AUGUSTA – James P. Brunette, 62, of Second Avenue, died unexpectedly, Oct. 26, 2007, at Maine General Medical Center, Augusta Campus. He was born May 23, 1945, in Millinocket, the son of Frank and Connie (Delois) Brunette. James was a 1963 graduate of Stearns High School, Millinocket. He received his Bachelor of Science in education at University of Maine – Presque Isle in 1967 and his master’s degree in guidance from the University of Southern Maine in 1972. He was a teacher in MSAD No. 11, Gardiner, for 40 years, spending 38 of those at the middle school teaching language arts. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church of St. Michael’s Parish. He was a member of the Natanis Golf Course and an avid golfer with his foursome. He was proud that he played on the 1963 Stearns’s High School basketball team that won the New England Championship. Jim was a great dad, who was very proud of his children and their accomplishments. He was a wonderful husband, working partner and friend to his wife, Sharon. He will be greatly missed and will always be in our hearts and thoughts. Jim’s greatest joy was playing golf with his friends, Charlie Gallant, Ken Lajoie and Gary Mills at Natanis Golf Course. Their love of banter and laughter sur-passed their love of the game. Survivors include his wife, Sharon (Peterson) Brunette of Augusta; a son, Brian Brunette of Portland; and two daughters, Erica Brunette of Augusta and Kara O’Sullivan and her husband, Jeff, of Hampden; his mother-in-law, Mary Peterson; a brother, Andrew Brunette and his wife, Susan, of Duluth, Minn.; three sisters, Dorothea Michaels and her husband, Richard, of Somersworth, N.H, Virginia Civiello and her husband, Ken, of Sacramento, Calif., and Elaine Myatt of Marietta, Ga.; also four aunts, an uncle, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may visit 6-9 p.m. Monday at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Aug-usta. A funeral service will be offered 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at South Parish Congregational Church, Church Street, Augusta. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Those who desire may make donations in his memory to the James P. Brunette Scholarship at Gardiner Area High School, 48 West Hill Road, Gardiner, ME 04345. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the funeral home website at www.plummerfh.com or to see a video tribute for James, go to www.mem.com
JAMES P. BRUNETTE
