Christina Laurie

1942 - 2022

Christina Gummere Laurie, 80, of Falmouth, entered eternal life on August 24th, 2022. Daughter of James E.T. Gummere and Elizabeth Wood Gummere Baker, step-daughter of Spencer H. Baker, and sister to Ann Cranshaw and Becky Hall. Christina is survived by her three children Bradley Laurie, Kit Angland, John Laurie, and their spouses: Kimberly, Greg and Alyssa. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, which she adored and loved to spend as much time as possible with: Cooper, Will, Miles, Olivia, Trevor, Tate, Beckett, Shepherd and Emmeline. Christina was born February 8, 1942, in Worcester and grew up in Grafton. After attending Bancroft School and Hartwick College, she worked as a newspaper reporter for various papers in Worcester, Boston, Quincy and Waltham. She married David W. Laurie in 1967, they were married for 26 years and had three children. At the age of 46, she attended Boston University School of Theology, receiving her Master of Divinity in 1998, and being ordained a Deacon in the United Methodist Church in 1999. She served the church for a decade as assistant pastor in Hartford, Stafford Springs and Meriden, CT., before being appointed to her own church in Glastonbury, CT. She also served in Rhode Island two years before becoming a Hospice chaplain in Pawtucket, which she loved. Her life was dedicated to volunteerism, including visiting nursing homes, working in church missions, and as a chaplain at Falmouth Hospital. She was involved in church work all her life, singing, leading, volunteering, teaching, preaching and running workshops for church and women's groups. She was an avid sports enthusiast and swam daily since 1981. In that year, she began to play team tennis for six years, the last four being on an undefeated doubles team. She skied from the age of seven and enjoyed the Cape Cod Ski trips since 2000. At age 73, she learned to drive a motorcycle and enjoyed the open air on her bike. She loved to sail, bicycle, walk, watch sunsets, care for her twin cats, and spend time with her family and many friends. One of her dedicated loves was the National League of American Pen Women, where she served twice as president of both the Wellesley and Cape Cod Branches, Mass state president, and was on the national board for 12 years, serving as chaplain and rising to First National Vice President in 2014-16. Christina requested that any services be a time to reflect on happier moments of her life rather than a somber event. It is, therefore, her wish for people not to wear black, but bright colors that reflect the joy and love she felt in her lifetime and for the joy she now is living in Eternity.