Erin Kate Rodriques,
Dateline: Spencer, MA
Erin Rodriques, 23, passed on too early to her next phase of life, Monday, December 9, from injuries sustained in a car accident, due to slippery weather conditions, in Spencer, MA.
Erin was the precious daughter of Abel and Kathleen (Scanlon) Rodriques of Norton. Erin grew up in Norton, a member for many years of St. Mary's parish in Norton.
Erin started kindergarten with Mrs. Rosemary Kline and then was home schooled through high school, graduating in 2008, maintaining many friendships with other home schooled students and Lord of the Rings website buddies.
She took piano lessons for many years with Mrs. Rue Siegel in Norton. Erin developed her faith and bloomed in life as a teen at St. Mary's in Foxboro. She also had a great interest and was a participant in the Connecticut Renaissance Faire. This was followed by four wonderful years at Assumption College, graduating in 2012, with a double major of Cultural Anthropology and German. Her senior year, she won an award for her Research poster in the Social Sciences section. Erin was a photographer for Le Provocateur, the Assumption student newspaper.
She had acted in the Merely Players Theater Group at school, where she fell in love with her fellow actor, Josh Moore.
Erin continued to have many friends among faculty, staff, and students there. Following graduation, Erin worked as administrative secretary in the Assumption Graduate Admissions office for a year and just recently began working at The Bridge of Central Massachusetts in Worcester as a Treatment Coordinator, beginning her dreams of helping other people.
She was also enrolled in graduate school at Assumption, in the Rehabilitation Counseling Program. In her short life, she had traveled to Medjugorje, World Youth Day in Germany, an Assumption pilgrimage to France and Rome, and an Eastern European Study trip.
Recently, probably due to her involvement with the Connecticut Renaissance Faire, she decided to learn and become part of the Eve's Tribal Belly Dancing group, where she danced elegantly with her beautiful handmade costumes.
Erin lived her life to the fullest, attracting many long life friends along the way from every walk of life. She made everyone feel special and loved.
Erin's beautiful, joyful spirit affected many lives and hearts. She had innumerable friends and family and tried to keep in touch with them all with her listening and caring heart. Erin planned to be married in May 2014, after finding the love of her life. She left us way too soon, but her bright spirit will be with us forever.
In addition to her parents, she leaves her faithful and loving fiance, Joshua Moore, with whom she made her home in Spencer, MA, along with their pretty cat, Elainna; also Josh's parents, Sharon and Terrence Moore of Charlton, who loved her as their own, Josh's sister Amy, and the whole Moore clan; her proud grandmothers Lucinda Rodriques of East Providence, Eleanor Scanlon of Portland, Maine, and her “Nanny”, Gladys Cullen, Josh's grandmother, of Oxford, MA.
She also leaves many devoted aunts, uncles and cousins: Maureen (Scanlon) and Andrew Upham of Gray, Maine, their son, Kevin Upham currently of Baltimore, Patricia (Scanlon) and Peter Ashley of Estero, FL, James and Cathy Scanlon, of Richmond, VA, their sons Gregory of Richmond and Michaelof Jacksonville, Fl,
Sidonio Rodriques of Rhode Island, Cindy Lou Rodriques, of Warren,RI, Elizabeth (Rodriques) and Sam Balaoing and family of Tiverton, RI, Alice (Rodriques) and Alan Coite and family of East Providence, Tobias and Sandra Rodriques of Warren, RI, Donald and Susan Egan-Rodriques and family of Bristol, RI, Donna Rodriques, of Warren, RI, Dennis Rodriques of Providence, RI, Elliott and Laurie Rodriques and family of Tiverton, RI, Dean and Christiana Rodriques and family of Taunton, MA, Brenda (Rodriques) and Bll Gervais and family of Dartmouth, MA, Lisa(Rodriques) and Ruben Vargas and family of Providence, RI, Ryan and Lisa Rodriques and family of Rehoboth, MA, She was predeceased by Rodney and Dianna Lynn Rodriques. Erin also leaves her special family that took good care of her during her home school years when Mom had to work: Mary-Jo Crowley and the late Donald Spencer, her “brother” Joseph Spencer, and her “Nana” Jo Rego, all of Taunton.
She leaves so many good and faithful friends too many to list. They know who they are and they will always remain in our hearts and our lives. “If you are what you should be, you will set the world ablaze”- St. Catherine of Siena
Her funeral Mass to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 17th at 11:00 A.M. in St. Mary’s Church, 330 Pratt St. (Route 106) Mansfield. Burial will follow in the Timothy Plain Cemetery, Norton.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday, December 16th from 5:00-8:00 P.M. at The Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home, 55 North Main St., Mansfield.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Erin’s memory may be made to: Covenant House in New York which takes care of homeless and human trafficked youth, Abundant Hope Pregnancy Counseling Center in Attleboro, MA which helps find the resources needed for pregnant mothers, at Assumption College, where a scholarship will be set up in her name,or to any animal shelter of your choice.
To send Erin’s family a message of condolence, please visit www.shermanjackson.com