Linda D. Allain
July 3, 1948 ~ March 12, 2019
Linda D. (Brown) (St. Arneault) Allain, 70, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Beverly Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Allain.
Born in Salem on July 3, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Lorraine (Daly) Brown. She was raised and educated in Danvers and was a graduate of Danvers High School, Class of 1966.
Linda was employed for many years as a billing manager in the behavioral health field. She had previously worked at Northeast Arc and at Heritage Industries.
A longtime resident of both Danvers and Beverly, Linda enjoyed bowling, knitting, reading, camping, and gardening. She had been a Girl Scout in her youth and then volunteered her time as a Girl Scout leader as an adult. Most of all, Linda enjoyed spending time with her family and was a loving and cherished mother.
She leaves her beloved daughter, Jennifer St. Arneault of Danvers, her sisters, Donna Smith and her husband Lawrence of Beverly, Robin Christofferson and her husband James of Haverhill, and Darlene Donovan and her husband Timothy of Beverly, her cousin, Ellen Carideo, who Linda helped raise, her friend and former husband Douglas St. Arneault and his wife Pauline, Taylor St. Arneault, and many nieces and nephews.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, March 18, 2019 at 9AM in St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, 24 Conant St., Danvers. Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery, Danvers. Visiting hours are Sunday from 3-6PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. In lieu of flowers, donations in Linda’s name may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 6520 N. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2132 or the American Lung Assoc., 1200 Hosford Street, Suite 101, Hudson, WI 54016-9316.
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Linda…..I’m going to miss you. Working with you at HES (or the new names it was given over the years) was amazing. I always looked forward to seeing you.
Jen…if you need anything, please let me know. I’m here for you!
Fly High sweetie…you are loved!
Love Gillian
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Dear Linda
You are at peace and can breathe now. My family always loved and appreciated you. You were a wonderful wife to my brother and he adored you. You were good to him.
You were good to everyone around you and adored by all. You will be missed by everyone. Now rest in peace and be with those you missed on earth.
I don’t know who is going to send posts on Trump like you did but I hope someone takes your place.
I will see you again when God decides it’s my time. Until then tell my family I said hi.
Linda,my dear sister-in-law,how we laughed,the turkeys & chickens running the yard around your legs,you laughed till your belly hurt,the manicure,the late night chats at your house,my cherished memories of us..My brother was indeed a lucky man & he loved you so much..You will be missed..Forever,Jeannie Hogan Kennedy
Linda, I shall remember you always.
You were the first of the family along with Jennifer that I had the pleasure of meeting. You welcomed me into your family. You were always kind to me I shall never forget that.
My heart is broken with your passing, but I know you are at ease and without illness and are now home with your mother and father.
God bless you Linda thank you for letting me be apart of your life.
With love ,
Your brother in-law Tim
Linda, I feel like I was just getting to know you, and now you’re gone.
Linda,
Even though you are gone your light and love stay with us. You helped me find out who I was as a therapist and as a person. Part of what made you so special was your effortless and unconditional love of others. Everyone who knew you is better off, further along in their journey, and more complete because of you. Much love to you and your family.
I loved your mother Jen, and your sister Darlene. Deepest sympathy to your family. I thought of little things that reminded me of Linda regularly. I will continue to think of her but now with bitter sweetness. <3
Linda,
Many people enter our lives everyday but only the extremely special folk stay in our hearts forever. I am SO incredibly grateful I had the chance to become friends with you. We talked about everything, we supported each other, we laughed hysterically at nothing and we found a song for every situation and sang off key to add more hysteria till we were in tears. You made work fun but you also brought out the best in everyone you came in contact with. You taught me how to see the good in a bad situation, to respect myself and to never give up. And you lead by example, a classy lady always. You are an inspiration to us all and definitely made this world a better place.
Rest in peace now Linda. You have earned your place in Heaven. Sing a song, any song, to all in Heaven (especially the cats).
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Linda,
I have always missed you. You were the best of selfless dedication and an inspiration of how to be that way. I couldn’t believe how you would stay so late working when you were clearly not feeling well. I remember our imitation of the Geico camel on Wednesdays together. I still have the Christrmas bear you gave me on the tree every year. You were the essence of professionalism and focus and helping us with our billing dilemmas – but more you were the spirit of what it meant to live fully even when it is really tough. You squeezed every bit of living out of everyday. This planet is less good with you not in it. I am happy you are not suffering anymore. God Speed. Love,