Title	Miss
Last Name	Gilbert
First Name	Paulette
Middle Name	D
Maiden Name	Gilbert
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Dexter, ME
Date of Birth	1951-08-27
Place of Death	Redlands, CA
Date of Death	2024-05-30
Publication	Eastern Gazette 2024-07-12 p 7
Obituary	DEXTER - Paulette D. Gilbert, 72, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Blossom Grove in Redlands, CA on May 30, 2024. Paulette was born on August 27, 1951 in Dexter, Maine to the late Roger and Lorraine (Robichaud) Gilbert. A 1969 graduate of Dexter Regional High School, she went on to graduate from St. Joseph's College with a degree in Education. She later went on to achieve a Master's in Education from the University of Maine at Orono. Living most of her adult life in the mid-coast towns of Bristol, Newcastle and Waldoboro and was a devoted Teacher in Bristol. She taught Elementary Education for 30 plus years where she touched the lives of countless students and was honored to have been selected as Maine Teacher of the year. Her passion for education extended beyond the classroom as she volunteered at the Mid-Coast Audubon Society and was an avid birder. In her retirement years she volunteered as a Docent at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland and later worked in security there. Although living away from Dexter, she cherished her many frequent visits to spend time with her family and High School friends. A lover of nature, she enjoyed hiking with her closest friends and birding. She had a warm smile, infectious laugh, a kind heart, and a gentle spirit that endeared her to everyone she met. She is survived by her siblings Mary Ann DiSotto and husband Michael, Thomas Gilbert and wife Sonja, Richard Gilbert, Peter Gilbert and wife Susan, nieces and nephews Chris DiSotto, Kim Grant and her partner Kent Quiet, Sarah Vazirani, Kasey Gilbert, Avani (Kristin) Gilbert and her partner Andrew Denley, several great-nieces and nephews, a great-great nephew, several aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held on August 17, 2024 at 10:30am, at Our Lady of Snow Catholic Church (St. Anne's parish) 60 Free Street in Dexter, Maine 04930. Followed by Internment at Mount Pleasant Cemetary. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations in Paulette's name to the Mid-Coast Audobon Society in Damariscotta, Maine and or the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine.