be held in Gardner Massachusetts within the coming weeks. Details will be shared by the family once finalized. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation or Tunnel for Towers Foundation.
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