Gail (Ree) Laurie Cournoyer died peacefully and surrounded by love on Friday, July 7. She was 86.

She was born August 9, 1936 in Boston to Robert Burton Reynolds and Alice McPhail Reynolds.

Gail married Edward (Eddie) Cournoyer of Martha’s Vineyard in 1957. They had a long and loving marriage. He adored her in every sense of the word. She thought he was obnoxious but adored him just the same.

She was an avid Red Sox and New England Patriots fan. Depending on the season and coach, she could also be caught rooting for the Dallas Cowboys. If you ever needed a good laugh, you could ask her if she wanted a Wendy’s hamburger. Her response was “square hamburgers are for square people.” She also adored Tom Selleck, so much so that she had a full-length poster of him in a Speedo in her office.

Ree had a special bond with her grandchildren. She provided a lifetime of memories and years of laughter. Her legacy of love, grace, quick wit and humor will be carried on forever.

Anyone who knew Gail knew that she was the most loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister a family could ask for. She shared this same love with her community of friends.

She will be desperately missed by those she left behind. She was one of a kind and to be loved by her was to be truly blessed.

She is survived by her daughter, Laurie Cournoyer of Denton, Tex.; son Alan Cournoyer of Maine; brother Stephen Reynolds of Texas; two grandchildren, Shawn Cournoyer and his wife Gina of Garland, Tex. and Stephanie Cournoyer and her husband Dominic of Dallas, Tex.; great-grandchildren Jeremy, Naudia, Van and Frances.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband Edward Cournoyer and her brother Robert (Bobby) Reynolds.

A memorial service will be held in Vineyard Haven at a later date. She will be interred at Oak Grove Cemetery alongside her husband.