Lucien "Roger" Marchand, 83, of Willimantic, passed away March 7, 2016 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Willimantic, the son of the late Adelard "Pete" Marchand and Evangeline (Frappier) Marchand. Roger married Lillian (Pepin) Marchand on July 30,1955 at the Sacred Heart Church, Taftville, CT. He was employed at Pratt and Whitney for forty years until his retirement twenty-three years ago with a golden handshake. Lucien was a New England Patriot, Boston Celtic, and UCONN basketball fan. He was an avid pool player and bowler. Besides his wife Lillian, he has two sons; Gary Marchand and his wife Ginny, Gregg Marchand and his girlfriend Sheri Putnam and a grandson Christopher Marchand; two brothers Vital and Alfred Marchand; two sisters Yvette Marchand and Claire Van Tress and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers Gerard Marchand and Andre Marchand. There are no calling hours. A gathering to remember Roger will be scheduled at a later date. For an online memorial guestbook please visit
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