Doris R. BOURGETTE

LA ROCQUE, DORIS R., 87, of Trieste Street, Pawtucket, a retired Professor of French, died Sunday. She was the wife of Everett A. La Rocque. They had been married 25 years. Born in Central Falls, a daughter of the late Fred L. and Aldea (Larivee) Bourgette, she had lived in Pawtucket for the last 44 years. She received a B.A. from Brown University in 1964 and an M.A. in 1965 in French Literature. A Professor of French at the Community College of R.I. from 1965 to 1985, she was the founding chairperson of the Modern Languages & Cultures Department of the former R.I. Junior College. She was a member of the R.I. Foreign Language Assn. and of the American Assn. of Teachers of French.Prior to entering the teaching profession, Mrs. LaRocque had been an accountant for many years. She was the first Chief Clerk of the Central Falls Draft Board from 1940 to 1942. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Presentation Church, North Providence.Besides her husband, she leaves three brothers, Raymond Bourgette of Central Falls, Alfred Bourgette of Cumberland and Robert Bourgette of Florida; two sisters, Estelle Jette of Florida and Constance Voyer of Seekonk; and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Beatrice R. Regan and Lionel A. Bourgette.The funeral will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. from the Darlington Mortuary of L. Heroux & Son, 1042 Newport Ave., Pawtucket followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, Coyle Dr., Seekonk. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery. Calling hours are Wednesday 4-8 p.m.Published in The Providence Journal on 2/8/2005.