ORRINGTON — J.P. Armand Gosselin, 77, died May 13, at home surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with COPD.

He was born June 25, 1934, in Lewiston, the son of Archille and Beatrice Coulombe Gosselin. J.P. graduated from Holy Cross School and St. Dominic High. He served with the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War. After the war, he became a Lewiston firefighter and married his high school sweetheart, Lucille J. Labranche.

They settled in Lewiston until 1974, when they moved to the Bangor area. J.P. and Lucille were the first Tupperware Inc. wholesale franchise owners serving the state of Maine. The franchise was known as Down-East Parties Inc. J.P. retired in 1994. Over the years, he served on the St. Teresa’s Parish Council Finance Committee. He also enjoyed actively taping Masses for those absent from them.

J.P. and Lucille celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on May 9, before he fell into a peaceful sleep. As an avid sports fan, J.P. was often seen at various Black Bears’ hockey games with his best friend, Roger Begin of Brewer. He enjoyed photography, history, sailing and astronomy. J.P. was a regular at the local Dunkin’ Donuts, where he met with many friends.

Surviving are his wife, Lucille; their son, John of Brewer; his two children, Alexandria and Christopher and their mother, Barbara Gosselin; their daughter, Louise Flagg and husband, Bruce, of Brewer; their daughter, Jenna; their son, James (Jim) of Bangor, his wife, Kellie and their three children, Kelsey, Kodie and Joshua; a very special foster daughter, Peggi Bineau of Lisbon; his brother, Donald and his sister, Yvette Gosselin, SFCC, both from Lewiston; a brother-in-law, Robert Labranche and his wife, Alice, of Seal Beach, Calif.; sisters-in-law, Suzanne LaRue of Auburn, Sallie Labranche of Gorham, Doris Gosselin of Lewiston and Gertrude Gosselin of Brewer; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his infant son, Joseph; his brothers, Germain and Marcel; his sisters, Liette Poliquin and Exilia St. Pierre; his sisters-in-law, Anne Labranche and Jeannine Gosselin; and his brothers-in-law, Roger and Richard Labranche and Peter St. Pierre.

Condolences to the family may be expressed at: www.brookingssmith.com.