She graduated from Cony High School, class of 1957, and worked for the state of Maine for 35 years, retiring in 2002.
Shirley loved to go to Ainslee’s Market on Thursday evenings to see all of the antique cars. She especially enjoyed the lunchtime gatherings with her former classmates.
Shirley was a member of the Cushnoc Senior Citizens, was a Hospice Volunteer, and was a Cub Scout den mother when her children were young.
Her grandchildren were the loves of her life and they will miss her dearly.
Shirley is pre-deceased by her parents; her husband, Daniel F. Bourgoin Sr.; and a sister, Margaret Blake.
She is survived by her son, Daniel F. Bourgoin Jr. and his wife, Sherry, and their children, Daniel and David of Windsor; daughter, Sonya Tondreau and her husband, Raymond, and their daughter, Heather of Whitefield; brother, Hazen Knight and his wife, Janet, of Augusta; sister, Dorothy Chase of Waterville; brother-in-law and sister-inlaw, Al and Sandra Bourgoin of Walpole; sister-in-law, Mary Dudley of Bath; Shirley’s loving companion, Richard Quimby Jr. of Pittston; her best friend, Angie Light; and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Dr. Donald Magioncalda and all of the “girls” at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, the staff on A-4 at MaineGeneral Medical Center for their loving care, and for all the prayers and support.
Relatives and friends may visit on Monday, May 20, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 21, at 11 a.m. at Christ Church Episcopal, Dresden Avenue, Gardiner. Burial and committal prayers will follow in Holy Family Cemetery, Townsend Road, Augusta.
Those who desire may make donations in Shirley’s memory to Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, c/o MaineGeneral Office of Philanthropy, P.O. Box 898, Waterville, ME 04903.
Condolences, photos and stories may be shared through the funeral home website at www.plummerfh.com.
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