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Thursday, February 03, 2000     Page: 5A

January 31, 2000 illiam D. LaFontaine, of North Empire Court, Wilkes-Barre,
died Monday at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born May 1, 1948, in Brooklyn,
N.Y., he was a son of the late Lyman and Veronica (Galvin) LaFontaine. He
attended St. Thomas Aquinas School, Brooklyn. He worked at Carter Footwear,
Wilkes-Barre, and Globe Security, Scranton, for many years. He was a U.S. Army
veteran of the Vietnam War, stationed in Germany. Surviving are his fiancee,
Dorothy Burgit, Wilkes-Barre; brother, Gerard, Wilkes-Barre; sisters, Rose
Mary English, Brooklyn; and Louise Ann LaFontaine, Fritch, Texas; and many
nieces and nephews. Private funeral services were at the convenience of the
family.