Deborah M. BENOIT

SPRINGFIELD - Deborah M. Benoit, 30, was called unexpectedly but safely home, on March 10, 2005, and is at peace with her Lord. She was born in Springfield, the beloved daughter of Richard Armand and Teresa (Jordan) Benoit. Deborah was educated in the Springfield school system, attended Springfield Central High School where she was in the Jr. R.O.T.C. program, Drill team and attained the rank of Cadet Major; Deborah was also a communicant of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church. She worked in the shipping and receiving departments for Grossman's Lumber and for AMPAD, also for Titeflex in Conn., as a manufacturer. Most recently she was employed at Aditus Inc., as a one on one support staff member, caring for a special autistic young man named, Justin. Deborah had planned to go to college in the fall to study human resources. Besides her parents she leaves her two brothers, Philip A. Benoit and his wife, Kelley of Kansas, and Richard Allan Benoit and his wife, Anne; sister-in-law and dear friend to Debbie. She is also survived by, her maternal grandmother, Yvette F. Jordan of West Springfield, her paternal grandparents, Philip H. and Theresa Benoit of Westfield and her maternal grandfather, Paul J. Jordan and his wife, Ethel of Chicopee. Additionally she leaves her Uncle Tom, P. Thomas Jordan of St. Louis, MO, her aunt Claire Girard of Southwick and uncles Ron and Maurice Benoit and aunt Renee of Pittsfield, as well as many great-uncles and great-aunts; Alcide and Irene Galarneau, Ferdinand Galarneau and aunt Lorraine Meuleman of Florida, her nieces and nephews, Erin, Kelsey, Christopher, Kaitlyn, Anna and Gavin, as well as her many cousin, co-workers and friends. Deborah's funeral will be held on Monday at 8:45 pm from Sampson's Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home, 21 Tinkham Rd. with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Springfield. Rites of Committal will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Tinkham Rd, also in Springfield. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday from 2:00 until 5:00 pm at the funeral home. Contributions in her name may be directed to the Community Resources for People with Autism, 116 Pleasant St, Suite 3315, Easthampton, MA 01027. Published in The Republican on 3/12/2005.