Dr. Roger P. Brassard, 90, formerly of 328 Union Avenue died November 12, 2003 in the Congregate Living Center of the Taylor Community. He was born in Ashland NH on February 21, 1913, the son of Edgar and Isabel (Savage) Brassard.
He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1935 and received his Masters degree from the University in 1936. He attended and received his Medical Degree from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1940. He served his internship and residency at Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury CT.
During World War II he served in the Army Medical Corps where he earned the rank of Major and was the recipient of the Bronze Star for meritorious service in support of combat operations in the Philippines.
Following the War he established a Family and Anesthesia Medical Practice in Laconia and served the community for 50 years until his retirement in 1996.
Dr, Brassard was a communicant of St. Joseph Church. An active Republican, he served on the local School Board for 18 years. He was a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Examiners. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the New Hampshire Medical Society, and a member and past president of the Belknap County Medical Society.
He was a former Chief of Staff at Lakes Region General Hospital of Laconia and served on the Senior Active Staff. He held membership in the American Academy of Family Practice, the NH Academy of Family Practice, the American, New England and New Hampshire branches of the Society of Anesthesiologists. He served as a Fellow to the American Academy of Family Practice and a Diplomate to the American Board of Family Practice. In addition, Dr. Brassard held membership in the American and New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis and the International Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
Family members include his wife of 53 years, Vivian (Flanders) Brassard of Laconia; three daughters, Ann Saltmarsh and her husband James Saltmarsh of Laconia, Dr Deborah Brassard of Tunkhannock, PA and Mary Jane Farmlett and her husband Dr. Edward “Ted” Farmlett of Laconia; two grandchildren, Ellen Castro of New York City and Chris Farmlett of Laconia; and several cousins.
Calling hours were in the Simoneau & Lambert Funeral Home, 139 Church St. on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Joseph Church, 30 Church St. on Saturday at 10 AM. Burial followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 7312, Gilford NH 03247-7312 for a scholarship to benefit those studying family practice medicine.