PENOBSCOT
March 13, 1962 – August 15, 2019
Gwyneth was born in Palo Alto in 1962, daughter of the late Gail Disney and late David Thomas. She grew up in New Zealand, Pennsylvania and Maine, graduating from George Stevens Academy. She then pursued a fine arts degree at the Philadelphia College of Art. After her studies she lived in New York City and New Jersey continuing to pursue art and working toward purchasing land in Maine. She bought her house in Penobscot at age 24 and spent the rest of her life improving it while raising her three boys there.
She was an artist with many talents including painting, sculpture, stone carving and making dried flower wreaths. She worked as an interior painter and carpenter for local renovation projects. She was an avid reader, loved horses, dogs and cats. She enjoyed playing ice hockey, skating on Walker Pond, pitching softball for the Holy Mackerels and playing pickleball with local teams.
Gwyneth was a seasonal caretaker for Helen Nearing and later a founding steward of the Good Life Center. She could make anything, fix everything and always had a solution to your problem. Those who knew Gwyneth admired her masterful focus, attention to detail and frugal nature. She was persistent, loyal and generous, remaining private and independent to the end.
She is survived by her sons Rowan, Meredith and Emery, her sisters Megan, Emilie, Deirdre and Caitlin, her stepparents Jeanne and Tom, her Uncle Shawn, her Aunts Patsy and Maureen and her many nieces, nephews and cousins. The Gwyneth Thomas Family Fund has been set up at Bar Harbor Banking and Trust to support her boys. There will be a private burial in Harborside and a memorial art show later this year.
Cherished mother and sister
Artist and builder
Courageous and determined
You leave us too soon