{"id":1068,"date":"2012-06-09T16:18:44","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T16:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchbdev.wpengine.com\/androscoggin-river-in-time-and-place\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:41:27","slug":"boye-and-sue-ainslie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/androscoggin-river-in-time-and-place\/oral-histories\/boye-and-sue-ainslie\/","title":{"rendered":"Boye and Sue Ainslie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boye and Sue Ainslie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Boye and Sue Ainslie were born and raised in Augusta, Maine, where they attended Cony High School.\u00a0 Susan worked for many years in Augusta city and regional government before returning to school to become a certified paralegal. She now works as a legal assistant for the Law Offices of Richard A. Goldman in Augusta. Boye worked as a union-certified laborer in a variety of paper and pulp mills, along with helping to build and maintain many of the associated dams along the lower Androscoggin River, for several decades. Susan\u2019s brother, David J. Rancourt, was a deputy sheriff for the Androscoggin County Sheriff\u2019s Department, where he served as the captain of the dive team and worked with at-risk youth in the Lewiston-Auburn community. A veteran of the Iraq War, Rancourt died in the line of duty on November 4, 2006 while diving to recover criminal evidence disposed in the Androscoggin near the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Lewiston and Auburn. In 2008, the Androscoggin Land Trust dedicated the David Rancourt River Preserve in Lewiston. Sue and Boye currently live in Vassalboro, Maine.<\/p>\n

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David Rancourt River Preserve, Lewiston<\/a><\/p>\n