Raymond L. BOUTIN

LOWELL -- Raymond L. Boutin, 81, a resident of Lowell and a veteran of two wars, died unexpectedly, yesterday, Oct. 18, at his home. He was the husband of Annette Boutin, with whom he would have celebrated 54 years of marriage in December.He was born in Lowell on Sept. 30, 1924, son of the late Joseph and Celia (Sicard) Boutin. He was educated in Lowell.Mr. Boutin served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War.For more than 30 years, he was employed as a shipper with George McQuestion Lumber Co.He was a communicant of St. Patrick Church in Lowell, and enjoyed fishing and horse racing.Besides his wife, survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Pauline Morel and Jeff Higbee of Dracut, and Arline Boutin of Lowell; three grandchildren and their spouses, Rebecca and Joseph Medeiros of Hudson, N.H., Amy Vasquez and her fiancée, Matthew Daigneault, of Lowell and Jeremy Miranda of Lowell; two great-grandchildren, Joseph and Matthew Medeiros, both of Hudson, N.H.; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Alfred Boutin of Manchester, N.H., William and Phyllis Boutin of Dracut, Maurice and Phyllis Boutin of Florida, and Andrew and Aline Boutin of Hudson, N.H.; a sister, Lorraine Boisvert of Billerica; many nieces, nephews, brothers- and sisters-in-law; and a close friend, James Riley, of Lowell.Mr. Boutin was the brother of the late Laura Neveux, Arlene Poladoris and Irene Gagnon. Published in the Lowell Sun on 10/19/2005.