This is the complete obit. for my dad. thank you for reading it and your prayers for my Mom and our family are greatly appreciated. I am heading up to Maine today. I might blog in the airport if I get bored. Talk to you later,
Jo
James Wollaston Gillespie, 78
of Rangeley, ME and Barefoot Bay, FL, formerly of Clive St., North Quincy, MA passed away peacefully on August 7, 2008 at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, ME. He was born in Dorchester, MA on August 26, 1929, the son of Donald F. and Anna (Wollaston) Gillespie. He attended Quincy, MA schools. James was a veteran of WWII, serving in the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army and was a member of the American Legion Post 120 in Rangeley, ME. Jim had a distinguished career in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts serving as President of the State, County and Municipal Workers Union and on the Board of Advisors for the New England Sports Museum. He was appointed Commissioner for the Parks and Recreation Department of the Metropolitan District Commission, serving in that position until his retirement in 1987. While employed by the MDC, he was very excited to initiate many special programs for the disabled. Jim cherished his time in Maine at Beave r Mountain Lake with his wife and family. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joan; sons, James of Cape May, NJ, Scott of Marshfield, MA and Rance of New Bedford, MA; daughters, Dawne Marshall of Quincy, MA, Gayle Martin of Pembroke, MA and Joann Rootsey of Indialantic, FL; brother, Rance Gillespie of Squantum, MA; sister, Andrea Gillespie of San Diego, CA; 16 grandchildren; one great granddaughter; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son, David. Memorial services will be held, 2PM, August 16, 2008 at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Main St., Rangeley, ME. Gifts in Jims memory may be made to the Androscoggin Hospice House, 236 Stetson Rd., Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements are in the care of the Wiles Funeral Home, Cremation Service & Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Rd., Farmington, ME 04938.
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I fell on to your blog and have been reading along but not commenting. I was born in Boston and lived most of my life there till I moved to the other coast 20 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry for your loss! My prayers to you and your family.
Karyn
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteJoann
Oh, no!
ReplyDeleteSomeone told me about the cute romantic seals swimming on your blogspot, so I went right to it, but the seals were no longer there.
Oh, well, reading your story is far more fascinating than watching a pair of seals swim.
By the way, you and your husband look really cool. No one would ever know that you've taken such a tough journey through the valley. I pray that the Good Shepherd keeps on traveling with you.
Bon voyage through the rest of your life. May it be a long but pleasant journey.
The seal lover
ok, crying for Jimmy G...i remember he always turned off the lights and hide when we were signing on the lake...that thot make me laugh everytime--he didnt want the likes of the Johnnie camp visiting!
ReplyDeleteRIP
mamahouse