Ann Boulet was born and grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. She lived there until moving to Smithfield in 1988 and still resides there today.

Ann was an educator for many years. During her career she taught English and French to junior high and high school students, Journalism to high school Juniors and Seniors, English and Communications in a Veterans’ Program at a local college and English as a Second Language to adults in an Evening School Program.

Her interest in the field of bereavement began several years after her husband Al died suddenly of a massive heart attack New Year’s Eve afternoon just before Y2K. She earned a Certificate in Thanatology from Mt. Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts and became certified in Thanatology through the Association for Death Education and Counseling. She has given presentations on grief and loss to various groups and does informal bereavement outreach.

In her retirement Ann loves helping out with her grandchildren and volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House of Providence and the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Hasbro Children’s Hospital.. She also enjoys traveling here and abroad. Her most memorable trip was to Spain in 2019 when she walked the Camino de Santiago and received the Compostela certificate upon completion.