Constance Connie Longley Roux

Cumberland Foreside - Constance Mary Roux died Wednesday December 14, 2011 in Kennebunk after a long illness. She was 77 and suffered from Alzheimer’s. Connie was born in Lewiston on February 8, 1934, to Catherine W. and James B. Longley. She graduated from Lewiston High School and attended Bowdoin College before receiving her Associates Degree from the University of Maine. Connie was active in her community and church. She attended St Joseph’s parish in Lewiston and Holy Martyrs in Falmouth after relocating to the Portland area. Connie worked for many years at New England Telephone and retired from the company as a network programmer in 1993.

She was an avid gardener, enjoyed boating and was a life-long Celtics fan who especially admired the great Bill Russell. She also had a keen interest in politics. Connie worked on her brother’s, Jim Longley, successful Maine gubernatorial campaign and ran for the State Senate as an independent against Olympia Snowe, losing by just 146 votes in a close contest.

Connie was pre-deceased by her husband Don, who passed away in December 1993, and her second husband, Frank Scalera, in December 2008. Her son, James Roux, died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, which has been the great sadness of her life. She was also pre-deceased by her siblings, James Longley, Frank Longley, Mary Longley and Eileen (Longley) Bradbury.

Connie is survived by her sister, Marguerite (Longley) Murphy of Cumberland and five of her six children: David Roux of Upperville, VA; Donna Hart of Brisbane, CA; Katie Papkee of Cumberland, ME; Sally Tartre of Kennebunk, ME; and Mary Train of Cumberland, ME, along with 14 grand-children: Alex, Jocelyn, Margot, Jamie, Patrick, Ian, Jenna, Sarah, Christopher, Sierra, Sam, Amelia, Bailey and Moira and great-grand-child, Nicholas.

Visiting hours will be on Sunday Dec 18 from 2 -4 and 6 – 8 PM at Lindquist Funeral Home, One Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth, ME. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday Dec 19 at 10:00 AM at Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth, ME. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Lewiston. Please visit www.lindquistfuneralhome.com to share your condolences, memories and tributes with Connie’s family.