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Pauline L. Biron, 70, of Island Pond, died at Brigham & Women¹s Hospital in Boston, Mass., on Thursday, May 19, 2005. She was born in Norton on May 30, 1934, the daughter of Louis J. and Leontine (Lavertue) Henry. Polly found her greatest joy in the company of her family and many friends. She loved cooking and bringing people together at the family cottage on Norton Pond. She also loved to walk the Head of the Pond Road with friends, kayaking, bird watching and reading. Pauline was a graduate of St. Paul¹s Convent High School in Stanhope, Quebec. She later attended Lyndon State College, where she studied accounting and business administration. In the 1970s, Polly was a freelance writer for the Newport Daily, the Caledonian-Record and the Burlington Free Press. She served on a number of boards, including the North Country Union High School Board, a 10-year term on the board of directors for North Country Hospital, the Brighton Planning Board, the Brighton board of selectmen, and was on the board of the Northern Counties Healthcare, Inc. at the time of her death. She served two terms as side judge for the Essex County Court and was also a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary Island Pond Post 80. In 1999 Polly retired from the real estate business after owning and operating Brighton Real Estate from 1988 to 1998. On June 27, 1953, Pauline was married to Clifford F. Biron, who survives her. She is also survived by her children, Major Mark Biron, U.S. Army, Cynthia Biron of Brookline, Mass., and Alexander Biron of Hollywood, Calif.; her brother, Franklin Henry of Norton; her sister Jeanne Henry of Norton; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her infant son, Christopher, in 1955; by her daughter, Lona, in 1966; and by her brother, Wilfred Henry. Friends called at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home in Island Pond on Sunday, May 22, and funeral services were held on Monday. Interment followed at the Lakeside Cemetery in Island Pond. Should friends desire, contributions in Pauline's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, Vermont Division Inc., 13 Loomis St., Montpelier, VT 05602.