Armand J. Goulet

Inverness, Fl: Armand J. Goulet, 93, formerly of New Bedford, MA and
Chicopee, MA, died on 4/6/2025 in the care of Hernando Pasco Hospice
in Lecanto, FL. He was the son of the late Joseph and Philomene
(Beaulieu) Goulet and the husband of the late Theresa L. (Guilbert)
Goulet with whom he had been married for 50 years. Born on August
8,1931, he grew up in New Bedford, MA and attended St, Anthony High
School. He later attended St. Edmund Seminary in Swanton, Vermont and
Holy Cross Seminary at Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. Upon
graduation, he entered the U.S. Air Force and served as a chaplain’s
assistant to Catholic, Protestant and Jewish chaplains. His service
took him to Saudi Arabia and several other European bases. One of the
highlights of his service career was the establishment of a Rest and
Recreation tour of the Holy Land for the military members stationed in
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Upon leaving Saudi Arabia, he served as interim
Catholic Chaplain and the Assistant to the Chief of Jewish Chaplains
in Europe at Orly Field, Paris, France and at Laon, France. Upon
discharge from the military at Dow Air Force Base, Maine, he attended
and graduated from Bryant University in Smithfield, RI, class of 1958,
earning a bachelor's degree in business management. He was employed as
a Personnel Assistant at Morse Cutting Tools, New Bedford and Director
of Human Resources for PCI Group, Inc. of New Bedford. In 1978, he
helped establish the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric
Company (MMWEC) on the former Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee, MA
where he served as the Director of Human Resources.

Upon his retirement in 1995, he relocated to Hernando, Fl to be closer
to his children and grandchildren. For several years, he served as the
Chairman for the Safety and Security Committee for the Canterbury Lake
Estates of Citrus Hills. He was an avid blood donor having donated
more than 100 pints to Red Cross Units in MA and Fl. He was an active
participant of the Catholic parishes wherever he lived, serving as
Lector and Eucharistic Minister to the homebound. He also served the
Diocese of Fall River, MA on the original Board of Directors for the
establishment of the CCD Program throughout the diocese and wrote a
weekly column for the “Anchor” Diocesan paper. At the time of his
passing, he belonged to St. Scholastica Roman Catholic Church of
Lecanto, Fl. and was a member of that parish’s Knights of Columbus,
Council #14485, the CRHP Committee and the local American Legion Post
#237 of Beverly Hills, Fl.

He is survived by a son, Lawrence C. Goulet and his wife, Susan and a
daughter, Leanne M. Stasiowski and her husband, Stephen of Inverness,
Fl. He is preceded in death by three brothers and nine sisters. He
leaves four grandchildren, Chad Goulet and his wife Katie, Scott
Goulet and his wife Lisa, Brian and his fiancé Sarah Grier and Heidi
Stasiowski. He also leaves five great grandchildren, Bethany, Claire,
Emileigh and Justin Goulet and Luna Stasiowski.

A Catholic Celebration of Life Mass and burial will be held in
Massachusetts at a later date.

Funeral arrangements will be coordinated by Heinz Funeral Home of
Inverness, Fl and Saunders Funeral Home of New Bedford, Ma.