OBIT: Michelle Bolyea, Hotel's 'Heart, Soul'

Michelle Lynne Bolyea (July 18, 1970 - January 13, 2013) daughter of Norman and Sandra Bolyea, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning at Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by her family.

Michelle was a 15 year survivor of ovarian cancer.  She graduated from Governor Dummer Academy and Tulane University in 1992. As a result, Michelle developed a passion for the food, art, culture and music of New Orleans.

Summer patrons of the Kentville Hotel, owned and operated by the Bolyea Family, will remember Michelle as the heart, soul and conscience of the Kentville.  She loved her summers at the hotel where she was host to the guests and mentor to the dozens of student exchange employees she hosted from across the world.

Michelle is remembered by her family, friends and all who met her with great fondness. Her kindness, gentle voice and unconditional generosity to others will live on in our hearts.

Michelle enjoyed a dynamic life with her mother and father; as a child she circumvented the globe several times.  She attended the American International School of Kabul, Afghanistan.  Her father’s employment brought the family to Pakistan, India, and across Asia and Europe.

Michelle will best be remembered by her kindness and generosity to others.  In recent years she lived through others by recognizing their needs, embracing their dreams and helping them achieve their goals.  She loved the holidays, specifically Halloween and Christmas—she delighted in the smiles of neighborhood and family children, creating elaborate decorations and traditions to enchant all who visited her.

Michelle leaves behind her loving parents, Norman and Sandra, all the children in her life that she loved and cherished and countless friends across the globe.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to call on Friday, January 18th from 5 to 8 P.M. at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton.  Services will be held Saturday at 1 P.M. at the funeral home.  Private burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery, Bradford, MA. 

Information provided by Remick and Gendron Funeral Home