Arthur Henry Fournier

Arthur Henry Fournier passed away at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas on July 17, 2024. He was born on April 2, 1943 in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up in the Kensington section of Berlin, Connecticut. Art graduated from St Thomas Aquinas High in 1961 and later attended college at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston prior to entering the Air Force during the Vietnam War. After serving in the Air Force Art returned to Boston for a few years and eventually moved to Las Vegas in the 1970s. Art worked as a computer programmer for the City of North Las Vegas until his retirement. Throughout his retirement, Art was very active with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He both attended and taught classes at OLLI. This UNLV group was an important part of Art's life. In addition to learning/teaching, Art enjoyed theater, attending Las Vegas shows, tracing his family's genealogy, and taking long road trips. Art also enjoyed relationships with his neighbors and taking regular walks in Paradise Park. Being a very intelligent man, Art enjoyed intellectual pursuits while being a very humble and kind hearted person.
Art is predeceased by his father Arthur H and mother Anita M (Parisien) Fournier. Art also leaves many loving cousins in the Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Florida area.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, October 5th at Brunelles Funeral Home, 811 Chicopee St, Chicopee, MA 01013 from 10 a.m. to noon. A guest book will be available at https://brunellefuneralhome.com .
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to OLLI at UNLV ( https://olli.unlv.edu/support ) on Art's behalf.