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- The Times Argus
Vermont
March 23, 2017
Douglas K. Bessette
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BARRE TOWN - Douglas K. Bessette, 71, of Goldsbury Woods Road in Barre Town, died on Monday, March 20, 2017, at The Arbors in Shelburne, Vermont. He was born on August 24, 1945, in Barre, Vermont, the son of Edward and Evelyn (Eastman) Bessette. Doug graduated from Montpelier High School in the class of 1963. In 1966, he received an associate degree in business management from Champlain College. He worked for the state of Vermont beginning in August 1981 for the Department of Motor Vehicles and until his position was moved to the Department of Taxes in 1991 where he worked as a supervisor for the Motor Fuel Audit division. Doug retired in July 2008 after serving the state of Vermont for 27 years. On May 1, 2004, he married Terry Wells-Restelli. Doug was a life member of the Canadian Club in Barre. He was also an organizer and coach for the Vermont state employee softball league for many years. He enjoyed hunting and the outdoors, as well as traveling, classic cars and trips to Fenway Park to watch the Boston Red Sox. Survivors include his wife, Terry Bessette, of Barre Town, Vermont; his daughter, Jillian Bessette, of Berlin; son, Rob Bessette, of Montpelier, son, Aaron Bessette and his son, Aiden, of Cabot, Vermont; stepchildren, Nikki Cristofalo and her husband, Jason, and their daughter, Naomi, of Orlando, Florida, Danielle Scott and her husband, Michael Scott, and their children, Brody, Onyx, Jacoby and Harmony, of Groton, Vermont, Nathan Restelli and his wife, Laurie, and their children, Emma, Riley and Sebastian, of North Haverhill, New Hampshire; siblings Sandy Farnham and her husband, Allan, of Plainfield, Vermont, Terrance Bessette and his wife, Alma Jean, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sherrie Brewster, of Shelburne, Vermont, Bonnie Burkholder and her husband, Steve, of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Penny Hannigan and her husband, Francis, of Montpelier; and several special nieces and nephews. Doug was predeceased by his parents and a son, Michael Bessette. Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2017, at the Guare & Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017, also at Guare & Sons Funeral Home. Those wishing to express online condolences may do so at www.guareandsons.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vermont Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org/vermont, 300 Cornerstone Drive, Suite 130, Williston, Vermont 05495; or to The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society of Vermont, P.O. Box 4343, Burlington, Vermont 05406.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1945 - 2017 (71 years)
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