Obituary
Sally Poirier (90) of Tupper Lake, NY passed away peacefully with family by her side on New Year’s Day, 2025. Born on April 10th, 1934, in Tupper Lake, the first of eleven children to Ralph ‘Bud’ and Julia Russell. Sally dedicated her life to family, teaching, cooking, and traveling. A graduate of Potsdam State, Sally led a full career building lifelong relationships with her fellow teachers, students, and colleagues. Sally was a proud mother to her son, Glenn, a devoted grandmother to her two grandchildren, Caitlin (Russell) and Patrick (Lindsay), and most of all, she loved her six great-grandchildren more than anything. Her family was her greatest joy, and she loved celebrating every milestone in their lives. After retirement, Sally traveled the world visiting Australia, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Burma, and Ireland, and she enjoyed the winter months around her younger brother William C. “Bill” Russell and family in Beaufort, SC.
In Beaufort, she enjoyed daily stops with her friends at Publix, shopping at the outlets in Bluffton, visiting with her neighbors in Royal Pines & Pleasant Point, church services at St. Peters Holy Cross Mission, and going on weekend getaways with her nieces Theresa Russell-Raino of St. Helena and Jane Greene of Beaufort.
Sally is predeceased by her husband James Woodrow ‘Woody’ Poirier and her siblings John Russell, Irene Russell, Grace Grammo, Ralph Russell, and William C. “Bill” Russell. She is survived by her son Glenn (Nancie) Poirier, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, her siblings Nance Green, Helen ‘Peg’ Cole, Robert ‘Tom’ Russell (Veronica), Michael Russell, Sioux Collier (Bob), brother-in-law Rey Grammo, dear friend Peggy Poirier, many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
Sally Poirier will be fondly remembered for her steadfast commitment to family and her spirit will continue to resonate in the hearts of all she knew throughout her life.
