ROCHESTER - Pam Cormier, 68, of Rochester left our world to go home on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Pam passed peacefully and comfortably, in the care of those who loved her most, after a period of declining health.
She was predeceased by her mother, Ethel (Brown) Cormier (2014) and her father and hero, Roger F Cormier (1997). Pam was born and raised in Rochester, where she attended and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1969.
She later met and married Ronald Lavigne, and they lived and grew a family over the next 30 years. Proud mother of two daughters, Aimee (Lavigne) Tierno of Gilford, (Eric Tierno) and Tara (Lavigne) Muzzey of Bristol, N.H. (Victor Muzzey); she treasured the time they spent together.
Pam spent her final years in Rochester, where she and her longtime companion Thom Scagliotti (Rochester) shared a home and time. They found joy in each other's company. She loved the familiarity of Rochester, and enjoyed being closer to her sisters Carolyn Higgins (Strafford and Florida) and Peggy Roy (West Stewartstown). Her extended family which includes many nieces, nephews, and cousins were an important part of her life.
In her final days Pam took comfort in knowing that her legacy would live on forever in the stories and memories shared among those who she loved most.
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