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 Harold O. Gomeau, 78
 October 18, 2007
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Harold Orville Gomeau, 78, of 320 Central Park West, New York City, and Quaker Road, Nantucket, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at Williamstown Commons.
Born in North Adams on April 12, 1929, son of George J. Gomeau Sr. and Eulalie Durocher Gomeau, he graduated from the former St. Joseph's High School in 1946. He also attended the former North Adams State College, now Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in English and comparative literature from Columbia University in 1953.
Mr. Gomeau was employed as a teacher at Portsmouth (R.I.) Priory School until 1961, when he transferred to Scarsdale (N.Y.) Junior High School, where he taught until retiring in 1984.
He was a communicant and active member of St. Gregory's Church in New York City.
He maintained a summer residence on Nantucket and attended St. Mary's Church there. In his younger years, he worked as a tutor in the summer and as a maitre d' at three hotels on Nantucket. He was a member of the Scarsdale Retired Teachers' Association and of volunteer help organizations in New York City.
He leaves his longtime companion, John Harbster of New York; four brothers, Bernard J. Gomeau and his companion, Kathy, of North Adams, Francis Gomeau and his wife, Jean, of Williamstown, Edward "Ned" Gomeau and his wife, Beverly, of Oceanside, Calif., and David L. Gomeau and his wife, Linda, of Augusta, Maine; and his sister-in-law, Marilyn Gomeau, and her companion, Kevin, and nieces and nephews.
Two brothers, Robert Gomeau Sr. and George J. Gomeau Jr., are deceased.
FUNERAL NOTICE — A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Harold "Hal" Gomeau, who died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, will be celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.
Calling hours at FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS, CENTRAL CHAPEL, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, Mass., will be Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to Shriners' Children's Hospital or to the North Adams Ambulance Service, both in care of the funeral home.
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