Jim Boucher
James M.
Boucher, 70, of
Indiana died
Wednesday, May
18, 2005 at
home. He was
born April 17,
1935 in
Clairton. He
graduated from
Dormont High
School in 1953
and Indiana
State Teachers
College, now
Indiana
University of
Pennsylvania, in
1957. He was a
teacher by
profession and
passion. He
instilled a
respect for
education and
teachers in all
he met. Says his
daughter, Libby,
“I can't tell
you how many
times and in how
many places he
was approached
by a former
student, grown
men and women,
who always said,
‘Mr. Boucher,
you were my
favorite
teacher.’ He was
my favorite
teacher too.” He
taught seventh
grade social
studies for 37
years with the
Apollo-Ridge
Area School
District,
retiring in
1995. He was a
quiet man who
didn’t talk much
about his
feelings, but
expressed them
through actions
and through his
willingness to
do anything for
his wife, his
children and his
friends. Recalls
Libby: “He joked
with my mom, ‘I
told you I loved
you on our
wedding day. If
anything
changes, I'll
let you know.’
He had a great
sense of humor,
but it was dry
and quiet, the
kind you’d miss
if you weren’t
really
listening.” He
enjoyed spending
time with his
family. “He
loved golf and
he played cards
every other week
with a group of
other teachers,
some still
working and some
retired,” Libby
says. Boucher
was a true
optimist,
holding on to
hope until just
the last couple
months. “His
final gift to us
was going
through with the
BMS trial,” says
Libby, “moving
to Boston,
submitting
himself to the
constant needles
and tests, all
because we
wanted a few
more months with
him.” He is
survived by his
wife, Mary
R’Dell Williams
Boucher, whom he
married Dec. 28,
1960; two sons
and three
daughters:
Steven and wife,
Janet, of
Tolland, Conn.;
Janet Ann
Boucher of
Collinsville,
Va.; Perry
Schrello and
husband, Dino,
of South Park;
Robert and wife,
Lori, of Allison
Park; and
Elizabeth Miner
and husband,
Arthur, of Baton
Rogue, La.; five
grandchildren,
Eric, Adam and
Noah Boucher,
and Michael and
Mark Schrello; a
sister, Bonnie
Thomas and her
husband, David,
of Bethel Park,
and his
mother-in-law,
Alice W.
Constable of St.
Marys. He was
preceded in
death by his
parents and a
brother, Robert
Boucher.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to
Shannon’s House,
76 Sewall Ave.,
Brookline, MA,
02446, or online
at
www.shannonhouse.org.
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