Carle B. H. LaCouture

Carle B. H. LaCouture of Lumberton died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Virtua-Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly. He was 75. Born in Raymond, New Hampshire, Carle was the youngest, and only male, of eight children. He attended Lowell Technological Institute (now The University of Massachusetts at Lowell) and received a Bachelor of Science in Leather and Chemical Engineering. Carle was called to active duty with the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1970 as a Captain. He began his work in the Chemical Engineering field with Pennwalt Corporation where he pioneered the position of Hazardous Materials Transportation Specialist. He later accepted a senior position with ICI Americas, overseeing all compliance on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He was awarded many prestigious positions and honors, especially the George L. Wilson award for his outstanding work in the hazardous materials field. He was an active and vital member of the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council (HMAC) and the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP). Carle was a longtime Mount Holly and Lumberton resident. He was an avid skier, reader and golfer, a devoted husband, father, grandfather and godfather, and a patriot for the country he so loved. His gentle nature and wonderful sense of humor touched all that knew him. Despite a devastating diagnosis of ALS, Carle demonstrated the same dignity, positive attitude and love of life in his final years as he did his whole life. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Nancy Nutt LaCouture of Lumberton; his daughter and son-in-law: Tamara LaCouture, MD & William Berna MD, of Mt. Laurel; his son and daughter-in-law: Michael & Heather LaCouture of Hamilton; his loving niece Belinda Myers (William) of Cherry Hill; his grandsons: Brenden and Kieran Berna; and his godson Aiden Myers; he is also survived by his loving sister-in-law: Bonnie Nutt Madara of Mount Holly; and his sisters: Carmen Murphy and Jacqueline Murphy, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Mary Jane LaCouture, and sisters, Claire, Pauline, Florence, Gloria and Theresa. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 2 at 10:00 AM at the Sacred Heart RC Church, 260 High St., Mount Holly. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday evening from 6-8 PM at the Perinchief Chapels, 438 High St., Mount Holly. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org).

Carle B. H. LaCouture

December 16, 1937 - December 26, 2012