Chris was a graduate of Fort Fairfield High School, class of ’51. She worked many jobs after high school, beginning with a Civil Service position at Presque Isle AFB and then in the finance section of Dow AFB where she met her husband, Jim. Together they were transferred to Loring AFB where she worked until Jim was honorably discharged. They moved to Old Town where Chris continued to show her hard work ethic, first at Dunphy’s Gas & Filling Station and later owning and operating the Lunch Wagon. In 1967, Chris took the first position of many at the University of Maine. She worked first for the cafeteris, then the Bookstore & Snack Bar; eventually being transferred to the College of Education where she was highly sought after by many of the Dean’s for her efficiency as an administrative Assistant. In 1979, she became the first Secretary of the Head Men’s Basketball Coach, a position she held for three head coaches and many assistant coaches.
Chris was preceded in death by her parents, Elizabeth and Joseph Chasse; siblings, Harold Chasse, Laura Davenport, Alice White, and Irene Bliffen. She is survived by her loving husband, James Dunphy; children, Jeff Dunphy and wife, Pam, and Cathy Spencer; grandchildren, Joseph Dunphy, Jasmine Spencer and husband, Tyler Benson and Christine Stewart; brother, Thomas Chasse; as well as many great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held 11 am, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Old Town.
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