Rebecca Joan Giroux

Rebecca Joan (Coolbeth) Giroux, 58, of Newport died Sunday, October 2, 2016.She was born on July 12, 1958, in Brattleboro, VT, the daughter of the late Francis and Joan (Campbell) Coolbeth.Rebecca was one of a kind!! She was full of laughs and giggles and she told the bear where to "you know what" in the woods! If she liked you she LOVED you. She was fiercely protective of her people. She always knew just what to say, at just the right time. Rebecca died just as she lived, surrounded by love and laughter. The last two days of her life were filled with visitors from far and near. She sat in her bed, in Laura and Reggie's living room with her tiara on and her princess cup in hand, feeling all the love around her. Her daughter and son-in-law were able to attend to her until her very last moment and beyond. Her very special friend Susan Bellanger was also there to help Nana on her journey.Rebecca leaves a son, Gregory Giroux, and his wife Cindy of Bristol and her grandchildren, Kaya, Ashlynn, and Gregory, her daughter Laura and her beloved son-in-law Reggie and their children, Carissa, Maxwell, Reginald, Tyrell and Donisha. She leaves her son Derek Metivier of Vermont, and her grandchildren, her very special girls (in her Maine Accent) Jada, Maxx, Laila and Bella Hill. Her great grandson Colton was born on November 15, 2015, and his appearance gave Rebecca the will to live. She held him and loved him until her very last moments. She also leaves her siblings Deborah Coolbeth and Graydon Coolbeth both of Florida. She leaves her special friends Jean and Patrick; she loved her hubby so!! She also leaves her stepfather, Harold Wallman, who she thought the world of, her step sister, Heidi Wallman, and her husband of MA and her step brother, Eric Wallman, of Vermont. You did it mom and you did it your way! You are so very missed! We love you! We told that BEAR where to go.Calling hours will be held on Friday, October 7, 2016, from 3-6pm in the Hambly Funeral Home, "Brick House", 30 Red Cross Avenue, Newport, RI.Burial will be private.In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Robert Potter League for Animals, PO Box 412, Newport, RI 02840. Visitation OCT 7. 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM Hambly Funeral Home 30 Red Cross Ave Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.hamblyfuneralhome.com