Here is an article about Jacquie that was in the San Pedro Sun....
In Memory of Jacquie Devine
This week San Pedro mourns the recent passing of their beloved “Miss Jacquie” Devine. Born on the 4th of June in North Adams, Massachusetts, Jacqueline Emily Devine lived to become a big part of many people's lives, not only in the United States but in Belize and Central America as well.
Jacquie was a loving mother of four children: daughters Karen Fairs and Sharon Sylvester, and sons Jimmy and Timmy Sylvester. Just this summer she happily celebrated her 70th birthday with her family, which also includes seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, two sisters Jeanine and Rosalee, and one brother David.
After her own children were all grown, Jacquie became a “second mother” to many Central American students striving for an education in the Boston area. Two of the students who came to live in her home were from Belize, Mr. Roger Arthurs of Belize City and San Pedro's own Lisa Forman.
Following Lisa's departure, Jacquie decided to discover Belize for herself and found love at first visit. She returned to the US, arranged for early retirement from her job at Berkshire Gas Company and a year later she was back to stay. Being good-natured and quite amiable, not to mention an exceptional cook, Jacquie immediately made several good friends. She found her occupational niche in San Pedro, working for several resorts. The next several years were spent behind the front desks at a variety of resorts including the Playador Hotel, Captain Morgan's Retreat, Coconut's and lastly as the “Top Banana” at Banana's Beach Resort.
Jacquie Devine was a wonderful mother and grandma, a great pal, a superb cook and baker, but most of all she was a mentor to family, friends and all who knew her.
Last Thursday, Jacquie Devine's big old heart finally failed her, but it never failed any of us, who loved and cherished the time we had with her. May she rest in peace.
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A memorial was held on Wednesday at BC's and over a hundred people showed up. Dennis Wolfe played music, there was a moving service, a couple of her staff members spoke and read a poem, and her Belizean son Roger read a memorial.