Henry M. “Hank” Fournier, 90, of Sawmill Road, Harmony, passed away on Friday May 27th at the Greenville Center, Greenville. He was the husband of the late Margaret E. “Peggy” (Parker) Fournier. They had been married for 64 years.
Born in Providence, a son of the late Henry Albert Fournier and Jessie Washburn Fournier. He had lived in Harmony for 63 years previously living in Warwick, RI.
Hank was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He also held a Black Belt in Karate.
Hank’s love for custom cars was a lifelong passion he worked in the auto body profession his entire life building custom cars and custom race cars. Hank was also a race car driver in the Trans-Am series and worked with the industry great’s such as Carol Shelby and Robert “Bob” Tasca Sr. building the early Tasca race cars. Hank was also the proprietor of Hank’s Auto Body.
He leaves his children, Kevin Fournier and his wife Joelle of Smithfield, Cheryl Preston and her husband Steven of Greenville, Cindy Cashman and Michael Fournier of Brooklyn, CT. He was the grandfather of Michael Fournier, PJ Cashman, Michaela Fournier and fiancé Julian Emerich and Brandon Fournier. He was the great-grandfather of Luca Cashman. He was the brother of the late Hebert Strandring and Jessie Sionne.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, June 3rd at 11:00 am at the Anderson-Winfield Funeral Home, Route 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville. Burial with Military Honors will be in Highland Park, Johnston. Visitation Thursday, June 2nd from 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to American Kidney Fund @ www.Kidneyfund.org
American Kidney Fund
Those planning on attending are encouraged to bring your street rod or classic car in Hank’s honor.