Lorraine M. BOURQUE

Lorraine M. (Bourque) Sylvester, 85, of Tequesta, FL passed away March 28, 2005. Born December 7, 1919 in Scoudouc, New Brunswick, Canada, she immigrated and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1952, resided in Miami until 1994 and then Tequesta, FL. She graduated with distinction from the University of Montreal, June, 1943, as a Registered Nurse serving Montreal's Saint Jean de Dieu Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital on Miami Beach. Fiercely independent, the French Canadian took pride in teaching French to her children, and sharing her wonderful homeland with her family over many summer and winter holidays. She was an accomplished seamstress, having studied haute couture and tailoring, as well as art and exotic flower design. She was famous for her French cuisine, and loved to entertain, sharing her many secrets to good cooking with family and friends. As a Girl Scout leader, nature lover, avid gardener, and world traveler she instilled timeless virtues of respect, compassion, love and laughter to all she touched. She will be forever in the hearts of all who knew her. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Charles “Bob” Sylvester; their two daughters, Michelle Sylvester, Renee Morgan; son-in-law, Dr. Jefferson Morgan; and three grandchildren: Andrew, eight, Zachary, four and Caroline, 22 months. In Canada, where she will be interred, she is survived by nine sisters and brothers: Henrietta, Jeannette, Georgia, Edgar, Edith, Alice, Ola, Helene, and Rolande; and their spouses; 33 nieces and nephews, and many long time friends both near and far. A memorial mass will be held at St. Jude Catholic Church in Tequesta, at 9:30am, Saturday, April 2, 2005. A reception will follow the mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center of Juno Beach, or Blowing Rock Nature Preserve on Jupiter Island. Published in The Palm Beach Post on 3/31/2005.