Albert J. Garant

Albert J. Garant, 77, of Charles St., Fall River, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009. He was the founder of Garant Floor Covering and also of Garant Realty, operating numerous apartment houses throughout the city. A member of the Landlord-Tenant Assn. and Christian Businessmen's Assn., he enjoyed participating in Primitive Mountain Man and Fur Trapper 1700's Re-enactment Rendezvous and was a member of the National Muzzle Loading Rife Assn. He was the husband of 56 years of Barbara J. "Cookie" (Cook) Garant; the father of Nancy Garant of Wareham, MA, Carol Welch and Gary Garant of Fall River, Joyce Altuna of Tiverton, RI, Judith Burns of FL, David Garant of Riverside, RI, Alan Garant (wife Sharon) of TX and the late Gerard Albert Garant; the adoptive father of William Garant and Mark Garant (wife Tabitha and Tammy Martin (husband Richard), both of NC; the grandfather of Danielle and Gabrielle Boissoneau, Derek Chace, Courtney Welch, Aimee and Lindsay Altuna, John and Julia Burns and Nicholas, Matthew, Ethan, Rebecca, Olivia, Madisan Lynn, Nathan Gerard and Jason Ryan Garant, Joseph Paul and Zackary Donald Martin; Step grandchildren Richie, Cassie and Ashlee; the brother of Philip Garant (wife Cecile) of Somerset, Raymond Garant (wife Eileen) of Fall River, Paul Garant (wife Dinah) of Berkley and Ronald Garant (wife Helen) of Foxboro, MA; the son of the late Albert and O'Diana (Saurette) Garant; the son-in-law of Marguerite Cook of Fall River and the brother-in-law of Donald and Virginia Cook of Pembroke, MA, Robert and Elle Cook of Swansea, Marilyn and Jerry Joynt of Somerset and Penelope Murtagh of California. His funeral will be held Monday at 10:00 AM from the AUCLAIR FUNERAL HOME, 690 So. Main St., Fall River, with a funeral mass in Good Shepherd Church at 11:00 AM. Burial, Notre Dame Cemetery. Visitation, Sunday 4:00 to 7:00 PM. LARGE PARKING AREA and BARRIER-FREE ENTRANCE at the rear of funeral home. Please omit flowers. Donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham MA 01701.