Hector Marcel TREMBLAY

HALFMOON, NY -- Hector Marcel Tremblay, 75, of Beach Rd. in Halfmoon, died on Friday, December 23, 2005 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. He was born in Cohoes, the youngest son of the late Zephir and Florida Gagnon Tremblay. He was a graduate of St. Joseph's School in Cohoes; veteran of the Korean War, serving the Army for six years; retired employee of Ford Motor Company/Green Island for 26 years; and active member and communicant of St. Mary's Church in Crescent for 43 years. He was a member of the American Legion Mohawk Post 1450 in Halfmoon. Hector was the beloved husband and best friend of Anne Esposito Tremblay for 51 years; cherished father of Richard (Debra) Tremblay of Clifton Park, Diane (Ron) Booth of Leavenworth, Kan., Mark (Taweeruk) Tremblay of Washington, D.C. and John (Jennifer) Tremblay of Halfmoon; loving brother of Simonne Fortin of Cohoes and Urbain and John Paul Tremblay of Halfmoon. He was the loving pepere of Gina and Angela DiSalvo and Brittany and Marissa Tremblay. Hector was preceded in death by three sisters, Laurence Joly, Jeannine Soulier and Lillian Staring, and three brothers, Leonard, Henry and Gerard Tremblay. Funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 9:15 from the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Rt. 9 in Clifton Park thence to St. Mary's Church in Crescent where at 10:00 a.m. the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Calling hours will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Interment with full military honors will be in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville. Despite his serious illness, he never lost his sense of humor. Therefore, those who wish to make a memorial contribution may do so to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast New York, 950 New Loudon Road, Suite 280, Latham, New York 12110 in Hector's name. Published in the Albany Times Union on 12/26/2005.