Armand & Aurea Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage in 1984

Passing of Armand Gauthier's Eldest Son Armand

Armand, son of Armand and Aurea, lived to be 80 years of age before his passing in October. Below is the obituary.  Armand was not the first of the Gauthier children to pass. They lost two other children but that was several decades ago when they were both quite young. (Jeanine, John's twin, passed shortly after her birth in 1942 and Cecile passed after living only a few hours in 1946). 

 The photos are Armand with his brother John Gauthier (youngest of Aurea and Armand's children) and with Laura and Lisa Gomes (daughters of Loraine (Gauthier) and John Gomes). The family gathered at St Joseph's Cemetery in Lowell on Nov 20 for the commital of his ashes in the plot he shares with his parents.

Armand Gauthier
of Lowell, MA

LOWELL -- Armand Gauthier of Lowell, MA, beloved son of the late Armand and Aurea Gauthier, died peacefully on October 16, 2015. Armand was born and raised in Lowell, MA. He was employed for many years at a local auto dealership. Armand loved to spend time with his family and recount many of his childhood stories. He will be sadly missed by all who had the pleasure to know him. 

Armand is survived by his brother Arthur Gauthier and wife Rose Ann of Hudson, NH, and John Gauthier and special friend JoAnn Sakalinski of Dracut, MA. Sister Blanche Mahaleris of Pelham, NH. Jeanne and Donald Robey of Pelham, NH, and Lorraine and John Gomes of Dracut, MA

Keruac Biographer Recalls Armand Gauthier

August of 2014, I received a very nice note from Kerouac biographer Paul Maher, Jr. Below is the email. I plan to get copies of the Antlantic Monthly article and the "Good Blonde and Others".  Many thanks to Paul for reaching out and sharing some wonderful observations about Pepere. 


"Hello,

 "I read your blog on Armand and enjoyed it. I am a biographer of Kerouac and just wanted to alert you to another reference of Mr. Gauthier in Kerouac's short story      "In the Ring" where Arman is called Roland Bouthelier: "who was my father's unofficial chauffeur 'cause my father couldn't drive his 1929 Ford himself his legs being too short, or him having to talk too much while driving, and Roland also a young friend of the family's (about 22) and a worker in his printing plant to boot"

   "The whole piece seems  to be about Armand. It can be found anthologized in the Kerouac book Good Blonde and Others (Grey Fox Press) and still in print.

   "Incidentally, my grandmother, Gertrude (Larrivee) Maher told me once that she knew Armand and his family, and her brothers also knew him well. One of her brothers actually also worked in Leo's boxing gym.

     Best wishes, Paul"

"

National Park map Features Pepere

The attached map is from the National Park in Lowell and if you look in the upper right hand corner, there is a picture of the Kerouac family with Armand Gauthier.