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Patricia Hanley Obituary

Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, surrounded by loving family members in Lexington, Mass. She was preceded in death by Edward W. Hanley, Jr., her beloved husband of 59 years, and Edward W. Hanley III, their son, who died of cancer in 1977 at age 35. She will be deeply missed by her four daughters and sons-in-law Patricia (Karl) Benedict of Weston, MA; Rosemary (Frank) Pierce of Chapel Hill, NC, Kathy (George) Hartmann of Chapel Hill, NC and Joan (Daniel) O'Connor of San Francisco as well as nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. There will be a Memorial Mass at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 9, at the chapel at Youville Place, 10 Pelham Rd., Lexington. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers contributions to the American Cancer Society 30 Speen St. Framingham, MA. 01701. On line guest book at www.brownfuneralbelmont.com. Brown & Hickey Funeral Home Belmont 617-484-2534617-547-1500

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Published by Boston Globe from Aug. 7 to Aug. 8, 2008.

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Joe & Marilyn Benoit

August 11, 2008

Dear Hanley daughters & your families -
Please accept our condolences upon the death of your dear mother. We remember Pat well (and sometime in the past year were saying to each other that it's too bad we lost contact with Pat Hanley many years ago and were wondering if she were doing well in her most advanced years. We were owners & founders of a Somerville & Cambridge real estate company in the 70's through 2001. We dearly remember your dad, who was always so kind and helpful in our various real estate closings, ably assisted by your brother Edward for a short time. We actually became quite friendly with Edward and enjoyed getting together for dinner several times with him and Candy and, of course, felt his loss at the time of his death -- at which time we met you, his sisters. We remember your dad & mother talking about how much they enjoyed their trips to San Francisco and other places to visit all of you. Our sincere best wishes at this time.

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