More detail on this person: Donald D. Leach,
74, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 2,
2014. He was born August 8, 1939, in Ashland, a
son of the late Clyde and Laversa (Poitras) Leach.
He enlisted with the US Army serving as a Huey
helicopter pilot during Vietnam. Following almost
seven years of service, he received his Honorable
Discharge in 1967.
He worked several years as a helicopter pilot in
Thailand and Iran before returning to Ashland to
work a short time with Maine Forest Service. He
also worked over 25 years in Louisiana and Texas
flying workers to and from oil rigs in the Gulf
of Mexico, until his retirement in 1998 and
returning to Ashland.
Don enjoyed hunting and fishing. Many of his best
memories were made spending summers on Carr
Pond helping his father tend to the Forest Service
Fire Tower.
He is survived by two sons, Mark Leach and his
wife, Joanna of Meriden, CT, and Adam Leach and
his wife Deanna of Hermon; one sister, Lillian
Letourneau of Presque Isle; and six grandchildren.
Besides his parents, Don was predeceased by his
three brothers, Robert, Billy and Andy Leach.
At Don's request, funeral services will be private
and at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements are entrusted to Lajoie Funeral
Home, 114 Exchange St., Ashland, ME 04732.
Donations in Don's memory may be made to:
Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery, PO Box 312,
Caribou, ME 04736, or Aroostook House of
Comfort, PO Box 867, Presque Isle, ME 04769. To
share condolences online, please visit
www.LajoieFuneraIHome.com
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