Diane Marie Murray, 59, of Portumna, Ireland, passed away January 15, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Summerfield, Florida.
Diane was born on April 5, 1957 in Bangor, Maine a daughter of Arthur and Florence Briggs of Summerfield, FL. She has worked as Director of Development for Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, as a Human Resources Manager, President and Founder of New Life Mission, a non-profit organization, and as a business founder and owner of Kylemore Acres, in County Galway, Ireland. She has a Master’s degree in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy.
She will be deeply missed by her parents and daughters Julie Hartman (Joey) of Summerfield, FL, Kristi Matthews of Belfast, ME and Jaclyn Gordon of Jackson, ME. She also leaves behind brothers Bruce Briggs of Oxford, FL, Daniel Briggs of Oxford, FL, Donald Briggs of China, Randy Briggs of Norway and sister, Gaylene Myer of Chicago, IL. She has 5 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Calvary Apostolic Church in Oxford, FL at 6 p.m.