WEST GARDINER – Andrea Elizabeth Pomroy, 60, formerly of Dexter and West Gardiner, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at her home. She was born Nov. 7, 1946, in Chicago, a daughter of Wesley and Elizabeth (Giese) Rockhold. An educator of 38 years, Andrea touched the lives of students and teachers in Connecticut, as well as, Maine towns of Bristol, Bremen, Gouldsboro, Dexter, Gardiner, Hallowell and Farmingdale. A dedicated student, she earned her Doctor of Education from the University of Maine in 2005. She also held master degrees in education from the University of Maine and Columbia Teacher’s College. She was also a graduate of the University of Denver. An active member of her community, Andrea was a member of the Gardiner Congregational Church, where she joined the choir and women’s club and taught Sunday school. She was also a longtime hospice volunteer. Andrea is survived by her husband of 35 years, Keith A. Pomroy; her son, Shawn Ross Pomroy and his wife, Patricia, of Bowdoin; her mother, Elizabeth Arletta Rockhold of Brunswick; her brother, Frank W. Rockhold and wife, Julie, of Wayne, Pa.; and her niece, Katie of Wayne, Pa. She was the loving grandmother of Nicholas Pomroy, the apple of her eye. Visiting hours will be held 4-7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday at Staples Funeral Home, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, where a funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday. A spring burial will be in the family lot at Village Cemetery, Charleston. In lieu of flowers, you may send donations in Andrea’s memory to the Gardiner Congregational Church, 46 Church St., Gardiner, ME 04345 or to Heifer International, P.O. Box 1692, Merrifield, VA 22116-1692.
ANDREA ELIZABETH POMROY
