Robert A. "Bucky" Lacasse passed peacefully Wednesday morning August 30th, 2017 at Watsons Fields Nursing Home in Dover, NH. He was 87 years old and lived a great life. He was born February 9th, 1930 to Edgar and Lucy Brouillard Lacasse and was the only son and middle child. He had 2 sisters, Pauline Desmarais and Justine Gilbert. His parents and sisters have all passed. He was born and raised in Rochester and lived his entire life there. He went to Holy Rosary Elementary school and graduated from Spaulding High school in 1948.
He met his wife Maryann Jewell Lacasse of Warner, NH at Plymouth Teachers College as it was known in those days and they were married on July 25th 1955. They were married for 62 years and lived in Rochester. After retirement they spent winters in Bell, Florida and were avid Gator fans.
Bucky grew up in "French Town" at the top of Lafayette St. next to the Rochester Fair Grounds. It was there that, as a very young boy, he found his passion with the horses. During the 1930's and...