COURCHAINE, JACOB THOMAS, 15, of Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly at home October 31. Born in Berlin on April 29, 1996, he was the son of Jeffry and Valerie (Davison) Courchaine. Jacob was currently a freshman attending Harwood Union High School in Duxbury where he was enrolled in the Pre-Tech Outreach program through the Barre Technical Center. In his spare time, Jacob enjoyed riding his dirt bike, ATV, snow machine and BMX bicycle, fishing, hunting, woodworking and listening to a wide variety of music. Jacob is lovingly remembered as a young man who enjoyed his family and friends, being outdoors, and will be deeply missed. Jacob is survived by his dad, Jeffry Courchaine, and his companion, Ann May, of Waterbury; his mom, Valerie Illsley, and her husband, Jeremy, of East Braintree; his sister, Amber Courchaine, of Middlesex; his brother, Hunter Illsley, of East Braintree; his paternal grandparents, Ann Courchaine, of Fayston, and Phillippe Courchaine, of Walden; his maternal grandmother, Louise Sherman, and her husband, Kenneth, of Williamstown; as well as aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family.