| 3.20.03
Bonnie L. Hamelin, 27; had a smile for everyone
Bonnie L. Hamelin brightened a room when she walked into it.
"Everyone who knew her loved her," her mother said.
Bonnie, 27, lived on Warwick Avenue in Warwick, graduated from Warwick
Veterans Memorial High School in 1993 and was listed on the honor roll.
She worked alongside her mother, Claire (Hamelin) Bruyere, also of Warwick,
in the cafeteria of Electric Boat in Quonset.
"She was the best person in the world, and she didn't deserve to
die," her mother said.
When her uncle got sick a year ago, Bonnie was the first one to send
him a get-well card, and the first to call him.
"She just said, 'How can I help you?' " said her uncle, John
Tomlin, of Coventry. "Bonnie cared so much about people."
Bonnie frequently ran a little late, often rushing into church a few
minutes tardy on Sunday mornings, scrambling for a seat, her uncle said.
She doted on her three cats. "They were her kids," Tomlin said.
When she attended a family Christmas party last year, she threw her arms
around relatives as she greeted them, telling them she loved them.
Her generous smile was so characteristic, it's the strongest image of
Bonnie in her uncle's mind.
"She loved life and people so much," Tomlin said. "She
was always happy. The only time I can remember her crying is when her
Pepe [grandfather] died two years ago."
Bonnie's former principal said he remembered her clearly, because she
volunteered for a community-service home room and helped tutor younger
students.
"I remember her as a generous, vibrant, giving person, and people
who are like that in high school are like that their whole lives,"
said Richard Rouleau, now assistant superintendent of Warwick schools.
Bonnie also loved to sing and was in the high school's chorus, which
met during school hours, as well as the chorale, an after-school activity.
A coworker described Bonnie as a sweet, warm, outgoing, friendly person.
"She was always the first to say 'Hi, how are you doing?' even if
you weren't looking at her," said Mia Rossi, who worked with Bonnie
for two years.
"She was always smiling. She just had a bubbly personality."
Rossi said Bonnie loved music and enjoyed going out to hear live music
with her friends.
"She was a people person. She loved being with her family and friends."
-- Jennifer D. Jordan
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