Eileen (Jackson) Racine of Acushnet, Massachusetts, passed away after a sudden illness on April 6, 2017, at the age of 85. She was born on September 28, 1931, in New Bedford, MA to Albert A. Jackson and Dorothy (Leland) Sterling. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Rene Racine, her children, Suzanne Rose (Carl), Louise Racine Bastarache, Andrew Racine (Lynda), Karen Boucher (Robert), David Racine (Terri), Therese Valente (Joseph), Jeanne Marston (Frank), Arthur Racine (Karen), and Annette Racine, her 39 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother William Robert Jackson. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Edmund.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her strength, kindness and humble spirituality will continue to be a guiding light to all who knew her.
A vigil service will be held Monday, April 10th from 4pm to 8pm at St. Rose of Lima Church, 282 Vaughn Hill Road, Rochester, MA. A funeral Mass will be held Tuesday April 11th at 9am at St. Rose of Lima. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery, New Bedford, MA. For tributes: www.rock-funeralhome.com.
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