Doris T. Ryan

Doris T. Ryan BRAINTREE Doris T. (Bellenoit) Ryan, age 80, of Braintree, formerly of Quincy, died at home peacefully, Thursday, November 13, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in New Bedford, raised and educated in Weymouth schools and was a graduate of the former Sacred Heart High School in Weymouth, Class of 1946. She has lived in Braintree for the past twenty-five years, previously in Quincy for over thirty years. Upon graduation, Mrs. Ryan worked several years for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. As a mother and homemaker, Doris served as Vice-President of the former John Adams Elementary School PTA in Quincy as well as a volunteer librarian at the school and later volunteered for ten years at the Lincoln Hancock Elementary School in Quincy, working with ESL students. Mrs. Ryan was a lifelong active parishioner and communicant of Saint John the Baptist Parish in Quincy where she was a former CCD teacher and den mother for Saint John s Cub Scouts. Doris had a tremendous sense of humor. She enjoyed jitterbugging with her late husband Jerry, bowling, yodeling, playing cards with her sisters, cheering for the Boston Red Sox, but most of all, she simply enjoyed spending time with her family. Beloved wife of the late Gerald J. Ryan, Sr. Devoted mother of Margaret A. Peggy Orlando and her husband Thomas of Quincy, Gerald J. Ryan, Jr. and his wife Joan of Quincy, Kevin P. Ryan and his wife Patricia of Weymouth, Karen R. Kane and her husband Timothy of Norwell, Kathleen A. Ryan of Provincetown, Richard P. Ryan and his wife Michele of Weston, Timothy J. Ryan of Quincy, Sharon T. Ryan of Baltimore, MD, the late Paul Ryan and the late Mary Ryan. Loving grandmother of Matthew Orlando, Gregory Orlando, Amy Orlando, Stephen Ryan and his fiance Marissa, Michael Ryan, Kaitlin Ryan, Kevin Ryan and his wife Verena, Jamie Ryan, Ryan Kane, Conor Kane, Quinn Kane, Kaila Ryan and Brianna Ryan. Loving great grandmother of Keegan Ryan and Hayden Ryan. Daughter of the late Raoul C. & Viola C. (Blouin) Bellenoit. Sister of Paulette A. Maskell and her husband Howard of Weymouth, Annette C. Crowley of Weymouth, the late Ralph A. Bellenoit and his wife Joan Pelletier of Quincy. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and close friends. Funeral from the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, Monday, November 17 at 10AM. Funeral Mass in Saint John the Baptist Church, 44 School Street, Quincy at 11 o clock. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting Hours Sunday 2 6 PM. Interment Saint Mary s Cemetery, West Quincy. For those who wish, donations in Mrs. Ryan s memory may be made to Brigham & Women s Hospital Advanced Heart Research and Education Fund, Attn: Michael M. Givertz, M.D., Brigham & Women s Hospital Cardiovascular Division, 75 Francis Street, Administration A Building, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02115.