Montpelier, VT Raymond N. Alvarez, 88, of Westwood Drive in Montpelier, died on Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Birchwood Nursing Home in Burlington,VT. He was born on March 8, 1927 in Montpelier, the son of Narciso ('Villa') and Josephine (Ghiringhelli) Alvarez. He graduated from Montpelier High School in the class of 1945. After high school he enlisted in the United States Marines and served until his honorable discharge in 1948. He then attended Vermont College and Burdett College in Boston, MA where he earned his Associates Degree. On October 25, 1953, Raymond married Maxine Norton of Putnumville,VT. She predeceased him in 1993. Raymond was the proud owner and proprietor of the Capital Market on Main Street, a business that was started by his father in 1927. Raymond, or Rico as he was known, was a lifelong Montpelierite. For 50 years he could be seen in his white butchers jacket as he delivered meats and produce to the restaurants in town and at the daily meeting with other Montpelier merchants at the Coffee Corner. Raymond was a member of the Montpelier Gun Club and had a passion for Trap Shooting. He traveled throughout the United States to compete in trap shooting events. He was considered one of the top shooters in the US and frequently won Senior Veterans Category at shoots he attended. Survivors include his long time devoted companion and friend, Francese Setien of Montpelier and Barre; sons; James Alvarez and significant other Patricia Freeman of Gloucester, MA, and Jeffrey Alvarez and his wife Ellen of Knoxville, TN; granddaughters, Emily Gensler and Grace Alvarez; sister, Evelyn Trono and her husband, Al of Burlington, VT; and several nieces and nephews including Marianne and her husband Ivin Silver, Nancy Trono, and Raymond and his wife Theresa Trono. Calling hours will be held from 11:30-1:00 pm on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the Guare & Sons Funeral Home with a funeral service beginning at 1:00 pm. The committal will follow at the Green Mount Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Montpelier Gun Club, c/o Dennis Devaux, 87 Eastview Drive, East Thetford, VT 05043, the Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road-Berlin, Barre, VT 05641, or to the Birchwood Terrace, patient activities fund, 43 Star Farm Road, Burlington, VT 05408.