AUBURN — Robert Paul “Butch” Boucher, 84, of Auburn passed away on Jan. 1, at the Hospice House after courageously battling cancer for several years. He was a one of a kind man with many fortunate friends and acquaintances.

Robert was born on Feb. 7, 1926, the son of Alfred A. Boucher and Alma LeClair Boucher. His mother died of pneumonia on the day Robert was born. He was adopted by his uncle Antonio Leclair and wife, Alma Boisvert LeClair.

Robert graduated from Edward Little High School, Class of 1944, and immediately left for boot camp in the U.S. Navy. At 18 years old, he served as a gunner on Liberty Ships in the North Atlantic fighting against Nazi Germany.

On Aug. 20, 1949, he married Georgette LeBlanc and they celebrated 61 years of marriage last August. Robert worked two jobs for most of his life, but spent more than 30 years as a valuable employee working at the Hall & Knight Hardware company as a shipping clerk, retiring in 1991.

Robert is survived by his wife, Georgette Boucher and son, Paul Boucher and wife, Jean, all of Auburn; one daughter, Denise Boucher Fitzpatrick and her husband, Terrance Fitzpatrick, of Camden; grandsons, Brian Fitzpatrick and his wife, Caitlin and daughter, Carly of Brewer and Russell Fitzpatrick and his fiancee, Meghan Wyman, of Westbrook; one sister, Etta Meade of Springfield, Mass.; sisters-in -law, Irene Witas and her husband, Warren, Annette Frechette of Auburn, Venise Dube and Christine LeBlanc of Lewiston; several nieces and nephews; stepgranddaughters, Erica Nimiroski and her husband, Brian, of Hope Valley, R.I., their sons, Daniel and Alex, and Jennifer Dilworth and her husband, Edward and their daughter, Kate of Norway.

He was predeceased by two brothers, Donald Boucher and Joseph Boucher.

Robert’s family would like to thank the staff on the oncology ward at St. Mary’s Regional Hospital and the Hospice House in Auburn for their professionalism as well as their kindness and caring approach to his health care.

Butch was a man who showed kindness to others. To know him was a privilege, to have been loved by him, an honor.

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