Deborah held degrees from California College of Arts & Crafts (MFA), Maine College of Art (BFA), Pennsylvania State University (MA), and Boston University (BS). Her professional accomplishments were various and many. She served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bangladesh. She was a producer at Boston’s public television station, WBGH. She was a tenured Assistant Professor in video and art for many years at St. Joseph’s College, Standish, ME.
A gifted artist, Deborah has had exhibitions in Massachusetts, California, and Maine. Her works currently hang in both public and private collections in these states.
Deborah is survived by cousins Barbara
Grindle, of Blue Hill,
ME; David Hurd of
Williamsburg, VA;
Donald Hurd of Cherrybrook, NSW, Australia; James Hurd of
Lexington, ME; Peter
Hurd of Kingston, NH;
Robert Hurd of East
Bridgewater, MA; Steven Hurd of Winthrop, ME; lifelong friends Margery and James Ellison of Goodyear, AZ; and many caring friends in Bath.
An informal celebration of Deborah’s life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at her home, 24 Riverview Road, Bath, ME. Memorial donations may be made in Deborah’s memory to Lincoln County Animal Shelter, Edgecomb, ME 04556, or to a charity of your choice.
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