The Windsor Locks Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of former Chief, Joseph LaPierre Jr. The members of the WLFD send our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Joe and especially to his son and our brother, Joey, who is an active Lieutenant with the WLFD. Photo courtesy of Windsor Locks Funeral Home.
(Courtesy of Patch.com) WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — Joseph LaPierre Jr., who served as chief of the Windsor Locks Volunteer Fire Department for five years after a lengthy tenure with the department, died Sunday. He was 77.
LaPierre began his firefighting career as a volunteer in his boyhood hometown of Warehouse Point before moving to Windsor Locks. He worked his way through the ranks before being appointed chief in 1987, a role he filled until retiring in 1992....read more
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Obiturary for Chief LaPierre
