Joseph Donat "Don" Lapointe

Joseph Donat "Don" LaPointe, 95, of Fall River, husband of the late Antoinette T. "Nenette" (Ivanes) LaPointe, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Born in Casselman, Ontario, Canada, the son of the late Omer and Aurore (Brisson) LaPointe. The inventor of Tapered, Tubular Polyester Fabric, patented in 1986, he was a Senior Research Associate in Experimental Textile Processing for the Fabric Research Laboratories and Albany International Research Co., creating textiles for NASA, Surgical Mesh and Kevlar. An Army veteran of WW II, he was the recipient of numerous decorations including five bronze stars and a silver star and was a member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Blind Veterans Association. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a St. Jean Baptiste Parish Eucharistic Minister. He leaves four children, Daniel LaPointe of Fall River, Marcelle Jerome (late husband Norman) and Claude LaPointe, both of Fairhaven and Monique Garant and her husband Roland of Fall River; two grandsons, Brian and Kevin Jerome; a great-granddaughter, Freya; siblings, Lomer and Paul LaPointe and Alice and Cecile Levesque and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Marie Dumont and Victor, Emile, Rene, Lionel and Gerard LaPointe. His funeral will be held Saturday at 8:00 a.m. from the Auclair Funeral Home, 690 So. Main St., Fall River, with a funeral mass at St. Bernadette Church at 9:00 a.m. Interment, Notre Dame Cemetery. Visitation, Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Large parking area barrier-free entrance at the rear of funeral home.