AUGUSTA – Rep. Matt Peterson, D-Rumford, honored the memory of Jacqueline Marie Maranda Dumas, a longtime resident of Rumford, with a legislative sentiment adopted by the House Tuesday.
“Mrs. Dumas was a real leader in the Rumford area and a part of a family that stretches for generations,” said Peterson. “Mrs. Dumas represented the best in service to her community, as evidenced by her extensive military service, and later her work as postmistress. What is more, she passed on that commitment to service to her family.”
Dumas was born in Rumford, graduated from Stephens High School and went on to proudly serve her country in World War II as a United States Navy WAVE. She also served as a member of the United States Army Reserve during the Korean conflict.
After World War II she married Paul R. Dumas, Sr., and had two sons. Dumas worked at Oxford Paper Company, was a translator and transcriptionist for the Department of the Navy in Washington D.C., taught English to French-speaking students in Quebec, and was a United States Postmistress in Coburn Gore.
“I am pleased to join in this sentiment today, and wish the best for the Dumas family in this time of remembrance,” said Peterson. Dumas is survived by three grandchildren, her son and daughter-in-law.
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