WATERVILLE – Richard P. Plourd, 90, of Waterville and formally of West Hartford, Conn., died peacefully April 13, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 6, 1931 in Hartford, Conn., the son of Filias Plourd and Emily (Allaire) Plourd. He graduated from Hartford Public High School in 1949.From a young age, Richard had a passion for automobiles. He raced stock cars at Plainville Motor Speedway and enjoyed tinkering and restoring cars his entire adult life. He proudly served in the U.S. Army in Korea and upon returning home, married the love of his life Audrey Christensen in 1955.He worked as a master plumber until joining the West Hartford Fire Department on Feb. 3, 1961. While his job was a firefighter, he was a also a carpenter, building their first home in Coventry, Conn. He earned his pilots license flying small planes out of Brainard airport in Hartford, Conn.In 1967 they “bought the farm”, a 400 acre rural farmhouse in Anson because Richard wanted a place for the kids to play. For the next 55 years they enjoyed vacations and time together with family and friends, building years of memories. In 1986 Richard retired from the fire department as Deputy Chief and they moved permanently to the farm in Maine. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert.He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Audrey Christensen Plourd; sons Thomas Hogerty of South Windsor, Conn., Mitchell Plourd and wife Deborah of Madison, daughter, Patricia and husband David Downes of Newington, Conn. and son, William and his wife Alecia of Canton, Conn.; his grandchildren Keith and Jody Plourd, Corey and Danielle Dollak, Taylor Cox, Jillian and Brandon Berry, Austin and Samantha Plourd, Christian and Alexandra Plourd, Tyler and Melissa Plourd and Emma Plourd; great-grandchildren Cameron Plourd, Jordyn Plourd, Peyton Plourd, Ethan Plourd, Eliotte Cox, Everly Cox, Owen Plourd and expected in August, Luca Plourd.

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