Leo Durand Obituary

LOWELL -- Leo Durand, 78, a lifelong Lowell resident, died Saturday, Dec. 2, at Saints Medical Center in Lowell. He was the husband of Blanche (Trudel) Durand, who died in 1963.

He was born in Lowell on Aug. 30, 1928, a son of the late Leandre and Delia (Beaulieu) Durand. He received his education in the Lowell school system.

For more than 20 years, Mr. Durand worked for B & M Railroad. Before retiring, he was employed in security for 10 years with St. Joseph Hospital, now part of Saints Medical Center.

He was a communicant of the former St. Jean Baptiste Church in Lowell. He enjoyed fishing and collecting railroad memorabilia.

He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jean Paul Durand of Daytona Beach, Fla. and George and Ann Marie Durand of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Suzanne and Gary Moore of Lowell and Pauline Courtois of Las Vegas;. He also leaves his brothers and sisters, including, Lucien Durand and Simonne Morris; 13 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Mr. Durand was also the father of the late Anita Durand, and brother of the late Roland Durand and several other deceased siblings.