He attended the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. He earned both a B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and received a PhD in Ecology from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA.
His greatest interests were gardening and geology.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years Lorraine (Vincent) LaRoche, a son Robert and his wife Nancy LaRoche and three grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street, Brunswick. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 PM on Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Private interment will be held at a later date in St. John’s Cemetery, Brunswick.
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