Laurie Ann Vigue Obituary (1955

Laurie Ann Vigue, 62 Winslow – Laurie Ann Vigue, 62, of Winslow passed from this life to the next unexpectedly while at work on Tuesday December 12, 2017 in Augusta. She was born on May 22, 1955 in Orange, Texas, the oldest of four children of Donald and Jeannine (LaPointe) Breton. She attended St. John’s Catholic School, Winslow public schools and graduated from Winslow High School, Class of 1973. She then went to UMO where she majored in English, minored in French and received her teacher’s certificate, all in three years and with straight “A’s”. Laurie was an English teacher in Searsport and then in Winslow before she became office manager at C.H. Vigue & Sons. She worked at Scott Paper and most recently as Finance Manager at Maine MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership). In 1979 Laurie married Richard Vigue and demonstrated her gourmet cooking skills, love of the outdoors, birds, big cats, boating, the ocean and Acadia National Park. As a young girl she especially loved being at camp on Pattee's Pond, learning about nature with her Grandmother. She also had fond memories of the family camp on China Lake. Family for Laurie was what life was all about and her enthusiasm showed itself in her love of others. Laurie will be remembered for many wonderful things, most notably her smile which helped to convey her loving, caring nature as a devoted and dedicated person to all who knew her. Add intelligence, resourcefulness, compassion and passion to the mix and she is a woman who will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband 38 years, Richard Vigue of Winslow; her mother and father of Winslow; her brother John Breton and his wife Peggy of Freedom, NH and their daughters Melissa Coates and Samantha Breton; her sister Nancy Wood and her husband John of Hollywood, SC and their son John William; her brother Joey Breton of Cape Elizabeth; two musketeers: Linda Smith and Carol Paradis; as well as a large extended family and circle of friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday December 27, 2017 at 11:00 am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 26 Monument Street, Winslow. Burial will be in the spring of 2018 in St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, 78 Grove Street, Waterville. Please visit www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com to share condolences, memories and tributes with her family. Please consider making a donation in Laurie’s memory to: American Heart Association, 51 US Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074