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08-12-03, 01:31 PM
August 12, 2003
Marine dies hours after returning home from Iraq
Associated Press
WEARE, N.H. —Three hours after he returned home from the war in Iraq, a 54-year-old Marine reservist collapsed and died of a heart attack.
Dale Racicot’s widow, Janet, said her husband, a master gunnery sergeant, came home Friday and looked forward to spending the weekend with her and his daughters, Keri Magnarelli, 24, and Stacey, 20.
At about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, after three hours of talking, Racicot suggested everybody go to bed since they had the whole weekend to get caught up.
Janet Racicot was getting ready for bed when she heard a thump and saw her husband collapsed on the floor.
The last thing he said was that he loved them all, Mrs. Racicot said
“So we had three glorious hours with him, and it was the best gift ever,” Mrs. Racicot said.
Dale Racicot had been called up in January, and served in Kuwait and Iraq.
Janet Racicot said her husband was excited that she had driven his truck when she picked him up at the Manchester Airport late Friday.
“That’s the first thing,” he said, “’Yes, my truck,’ and he got behind the wheel,” she said.
When the family arrived home, Racicot dug out all kinds of trinkets from his bag — Kuwaiti money for souvenirs, bandannas and other items as gifts.
“We kind of sat here and shared the pictures. We were extremely excited,” Mrs. Racicot said.
Racicot, born in Attleboro, Mass., joined the Marines when he was 20 and was on active duty until 1975. He joined the reserves in 1985.
The couple met in 1973 and got married three years later. They have lived in Weare for 20 years. For the past 10 years Racicot was a head mechanical designer at Vicor in Andover.
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Copyright 2003 The Associated Press.
Sempers,
Roger
:marine:
May He Rest In Peace
Marine dies hours after returning home from Iraq
Associated Press
WEARE, N.H. —Three hours after he returned home from the war in Iraq, a 54-year-old Marine reservist collapsed and died of a heart attack.
Dale Racicot’s widow, Janet, said her husband, a master gunnery sergeant, came home Friday and looked forward to spending the weekend with her and his daughters, Keri Magnarelli, 24, and Stacey, 20.
At about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, after three hours of talking, Racicot suggested everybody go to bed since they had the whole weekend to get caught up.
Janet Racicot was getting ready for bed when she heard a thump and saw her husband collapsed on the floor.
The last thing he said was that he loved them all, Mrs. Racicot said
“So we had three glorious hours with him, and it was the best gift ever,” Mrs. Racicot said.
Dale Racicot had been called up in January, and served in Kuwait and Iraq.
Janet Racicot said her husband was excited that she had driven his truck when she picked him up at the Manchester Airport late Friday.
“That’s the first thing,” he said, “’Yes, my truck,’ and he got behind the wheel,” she said.
When the family arrived home, Racicot dug out all kinds of trinkets from his bag — Kuwaiti money for souvenirs, bandannas and other items as gifts.
“We kind of sat here and shared the pictures. We were extremely excited,” Mrs. Racicot said.
Racicot, born in Attleboro, Mass., joined the Marines when he was 20 and was on active duty until 1975. He joined the reserves in 1985.
The couple met in 1973 and got married three years later. They have lived in Weare for 20 years. For the past 10 years Racicot was a head mechanical designer at Vicor in Andover.
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Copyright 2003 The Associated Press.
Sempers,
Roger
:marine:
May He Rest In Peace