South Burlington woman loved spending time on Joe’s Pond, and the source of her greatest pride was her two children
Lisa Ann Hebert, 49, of South Burlington, Vt., passed away peacefully at home on February 20, 2024, surrounded by her family. Diagnosed four years ago with ovarian cancer, she fought courageously and chose not to be defined by her disease. She did not lose her battle to cancer but beat it in the way she responded. Lisa continued to lead an active and full life, including running and finishing the historic Boston Marathon in fall 2021 during chemotherapy, which raised over $21,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Born in Winchester, Mass., to Bill and Carol Boutwell, she was a classic middle child between her siblings, Michael and Julie. She graduated from Winchester High School in 1992 and then enrolled in the School of Business at Fairfield University. She excelled at Fairfield and graduated with a degree in accounting. At graduation, she was the recipient of the 1996 Franke Wolpe Award for Excellence and Achievement in Taxation. She chose KPMG so that she could return to the Boston area, and that certainly was a fortuitous decision because it was there that she met her soulmate, Chris. They enjoyed being young and living in the city until Chris was accepted to medical school in Vermont. Lisa thought Vermont was about as far away from Boston as one could move and intended to return to the city after four years, but she quickly fell in love with Vermont and never left. She transferred to KPMG Burlington following the birth of their son, Devin. While Chris was in school, she was the sole breadwinner and also ran the family. During this period, she somehow found enough time to finish her master’s degree in taxation from Bentley University. Rachel was born four years later, and the family was complete. While working at KPMG, her client Biotek asked her to join the company as its tax manager, and she was excited by this new challenge. Several years later, when Biotek was sold, she left to work for Lionheart Holdings and the Alpert family and has spent the past five years working for the most wonderful people, continuing to do so despite her health challenges. Lisa was more than willing to volunteer her services to any cause and was on the board of several South Burlington PTOs, the Milton Artist Guild, the Vermont Swim Association and the Joe’s Pond Association. She also was an assistant professor at…
South Burlington woman loved spending time on Joe’s Pond, and the source of her greatest pride was her two children
Lisa Ann Hebert, 49, of South Burlington, Vt., passed away peacefully at home on February 20, 2024, surrounded by her family. Diagnosed four years ago with ovarian cancer, she fought courageously and chose not to be defined by her disease. She did not lose her battle to cancer but beat it in the way she responded. Lisa continued to lead an active and full life, including running and finishing the historic Boston Marathon in fall 2021 during chemotherapy, which raised over $21,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Born in Winchester, Mass., to Bill and Carol Boutwell, she was a classic middle child between her siblings, Michael and Julie. She graduated from Winchester High School in 1992 and then enrolled in the School of Business at Fairfield University. She excelled at Fairfield and graduated with a degree in accounting. At graduation, she was the recipient of the 1996 Franke Wolpe Award for Excellence and Achievement in Taxation. She chose KPMG so that she could return to the Boston area, and that certainly was a fortuitous decision because it was there that she met her soulmate, Chris. They enjoyed being young and living in the city until Chris was accepted to medical school in Vermont. Lisa thought Vermont was about as far away from Boston as one could move and intended to return to the city after four years, but she quickly fell in love with Vermont and never left. She transferred to KPMG Burlington following the birth of their son, Devin. While Chris was in school, she was the sole breadwinner and also ran the family. During this period, she somehow found enough time to finish her master’s degree in taxation from Bentley University. Rachel was born four years later, and the family was complete. While working at KPMG, her client Biotek asked her to join the company as its tax manager, and she was excited by this new challenge. Several years later, when Biotek was sold, she left to work for Lionheart Holdings and the Alpert family and has spent the past five years working for the most wonderful people, continuing to do so despite her health challenges. Lisa was more than willing to volunteer her services to any cause and was on the board of several South Burlington PTOs, the Milton Artist Guild, the Vermont Swim Association and the Joe’s Pond Association. She also was an assistant professor at…