Justine A. Swaim

Justine Anastasia (Bouldin) Swaim, 43, died peacefully at home Thursday February 17, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She and her husband, Jeffrey E. Swaim, an attorney at Mirick, OConnell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP, have lived in Shrewsbury for the past 15 years. Justine was born August 21, 1967 in Houston, TX, the daughter of Dennis and Elizabeth (Fischer) Bouldin. She grew up in Essex Jct., VT and graduated from the Essex Junction high school in 1985. She earned a BA in 1989 from Colgate University and an MBA in 1995 from Boston University School of Management. After graduating from Colgate, Justine moved to Massachusetts where she had positions in Boston with the American Express Shareholder Services Group and the Prudential Insurance Company and in Worcester in marketing communications for UMASS Memorial Health Care. After the birth of her first child, she worked part-time at Visions Learning Center in Shrewsbury and occasionally reviewed childrens books for Kirkus Reviews. Justines most intense passion was being a devoted and loving mother to her three wonderful children, Katherine, Laura and Matthew. She also enjoyed reading, travelling, music, writing, taking pictures, biking, school and community affairs and spending time with her family and friends. Throughout her life, Justines warmth and sense of humor created close and lasting bonds. In addition to her husband, children and parents, Justine is survived by her brother Graham Bouldin of Portland,OR, and his family; and her grandmother, Mary Ann Evans of Essex Jct., VT. The family would like to express their appreciation to her many friends, the UMASS Memorial Hospice team, and Justines personal caregivers, especially Lenna Brantley and Neiares Mulcahey, who did so much for Justine and her family during her illness. A memorial service will be held Saturday March 5, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, 19 Church Rd., Shrewsbury, MA 01545. Memorial donations may be made to Dr. Santosh Kesaris Brain Cancer Research Fund, UC San Diego, Moores Cancer Center, 3855 Health Sciences Dr., Suite 3015, La Jolla, CA 92093 | 0819. (kesarilab.ucsd.edu). Arrangements by BUMA FUNERAL HOMES, Whitinsville.