Gerard K. BOURESSA

BOURESSA, GERARD K., 63, of Hall Manor, Warwick Avenue, died Monday at home.Born in Providence, a son of the late Harold and Lillian (McGlynn) Bouressa, he was a lifelong resident of the Edgewood section of Cranston. Mr. Bouressa had been an oil sales and serviceman for many area oil companies, retiring several years ago. He was an avid sailor who sailed solo from Pawtuxet Cove to St. Petersburg, FL in a 24ft. sailboat. He was a communicant of St. Paul Church. Mr. Bouressa was a member of the Knights of Columbus.He is survived by two sons, James K. of Austin, TX, and Steven M. Bouressa of North Providence and a daughter, Kathleen Bouressa of Austin, TX, and four grandchildren, and a brother Michael Bouressa of Warwick. He was the brother of the late David Bouressa.A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in St. Paul Church, 1 St. Paul P1ace, Cranston. Arrangements by the Jones-Walton-Sheridan Funeral Home.Published in The Providence Journal on 8/5/2005.