L'Heureux, who grew up speaking French, is a retired U.S. Navy master chief who did two tours in Vietnam and a tour at Subic Bay in the Philippines. He has received the Naval Commendation Medal, several Vietnam service medals and the Terence Cardinal Cooke Award for humanitarian support of military families.
LHeureux's wife, Juliana, was also inducted into the Franco-American Hall of Fame in 2016. Currently, she is the vice president of the Franco-American Collection Board of Directors and has written about Maine's Franco-American community in several newspapers since 1988.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Jauch], c. 305-965-2744
Photo: Rep. Rebecca Jauch, D-Topsham, nominated Richard L'Heureux to be inducted into Maines Franco-American Hall of Fame on Tuesday.