PORTLAND, MAINE----Ashley Elizabeth Thomas, 29, of Portland, Maine, formerly of Gilford, perished in a fire, with her dog, Daisy, in Portland, Maine on Saturday, November 1, 2014.
Ashley was born June 28, 1985 in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of Nikki (Cabral) and Louis Thomas, Jr.
Ashley graduated from Gilford High School in 2003 and Hallmark Institute of Photography in 2008. She was a self-employed photographer with her business partner and best friend, Mat Garber. Ashley will always be remembered for her infectious smile and laugh and love for life.
In addition to her parents of Gilford, Ashley is survived by her brother, Louis Thomas III, all of Gilford, N.H.; her paternal grandmother, Carol (Kirby) Thomas, of Shrewsbury, Mass; her aunts and uncles, Karen (Thomas ) Moss and her husband, Todd, Kathy (Thomas) Perduta and her husband, Peter, Jeanne Cabral Guptill, Marjorie (Cabral) Bird and her husband, Michael, Linda Cabral Giguere and her husband, Richard; her business partner and best friend, Mat Garber; several cousins and several friends. Ashley was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Nick and Babe Cabral, her paternal grandfather, Louis Thomas; her paternal great grandmother, Lillian Kirby; her aunts, Nancy Thomas, Deborah O’Brien and Joyce O’Dougherty and uncle, Norman “Butch” Cabral, Sr.
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2014 from 2PM to 5PM at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, using the Carriage House entrance.
A Funeral Service will be held Monday, November 10, 2014 at 11AM at the funeral home.
Burial will be private.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Ashley Thomas Fund, to help the family with final expenses and Mat Garber with business costs, at www.gofundme.com/glegyg.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.