Barre Town, VT Douglas K. Bessette, 71, of Goldsbury Woods Road in Barre Town, died on Monday, March 20, 2017 at The Arbors in Shelburne, VT. He was born on August 24, 1945 in Barre, VT, the son of Edward and Evelyn (Eastman) Bessette. Doug graduated from Montpelier High School in the class of 1963. In 1966 he received an Associates Degree in Business Management from Champlain College. He worked for the State of Vermont beginning in August 1981 for the Department of Motor Vehicles and until his position was moved to the Department of Taxes in 1991 where he worked as a supervisor for the Motor Fuel Audit division. Doug retired in July 2008 after serving the State of Vermont for 27 years. On May 1, 2004, he married Terry Wells-Restelli. Doug was a life member of the Canadian Club in Barre. He was also an organizer and coach for the Vermont State Employee Softball League for many years. He enjoyed hunting and the outdoors, as well as traveling, classic cars, and trips to Fenway Park to watch the Boston Red Sox. Survivors include his wife, Terry Bessette of Barre Town, VT; his daughter, Jillian Bessette of Berlin; son, Rob Bessette of Montpelier, son, Aaron Bessette and his son, Aiden of Cabot, VT; step children, Nikki Cristofalo and her husband Jason and their daughter Naomi of Orlando, FL, Danielle Scott and her husband, Michael Scott and their children, Brody, Onyx, Jacoby, and Harmony of Groton, VT, Nathan Restelli and his wife Laurie and their children, Emma, Riley, and Sebastian of N. Haverhill, NH; siblings, Sandy Farnham and her husband Allan of Plainfield, VT, Terrance Bessette and his wife, Alma Jean of Albuquerque, NM, Sherrie Brewster of Shelburne, VT, Bonnie Burkholder and her husband Steve of the US. Virgin Islands, and Penny Hannigan and her husband Francis of Montpelier; mother in law and father in law, Walter and Mary Wells, and several special nieces and nephews. Doug was predeceased by his parents and a son, Michael Bessette. Calling hours will be held from 6-8:00 pm on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Guare & Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am on Saturday, April 1, 2017, also at Guare & Sons Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vermont Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org/vermont, 300 Cornerstone Drive, Suite 130 Williston, VT 05495 or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Vermont, P.O. Box 4343, Burlington, VT 05406, www.lls.org