Mr. Joseph Richard Labrie, age 83, passed away on Tuesday at the Church of Christ Assisted Living in Clinton Township.

Richard was born on May 7, 1934 to the late Antoine and Rosa (Latour) Labrie. On July 3, 1988 he was united in marriage with Barbara Buyan in Sterling Heights, Michigan. For the past twenty years Richard and Barbara have lived in Harrison Township. They were both members of St. Louis Catholic Church, he took organ lessons and enjoyed practicing and playing the organ, and loved to travel as well as being with each other and sharing special memories ice skating and bike riding together.

A memorial mass will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 30, 2017 at St. Louis Catholic Church 24415 Crocker Blvd., Clinton Twp., MI 48036 with Father Larry Pettke officiating.

In memory of Richard, contributions may be made to either:

The Capuchin Soup Kitchen (cskdetroit.org)

or

The Alzheimer's Association of Michigan (alz.org/gmc)