ELLSWORTH and THIBODAUX, La. – Thomas Joseph Guthrie Jr., 51, died July 13, 2006, at his parents’ home in Ellsworth after a brief illness. He was born Feb. 7, 1955, in Bar Harbor, to Thomas and Diane (Chase) Guthrie. He was educated in the Ellsworth schools and received his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La. He was employed as operations manager for Trinity Catering in Houma, La. He was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Thibodaux, La. He is survived by his wife, Grace (Bourgeois) Guthrie; his children, Chase Thomas, Christopher Joseph and daughter, Dianne Gwynne, all of Thibodaux, La.; his parents, Thomas and Diane, of Ellsworth; two sisters, Christine Beres and her husband, Joseph, of Milo and Emily Herrell of Bangor and her children, Steven, Sebastian, Morgan and Ethan; three brothers, James and his wife, Shelia, of Sullivan, Stanley and his children, Jasmine, Thomas, all of Ellsworth and Steven and wife, Jennifer, of Melrose, Mass. and their daughter, Raessler; two special aunts, Shirley Chase and Janet Fickett, both of Winter Harbor; his in-laws, John and Katherine Bourgeois of Thibodaux, La.; two sisters-in-law, Mary Katherine and her husband, Ed, and their children, Kate and Robert, of Thibodaux, La. and Carolyn and her husband, Andre, and their children, Grant and Adele, of Baton Rouge, La.; many cousins and dear friends. The family wishes to extend special thanks to Jayne R. Wixon RN, for her kind and compassionate concern at this difficult time. Friends are invited to call 1-4 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at the Guthrie family home, 20 Raymond Way, Ellsworth. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 22, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Thibodaux, La. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Mary Dixon Cancer Center, 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605.
THOMAS JOSEPH GUTHRIE JR.
