WATERTOWN — The Watertown Police Department Administration and Communications Administration congratulated Dispatcher Patricia Bessette and Dispatcher Melissa Bostick, as they had been selected as the Atlantic Chapter of the Association
BY HANNA SNYDER GAMBINI REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
August 3, 2021
104 Watertown Police Chief Joshua Bernegger, from left, stands with dispatcher Patricia Bessette, communications supervisor Greg O’Brien, dispatcher Melissa Bostick and APCO representative Larry Lafferty. Contributed WATERTOWN…
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Dona and Patricia Bessette Dona and Patricia Bessette became so close during their six-decade marriage that they were "totally connected" in their daughter Linda's mind —
Mom and Dad, Mem and Pep. She had long suspected that if one died, the other wouldn't be far behind. A few years ago, Dona passed out at home, and Patricia, thinking he was gone, suffered a heart attack-like event known as "broken heart syndrome." They both landed in the hospital. "She thought Dad was done, and she couldn't stand it," Linda said. Both recovered, though. Yet, in the end, neither went long without the other.
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