Theodore COTE

THEODORE R. “TED“ COTE-- ST. ALBANS — Mr. Theodore “Ted“ Cote, 73, passed away with his loving family at his side, on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, in Northwestern Medical Center after a courageous battle with ALS. He was born in Salem, Mass., on May 12, 1931, the son of the late Albert C. and Mae (Davis) Cote. On Sept. 15, 1950, in St. Teresa Church in Queens, N.Y., he married the former Gloria A. Urbano, who survives him. Ted was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., and received an associate's degree in agriculture from the Thompson School at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean Conflict, where he was a member of the North Atlantic Patrol serving on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter “Coos Bay“. In 1957, he moved his young family to Vermont (Caledonia County) to take a position as an agronomist/sales representative for a Canadian fertilizer company, Shur Gain. He became an insurance representative of the Modern Woodmen of America in 1966, where he earned professional designations of L.U.T.C.F. and F.I.C., and received many national awards as well as being the No. 2 representative in the country. Ted loved being a member of the Coast Guard Reserve where he attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Ted was a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, appearing on public TV educating children about the hazards of smoking. He was a teacher of religion and was attempting to revive the traditional Latin Mass, and was the Vermont chairman for UNA VOCE. His many enjoyments were telling jokes, nature hiking, walking his dogs at Hardack, swimming, biking, and gardening. Besides his wife of 54 years, Gloria of St. Albans, he is survived by his stepmother, Marylee Cote; sons Dennis M. Cote and his wife Kathryn of Waterford, Thomas R. Cote of Livonia, N.Y., and Ralph E. Cote and his wife Michelle of Barre; daughters Carrie Dumont of Hyde Park, and Juliet O'Neil and her husband William of Morristown; brothers and sister, Father Richard Cote, O.M.I., of Ottawa, Ontario, Edna Courchesne and her husband Leo of Haltom, Texas, Rita Mazariegos and her husband Fred of Silver Spring, Md., Edmond Cote of Hurst, Texas, Rachel of Falmouth, Mass., and Paul Cote and his wife Cheryl of Edmonton, Ky.; grandchildren Claire, Simone, Jesse, Alanna, Olivia, Liam, David, Jonah, Corrine, Danielle, Rebecca, Dalton, and Gabriel; also by his beloved canine companion, Sasa. He was predeceased by a son, Joshua James Cote, on July 24, 1999. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Anthony Catholic Church in East Fairfield. Interment will be in the spring in the Cote Hill Family Cemetery in Morristown. Friends may call on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 S. Main St. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Franklin County Humane Society, 30 Sunset Meadows, St. Albans, Vt. 05478. Messages of condolence and memories are welcome at www.healdfuneralhome.com.