Caroline Jane Higgins

HIGGINS-It is with great sadness we announce the tragic passing of Caroline Jane Higgins on Sunday , June 20, 2010. A graduate of UNB Law School, Caroline was a partner with Gorman Nason Law in Saint John and has volunteered with a number of community agencies, most recently serving on the Board of Directors of Meals-On-Wheels.

    Caroline was an animal lover, sports enthusiast, badminton player, and an avid runner. She was a dear mother to her beloved pug, Toby, and a cherished daughter, sister, and aunt.

    Born in Deep River, Ontario, in 1964, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Don Higgins. She leaves to mourn, her mother, Sheila (McLaughlin) Higgins; a brother, Don (Jane) Higgins of Rothesay; four sisters, Maureen Higgins (Harold Hutchinson) of Charlottetown, P.E.I., Mary Ellen (Ben) Scholten of Rothesay, Kelly Higgins of Toronto, and Siobhan Higgins (Jason Alcorn) of Saint John; along with aunts, uncles, and cousins, and her close friend, Blair Cormier. She will be dearly missed by her nieces and nephews, Allison, Erin, Sydney, Ryan, Daria, Keegan, and Ivy.

    Resting at Fitzpatrick's Funeral Home, 100 Waterloo St., with visiting on Tuesday from 7 to 9 and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday afternoon at 12:05. Donations to the Saint John Animal Rescue League would be appreciated by her family.