Colonel Peter Joseph Tremblay Obituary (1965

SAN ANTONIIO, TEXAS - Peter Joseph Tremblay, 50, a loving husband and brother, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016, from injuries sustained when struck by a vehicle while walking near his home in San Antonio, Texas. Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, on August 24, 1965, he was a 1983 graduate of Attleboro High School and earned a degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1989. He received his military commission through AFROTC and had recently retired from the Air Force as a Colonel after serving 25 years. Together with his wife, Michelle McAvoy Tremblay, Pete made his new home in San Antonio. During his military career, Peter received Masters Degrees from both the US Naval War College and Bowie State University. He earned numerous military awards and commendations, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, yet his greatest achievement was finding the love of his life, his wife Michelle, to whom he was married for 17 years. A masterful storyteller with an engaging wit, Pete earned the love and respect of all who knew him. Pete’s military career spanned the globe with assignments in Florida, Holland, United Kingdom, North Carolina, Germany, Mississippi, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, Hawaii and Australia. He deployed to Baghdad in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Peter is preceded in death by his father, Roland L. Tremblay. He is survived by his wife, Michelle McAvoy Tremblay, his mother, Zulmira P. Tremblay, his brothers, Raymond S. Tremblay and Michael P. Tremblay, his sisters, Lauren P. Anderson, and Michelle T. Schulze, three nephews and four nieces. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, February 13, 10:00 a.m., at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, 71 Linden Street, Attleboro. Burial will follow in Saint Stephen Cemetery, 683 South Main Street, Attleboro. The family has requested in lieu of flowers, that charitable donations be made in Peter’s memory to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, 71 Linden Street, Attleboro, MA 02703.