Claire M. Dillon

Claire M. Dillon SCITUATE Claire M. (Linnehan) Dillon, 59, of Scituate died on November 22 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Cambridge, MA, Claire lived most of her life on the South Shore. A 1967 graduate of Scituate High School, she continued her education at Perry Normal School in Boston and earned her degree at the University of Maine in Farmington. Mrs. Dillon was a teacher at Scituates Central and Jenkins Elementary Schools in the 1970s. After the birth of her second child, she founded and directed The Crayon Box day care center in Marshfield in the 1980s. She later taught at Marshfields Head Start and Chapter 1 programs, St. Lukes Day Care Center in Scituate, and Kathy Corrigans Gymnastic School day care center in Rockland. Additionally, Claire was a dispatcher for the Scituate Fire Department and a licensed real estate agent at Exit Realty in Stoughton. Claire loved the South Shore beaches. One of her most cherished activities was taking long walks to the Scituate Lighthouse. She also enjoyed painting, cooking, gardening, homemaking, and singing. She was a former member or the Sweet Adelines and the St. Mary of the Nativity Church choir. Claire is fondly remembered for always volunteering to help others in times of need. Above all, she was a loving and devoted mother, daughter, sister, wife, aunt, and friend. Claire was the daughter of Ruth Linnehan and the late Leonard Linnehan of Scituate. She leaves her husband, Dennis, of Weymouth; a son, James, of Weymouth; and a daughter, Maureen, of Sacramento, California. She is also survived by her mother-in-law, Barbara Dillon of Marshfield; brothers David and his wife Sari of New York; Paul and his wife Genevieve of New York; James and his wife Helen of West Roxbury; sisters Mary Linnehan Dissette and her husband Michael of Newburyport; Joan Linnehan of Scituate, Kathleen Linnehan Rosenbaum and her husband Dr. Joel Rosenbaum of Hull; several nieces and nephews, and many loving cousins. Claire was predeceased by a brother, Richard Linnehan. A Funeral Mass will be said at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 29 at St. Mary of the Nativity Church, Scituate Harbor. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Claire M. Dillon Memorial Fund, c/o Hingham Federal Credit Union, 9 Brook Street, Scituate, MA 02066.