Three generations of Fournier's  (Melvin Fournier 'Papa', Lloyd Fournier (son of Mel and Dorothy) and Myles Fournier (Son of Lloyd and Grandson of Mel and Dorothy)
And now Myles and Christina Fournier have Elijah Fournier, baby boy. Now 4 generations.

You were always full of LOVE.
Thank you for all the UNCONDITIONAL Love you showed us ALL.

You enjoyed the world God made.
Thank you for showing me the world God made.

You took your responsibilities seriously.
"Cape Kennedy in the '60s" 
Thank you for teaching me to be proud of what I do.

You were a great dancer.
Thank you for showing how to LOVE LIFE and Look forward to LIFE ETERNAL with the LORD.
I miss you so much and look forward to see you again in HEAVEN.

HeyDad,I know you are in heaven now hopefully visiting with family&friends.I know you will never see this,but right after you joined heaven,Gary Schroeder followed you&your sister Eileen joined you 6 weeks later.You went to heaven1day shy of 6years afterCraig'smom.GlenSchumacher was also awarded the gift of heaven in July(5years after Craig's dad).RichSchroeder in April. There are a lot of us that are still on earth missing your happy go lucky attitude;your love for Jesus&your love of family(especially your love for mom over70years).Grtgrnd Kensley says"Imisshim"Love you dad

Love you Dad, Thank you and Mom for raising me in the Christian Faith. It gives me comfort that you are with the Lord Jesus Christ in your eternal home. 

On earth you were a loving Husband, Father, Brother, Grand and Great Grandfather and Friend.

So many 'Great' memories and stories that we will cherish forever. Love you and miss you. Your middle daughter Nancy

  

Dad, (Melvin Lloyd Fournier)
  March 16th 1931 to January 15th 2022
At age 22 in 1953, my dad, 90 now, started a lifelong job/career as an electrician Foreman at Cape Canaveral Florida.. little did he know that the work he did some 69 years ago would still be in use to this day, in 2022.
My dad Melvin Lloyd Fournier, born March 16th, 1931 in Detroit Michigan came to Florida in 1953 with his wife, Dorothy Garrity Fournier (were married 70 years) and one child, Kathy Fournier Faber (Aug. 5th 1952) to start a career at Cape Canaveral Florida.
His first job at Cape Canaveral was to wire the launch pads. There are over 40 launch pads on site today most not in use anymore. The Launch Complexes  that he specifically worked on where 12, 13, 14, and 15 which were for the Atlas rockets and 16, 17, 18, and 19 were for Martin Marietta company which is now Lockheed Martin. 
Most of these pads were in use between the years 1958 to 1967. Launch Complex 13 was used also for the Atlas launches and was the most used and longest serving of the original for Atlas pads between 1958 to 1978.
As as my dad continue to climb up the ranks, he then was part of the start of the launch complexes 39 A & B in November of 1962. He was put in charge of wiring the control panels and consoles in the Launch Control rooms, which were used during the launch of the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs. He also had 4 more children by this time too. (Lloyd Fournier (Oct, 1,1953) Nancy Fournier (Feb, 23, 1956) Donald Fournier (Jan, 12, 1959) and Carol Fournier Gibson (Feb, 25  1961)

Launch Complex 39 A was leased to the Space X company in 2014 for a 20 year lease to do further space exploration

I know my dad was one of probably thousands of people that all worked on  some aspect of the space program to make it what it is today and that is why I wanted to tell some of his story so me, my brother, sisters and all his grand and great grand children will remember what he did for years to come. 

OBITUARY

Melvin Lloyd Fournier

March 16, 1931 – January 15, 2022

Baldwin Fairchild at Chapel Hill

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