Gilford, Patricia R. Boudreau, 61, of 94 Saltmarsh Pond Road, died suddenly during the early hours of Aug. 16th in her home.
She was born in Bakersfield, California and moved to the Lakes Region in 1969. She was employed as a Nurse at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton. She loved and had great admiration for the Veteran Residents there. She was a warm, gentle and generous woman with endless love and compassion for others. Her greatest pleasure was her five grandchildren and the years she spent caring for Ella Guest when she was a young child. She devoted her life to others, asking nothing more than kindness for herself. She was a ray of “California sunshine” who touched the hearts of everyone she knew. She had a true appreciation for natural beauty and encouraged others to take the time to take a longer look at their surroundings and appreciate how beautiful nature is. She loved New Hampshire’s beauty.
She enjoyed traveling, especially her road trips to Sturgis South Dakota with her husband and friends. She was looking forward to next year’s trip to Sturgis and retirement just eleven months away.
Patty’s only dislike were “mean people”. She had a strong dislike for any form of violence or abuse. She would show a strong face when others mistreated her but later be reduced to tears.
Patty is survived by her husband, Michael, sons Tom, Mat, Ted Dawson and Tim Boudreau, her brothers; James and Timothy Wilson, nieces Robin, Bonnie, Terry-Lynn, Angela and Josie, her daughter in laws Jill, D’Ann and Elice. She was fortunate to spend the last two days of her life with five of her beloved grandchildren Zoe, Chance, Sierra, Kate and Madelyn. She is pre-deceased by her oldest brother, Chris Wilson.
There will be a memorial service and celebration of her life at her home on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 12 noon. All friends are welcome.
In lieu of flowers or donations to honor her memory, her family asks only that you be kind to others and do whatever you can to help the disabled and less fortunate. She devoted her entire life to her family and others. Our ray of “California sunshine” is gone but her legacy will live on in all our hearts.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family.