Title
Mr.
Last Name
Landry
First Name
Clifford
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Kip
Place of Birth
Dexter, ME
Date of Birth
Place of Death
Sarasota, FL
Date of Death
1999-03-10
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 3-20/3-26-1999, p.2
Obituary
CLIFFORD "KIP" LANDRY SARASOTA, FL - Clifford "Kip" Landry, 80, died March 10, 1999, at his home after a long illness. He was born in Dexter, the son of Napoleon and Victoria (Langlais) Landry. He was a resident of Maine and Connecticut for most of his life. Mr. Landry was prominent in Boy Scout activities, receiving the Eagle Scout award with three Palms in 1938, and serving as scoutmaster for 25 years. His accomplishments in the BSA Katahdin Council District of Maine were noted throughout his life. He was educated in N.H. Fay High School and served as a tool and dye apprentice for the Fayscott Machine Corp, during the early years of World War II, until he enlisted in the Army. After the war he owned and operated an oil and gasoline business in Maine until he moved to Collinsville, Conn., where he became ombudsman for Pratt & Whitney in W. Hartford, Conn. Upon his retirement, the company honored him for his symbol of recognition as the corporation's "public relations man of the year". He was active in the Kiwanis Club, American Legion, VFW in Dexter, and very active in many organizations in his community in Florida. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; three sons, Michael and his wife, Linda Landry, Stephen and his wife, Nanette Landry, all of S. Windsor, Conn., and Mark Orintas of Bridgeport, Conn.; a daughter, Michelle and her husband, Michael Schreiber of Sarasota, Fla.; a brother, Horace Landry of Bonita Springs, Fla.; two sisters, Simone Pooler of Colon, Mich., and Rose Burda of Auburn, Mass.; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two special nephews, Roger, Nolet of E. Hartford, Conn., and Larry Nolete of S. Windsor, Conn., several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his former wife, Jane Houston of Milo in 1972. Interment will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, in the spring. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may make contributions to Hospice, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34234.