Robert G. Pilon
Mapletown
Robert G. Pilon, 91, of Mapletown, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 25, 2024, in his home, with his family at his side. Born October 1, 1932, in Tupper Lake, N.Y., he was a son of the late Clarence and Florence Amell Pilon.
He honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, where he was trained as a paratrooper and airplane pilot.
Robert retired in 1992 as a superintendent for Shannopin Mining Company.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 747 in Point Marion, and the American Legion Post 400 in Carmichaels.
Surviving are his wife, Carolee Denis Pilon; four children, Robert Pilon, Jr. (Diane) and Cynthia St. Louis, all of Morgantown, W.Va., Richard Pilon of Carmichaels, and Susan Norman of Dillinerher and her three children, Cynthia Lancaster and Denis John Norman, both of Brandon, Fla., and Robert Norman (Lisa) of Spring Hill, Fla.; 11 grandchildren, four step- grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, two stepgreat-grandchildren;and and a brother, Raymond Pilon of Hamburg, N.Y.
His first wife, Theresa Reandeau Pilon, passed away in 1993. Also deceased are a brother, Clarence Pilon; a sister, Dorothy Denis; and a stepdaughter, Carol Sue Hernandez.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, and from 10 until the 11 a.m. hour of a blessing service Wednesday, January 31, with Fr. Frances Frasier officiating, in the RICHARD R. HEROD FUNERAL HOME, Point Marion. Interment, with full military honors, will follow in the Monongahela Hill Cemetery, Greensboro.
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