Evelyn BiddleThe State Of Vermont, and the Vermont Association of REALTORS has lost a friend. Evelyn Biddle was a wonderful person, a fabulous REALTOR and a friend of many. She was active in the REALTOR organization giving guidance and leadership to real estate agents across the state. Evelyn will truely missed. Below is the full obituary from The Burlington Free Press.
EVELYN J. BIDDLE SHELBURNE - Evelyn J. Biddle, 70, of Shelburne, died in Fletcher Allen Health Care with her children by her side on Thursday, April 30, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Evelyn was born on Jan. 27, 1939, in Manchester, Conn., the daughter of the late Evelyn and John Yavinsky. After graduating from Manchester High, she went on to graduate from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1961, where she served as class president. Evelyn and her former husband Bill Biddle moved with their family to Vermont in 1970. She began her real estate career in 1974, and became the first member of the elite Senior Associate Group at Lang McLaughry Spera Real Estate where she served as advisor and mentor to her fellow associates for three decades. A natural leader, Evelyn served two terms as president of the Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors and one term as president of the Vermont Association of Realtors. Both organizations named her Realtor of the Year in 1985. In 2008, the Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors awarded her their Distinguished Service award for her dedication and contributions both to her profession and community, an honor she was proud of. Evelyn's longstanding commitment to the community she loved was evident: as member and past-president of the Burlington Business and Professional Woman's Club, Burlington Meals on Wheels volunteer and member of Board of Directors, as well as tireless efforts over the years on behalf of Special Olympics, VSO, Ronald McDonald House, American Heart Association, March of Dimes, The United Way and voter registration. In spite of her accomplishments, Evelyn's greatest joy was spending time with her many friends and beloved family. Her generosity, passion, strength, loyalty and sense of fun will be missed by all who knew her. Evelyn will live on in the hearts of her son Carter Biddle of Burlington, daughter Ellen Biddle of South Burlington and her treasured granddaughter, Marisa; her brother Stephen Yavinsky and his wife Cathy of Bolton, Conn. and their children Michael, Mark and Cheryl, along with their spouses and children. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, May 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ready Funeral Home, South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Road, Burlington. Friends are invited to join her family in a joyous celebration of Evelyn's life to be held on Wednesday, May 6, in All Souls Interfaith Gathering at 291 Bostwick Farm Road, Shelburne, with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Burlington Meals on Wheels, 3 Cathedral Square, Burlington, VT 05401 or to the Marisa Biddle Education Trust begun in Evelyn's honor by Lang McLaughry Spera Real Estate, c/o John O'Donnell, Bergeron Paradis & Fitzpatrick, P.O. Box 925, Burlington, VT 05402-0925. For directions or to send online condolences please visit http://www.readyfuneral.com/ .
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