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Roxanne Twitchell Sly

BROOKLIN — Roxanne Twitchell Sly died Sunday, June 4, surrounded by her family in Brooklin. She passed peacefully and, as with everything in her life, accompanied by the music that she loved so dearly.

Roxanne (Rig to her family and friends) was always grounded in her love for music and her love for Brooklin. Born in 1923 to Dr. Adelbert Birge Twitchell and Alice Wells Twitchell, she grew up in South Orange, N.J. She spent most of her summers in Brooklin. Along with her three sisters, Eleanor, Barbara and Marjorie, Rig would stage plays and musicals, often of their own creation. The woods and shores of Brooklin were their stage. More than a generation later, her family continues to sing in the warm embrace of this same home.

Roxanne was a proud member of the Smith Class of 1944. That same year, she married Richard Harmon Sly. Together, they raised three children in Lewisburg, Pa., and Princeton, N.J. Through the years, she enjoyed arranging, composing and most of all, singing with others. Rig founded a women’s singing group, whimsically named the Opposite Sextet; later her family and friends formed All Good Children, an a cappella jazz octet. Throughout her life, Rig’s ardent love of music and playful creativity was a joy to her, her family and anyone near enough to listen.

In the early 1980s, Roxanne moved to Brooklin as a year-round resident. She became an active member of the community, playing a pivotal role in the founding of the Bagaduce Music Lending Library and the Brooklin Keeping Society as well as singing with the Bagaduce Chorale. She explored her passions for music, local history and genealogy. She did extensive work researching and compiling the “The Cemeteries of Brooklin, Maine: A Genealogist’s Guide” and kept a strong relationship to her ancestral ties in Bethel, Maine. She continued her commitment to the Brooklin Keeping Society into her 90s.

Roxanne’s life was full of people, music and laughter. She was a clever inventor, a joyful sailor, a master gardener and a riotous poet and lyricist. She had a special gift for conversation that drew out thoughts and inspirations from people across generations and an uncanny knack for changing the subject. These conversations helped her to support so many lives as a dear friend and mentor.

Her family will cherish a multitude of memories rich with caring, harmony and lullabies.

She is survived by her three children, Peter(Marcia), Patty (VB) and Julie (Lars); six grandchildren, Matt (Anna), Blair (Maria), Davis (Katrina), Rick (Libby), Michael and Kat; her loving nieces and nephews, Mary, Mandy, John, Beth, Gil and Susie, and seven great-grandchildren, Nina, Maeve, Maya, Ansen, Rowen, Eleanor and Hugo.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. at the Brooklin Baptist Church.

Gifts in Roxanne’s memory can be made to the Brooklin Keeping Society (P.O. Box 4, Brooklin, ME 04616) or to the Bagaduce Music Lending Library (P.O. Box 829, Blue Hill, ME 04614).

Condolences may be expressed at www.acadiacremation.com.

Roxanne Twitchell Sly

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