Pamela E. Turner

Standish – Pamela Ellen Turner, 49, died on February 25, 2016. Pam was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 and for the next four years she exhibited such a positive attitude during treatment that many people didn’t know she was ill. Pam kept a “Life is Good” outlook throughout her illness. Over the past few weeks, she adopted “Choose Happiness” to help her family remember that life must go on. She passed away at her home with her husband, Bret, by her side. Pam was born on September 29, 1966, the daughter of the late James N. and Anne C. (Henderson) Picone. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1984 and Framingham State College in 1988, and received her Master’s in Library Science from Simmons College in 1989. Pam loved her job and the people and community she served as the Director of the Baxter Memorial Library in Gorham, ME for over 22 years. Prior to working at Baxter, she had served at Lithgow Library in Augusta, ME. She developed a love of libraries while working at Beebe Memorial Library in Wakefield, MA throughout her high school and college years. Pam was also a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox, and she enjoyed reading, traveling, quilting, knitting and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by her beloved husband of 26, years, Bret C. Turner, of Standish; sister, Melinda A. Parry and husband David of Wakefield, MA; brother, Glenn A. Picone of Reading, MA; sister-in-law Vicki E. Bernard and husband Steve of Rochester, NY; brother-in-law Robert Carter Olson and wife Renée of Gold Canyon, AZ; mother-in-law, E. Laddie E. Patterson of Ocean Park; and father-in-law, Rev. Dr. Carrol A. Turner and wife Joyce of Rochester, NY. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews, Adrienne, Thomas, Jordan, Jimmy, Shelby and Charlie, as well as several grand nieces and nephews. Pam also had many nieces and nephews who, although not blood related, called her Auntie Pam and she loved them equally as well. In addition to her parents, Pam is predeceased by her sister-in-law, Kathy Olson. A memorial service will be held at 2:30pm on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at The Cressey Road United Methodist Church, 81 Cressey Rd., Gorham . Arrangements by the Dolby and Dorr Funeral Chapel, Gorham. To express condolences and to participate in Pam’s online tribute, please visit www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com Memorial Donations in Pamela’s honor may be made to the Baxter Memorial Library Centennial Endowment Fund, 71 South St., Gorham, ME 04038.

Pamela E. Turner

September 29, 1966 - February 25, 2016

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