HUDSON FALLS – John Arthur Leroux, 67, of Hudson Falls, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014, after a hard fought battle with cancer, at Mary’s Haven in Saratoga Springs, with his loving family by his side.
Born May 14, 1946, in Glens Falls, he was the son of the late Arthur J. Leroux and Viola Leroux Penders.
John was a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy in Glens Falls, where for four years, he played football for an undefeated team and was proud to have been nominated for the Donnelly award. He then attended Adirondack Community College, and continued on to Miami of Ohio.
He was employed in the commercial tire business and was dedicated to his customers and the many friends he made over the years.
John was a communicant of St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls, where he served as the first lector at St. Paul’s Church, as a member of St. Paul’s Church Ushers Association, and enjoyed many years as a member of the St. Paul’s Senior Choir. He was also a religious education teacher at St. Paul’s Church. John served with the United States Army Reserves.
He had a passion for cooking and entertaining his family and friends. John also loved to read. There was never a time that he didn’t have a book in his hand.
Besides his parents, John is predeceased by his second father, Kenneth Penders, and his grandparents, Wilfred and Regina Leroux.
Survivors include his daughter, Nicole Leroux Payant and her husband, Christopher of Saratoga Springs; his grandchildren, Zachary and Skyler Payant; his sister, Nancy Moulton and her husband, John of Queensbury; his nieces and nephews, Kevin Moulton and his wife, Tracey, and their children, Liam and Mikayla, Beth Single and her husband, Stephen, and their children, Matthew, Michael, and Colleen, Mark Moulton and his daughter, Erica, David Moulton and his wife, Amy Hogan Moulton, M.D., and their children, Christine and Stephen, Michelle Hammond and her husband Thomas, and their children Elizabeth, John, and Katherine; as well as several great nieces, cousins and many close friends.
Family and friends may call on Saturday from 11 to 1 p.m. at Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls. A Prayer service will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, following the calling hours, at the funeral home.
Following the prayers service, everyone is welcome to a gathering at McManus Hall, located next to St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls.
The Rite of Committal will take place in the spring at St. Paul’s Cemetery in the town of Kingsbury.
John’s family wishes to extend the deepest appreciation to the staff and volunteers at Mary’s Haven for the loving care extended to John in his last days.
Donations in memory of John may be made to Mary’s Haven, 35 New Street, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866.