Patricia Marie (Meenan) Burrows

WELLS, MAINE - Patricia Marie (Meenan) Burrows, age 82, passed away on Monday, May 22nd, surrounded by her family. Patricia, lovingly known as Pat or Grammy to friends and family, is survived by her children, Richard Burrows, Paul Burrows, and Patricia Collins, as well as their spouses, Bernadette Pugh, William Dameron, and Andy Collins. Pat is also survived by her 6 grandchildren and 6 step-grandchildren. Pat lost her husband, Richard (Dick) Burrows, last year on July 10th.

Patricia was born on December 29th, 1940, in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Paul L. Meenan and Anna (Curtin) Meenan. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Ron O’keefe of Stoneham, and brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Yana Meenan of Boston. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Philip Burrows of Concord, New Hampshire. Pat grew up in Stoneham, MA, where she met Richard, the boy next door. The family moved to Tyngsboro in 1972 and lived there for 30 years.

Patricia had many careers over the years. She ran the Burrows household, drove school buses for the Tyngsboro school system, and worked at Lowell General Hospital. However, she will be most remembered for her love of children.

Pat and Dick had an endless capacity for helping children in need, and beginning in 1968, they welcomed the first of what would eventually be 88 foster children into their home. They had helped children in need for almost 40 years!

The family will be forever indebted to the team of angels at Durgin Pines in Kittery, Maine, who provided compassionate and loving care to Grammy during the last two years of her life.

A celebration of life will take place on

June 21st from 4-8 pm at the Establishment Restaurant, 75 Princeton St., North Chelmsford, MA 01863.

Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, York, Maine is assisting with arrangemnts.

Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com for online condolences