Henry B. Bourgeois

Waltham- Mr. Henry B. Bourgeois of Waltham died Monday, October 24, 2005 at Wingate of Brighton. He was 74. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Charles and Lucy (Aucoin) Bourgeois, he was the owner of Borromeo Office Coffee and Vending Company in Waltham for fifty years until his retirement. Mr. Bourgeois also worked for many years as a jeweler after his retirement specializing in engagement and diamond rings, and also had many hobbies including golf, fishing, and skeet shooting. He was the brother of the late Charles Bourgeois and MaryEllen Phelps He is survived by his wife, Mary L. (Thompson) Bourgeois, his children, Henry T. Bourgeois and his wife Susan of Fort Eustis, Virginia, Wayne E. Bourgeois and his wife Pauline, Charles S. Bourgeois and his wife Jessica, all of Wilmington, Michael Bourgeois and his wife Darlene of Danvers, Joseph C. Bourgeois and his wife Carolynn of Maynard, Glenna Gelineau of Waltham, Kimberley Blanc and her husband Kenneth of Westford, and Jill E. Shanley and her husband Michael of Sudbury; two brothers, Ronald Bourgeois of Scituate and Alan Bourgeois of Boca Raton, Florida; two sisters, Mildred Thielke of San Diego, California and Pauline Phelps of Pennsylvania; 18 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The Funeral will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte.20), Waltham followed by a Funeral Mass in Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham. Visiting hours will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dana Farber Marathon Challenge, in Memory of Henry Bourgeois, c/o Kimberly Blanc, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226.