WINSLOW – Chrystal Roberta (Ambrose) Pomroy of Winslow, Maine passed away peacefully on April 21, 2022, at age 92 at her residence in Winslow. She was born in Castle Hill, Maine, the daughter of Leith (Richardson) Ambrose and Arnold Ambrose on April 6, 1930. Chrystal was a graduate of Easton High School 1948, in Easton, Maine.“Chris” went to work at WAGM radio station in Presque Isle for two and a half years. When the Presque Isle Air Force Base opened, she then worked for 10 years as the secretary for the base commander. After the base closed, she worked in the Community Action Program in Presque Isle and Augusta and ultimately became the correspondence secretary for Governor Kenneth Curtis. Chris worked in two law firms in Augusta and as the secretary to the hospital administrator at Augusta General. In 1977 she started her own successful secretarial service business, Bridget Secretarial Services, in Augusta.Chris was predeceased by her husband Oral Lionel Pomroy, her sister Harriett Day, and her brother Fenton Ambrose.In Chris’ years of retirement, six-eight fellow quilters would gather in her home to design and create hundreds of lap robes, walker bags, and adult bibs to be given to nursing homes throughout the area. Chris was a teacher to many fellow crafters, sharing her love of knitting, crocheting, card-making, and quilting, to name a few of her hobbies.Chris is survived by her stepson Michael Pomroy, his wife Karina, grandsons, Ian Pomroy and Benjamin Allen, longtime friends, Janet Bosworth and Judy Raymond, and her excellent and caring longterm caregiver and dear friend, Kristi Letourneau.In lieu of service, please reach out to members of your community in need of a smile, companionship, and a hug. It would warm Chris’ heart if donations were made in her memory to your choice of animal shelteror nursing home.

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