LAURA DENAULT
August 12, 2009
Laura (Flynn) Denault died on August 12, 2009 at the age of 92 after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Charles R. Denault, with whom she shared over fifty years of marriage. Daughter of the late Edward P. and Nora (Riordan) Flynn, she was born in Salem and grew up in Danvers. A Topsfield resident since 1948, Mrs. Denault was a Marine Corps veteran of WWII, attaining the rank of Technical Sergeant while serving as a purchasing agent on a Marine Corps Air Station in the Mojave Desert. She attended Boston University and further pursued her education at the University of New Hampshire earning a degree in Library Science. She was Assistant Librarian at the Topsfield Town Library for thirteen years. Mrs. Denault was the organist for Saint Rose of Lima Church for forty years, retiring only a few years ago. She studied organ with Robert Littlefield. She was a past president of the Ladies of Saint Rose, a past chairperson of the Republican Town Committee, former board member of the Council on Aging, and a co-editor of its newsletter, and a member of the Cape Ann Department of Mental Health. She enjoyed bowling with the Pin Up League and was a member of Ould Newbury Golf Club. For many years she volunteered at local nursing homes, playing piano for sing-alongs, most recently at Masconomet Healthcare in Topsfield. The Topsfield Grange named her Woman of the Year in 1980 as did the Council on Aging with its distinguished Silver Tree award and more recently the Silver Dove Award for outstanding service to senior citizens. Grand Marshall of the Memorial Day Parade in 1998 and again in 2002, she was a Girl Scout Leader, a volunteer and member of the Topsfield/Boxford Community Club, and conducted an exercise class under the auspices of the Council on Aging. A charter member of the Topsfield writing class, she also volunteered at the Stewart School Kindergarten. With her husband she owned a hardware store in Georgetown. She leaves one son, Capt. Charles R. Denault, Jr. of the Topsfield Fire Dept. and his wife Dagmar, three daughters, Norinne Lawler and her husband Joseph of Boston, Marianne Narramore and her husband John of Nashville, TN, and Lauraine Denault and her parter Sally George of Nassau, NY, five grandchildren, Joseph and Nicholas Lawler of Chicago, IL, Caitlin and Patrick Narramore of Nashville, TN, and C.R. Denault III of Topsfield, her sister, former state representative Frances Alexander of Beverly, her sister-in-law Barbara Flynn of Melrose, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers Edward P. Flynn Jr. and his wife Ann, and Alfred V. Flynn. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 10AM in Saint Rose of Lima Church, Park St. Topsfield. Relatives and friends are invited. Burial is private. Visiting hours are Monday from 4-8PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mrs. Denault’s name may be made to VNA Care Network & Hospice, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923.
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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS MARINE CORPS LEAGUE Please accept our deepest regrets and condolences on the passing of Marine Veteran Laura Denault. There is a poem written by a Marine in the Korean War. It goes like this, Do not stand by my grave and weep … I am not there; I do not sleep. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds circling in flight. Do not stand by my grave and cry … I am not there. I did not die. I am a Marine now and always protecting and serving our Supreme Father into infinity. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. Semper-Fi George Doc Fregeau 500 Merriam Avenue Leominster, MA 01453 Marine Corps League Department of Massachusetts Chaplain