A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Vermont > Rutland http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=627 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=58684 Submitted by: Joan H. Bixby Article Title: The Poultney Journal Article Date: August 7 1925 Article Description: Obituary of Charles LeClair. Article Text: Rutland Officer Dies While Guiding Traffic On Sunday evening Special Police Officer Charles Edmund LeClair, age 69, of Rutland, died suddenly while directing the band concert traffic. He fell unconscious and died almost instantly of cerebral hemorrhage. He was rushed to Gleason's garage on West street, in hope that he might be saved,and died before medical attention could be given him. The traffic had been particularly heavy during the evening on West street and also on Nichols street,where LeClair was directing traffic. The officer revived for about a second, then died, and his body was removed to the Clifford undertaking rooms, after the police headquarters had been notified. Deceased was a painter by trade, but had served as a member of the police force on special occasions, and was at one time employed on the Rutland railroad. He is survived by is wife, and two daughters, together with one son, a sister and three brothers. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ VT-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com