Lori Bigelow
2020-02-24Lori Susan Bigelow, age 66, died peacefully in her home in Wilton on February 24, 2020. Lori grew up in Westport where she first fell in love with gymnastics. She then went on to Keene State College and was the captain of the team. Several years after graduation, she joined the family firm of Bigelow Tea. She became renowned for her gift in creating some of the most flavorful and successful teas in the company's portfolio today.
Lori was a valued member of the USA and Canadian Tea Association for many years and retired from being the Co-President at Bigelow in 2006. She was instrumental in the Bigelow family's purchase of the Charleston Tea Garden in South Carolina in 2003. Today it is a thriving destination spot.
Lori deeply loved her niece and nephew with all her heart and was so very proud of them. She was also a wonderful and loving mother of many dogs over her lifetime. One of her favorite events was dressing up with her dog on Halloween and distributing candy to the kids in downtown Wilton.
Lori is survived by her parents, Eunice and David Bigelow, her sister Cindi Bigelow, her niece and nephew, David Bigelow O'Hara and Meghan Campbell O'Hara. She also leaves behind her partner, David McDonald.
Funeral services have been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. An announcement will be made when the new dates are determined. Visit www.shaughnesseybanks.com for updates.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Lori's memory to the ASPCA, P.O. Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090, https://secure.aspca.org/donate/donate. Lori will be missed by all of us who were blessed to know her.
To send an online condolence, please visit www.shaughnesseybanks.com.
Lori, I would like to send you thanks for encouraging me on on my gymnastics routines at Staples. It was a pleasure to meet you, and I enjoyed knowing you during our short time together on the gymnastics team. You were so positive and encouraging, and you gave me such confidence!! You are missed by many, but I’m quite sure, forgotten by none!! - Kippie Shell xoxos
tribute by Kippie ShellMy friendship with Lori was more before Staples, but I recall her with great fondness. Lori was just kind and funny. I remember for some reason riding bikes with her around her neighborhood with a few other friends from Burr Farms after we went off to junior high. I'm sorry she is gone so soon and I won't have the opportunity to talk with her at our reunion. What a genuinely nice person she was.
tribute by Tony Akey