Harvard Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of KATHRYN MCCARTHY Ph.D.
McCarthy, Kathryn A., Ph.D. 90, died December 24, 2014 at Brookhaven in Lexington. She was born in Andover, MA on August 7, 1924, daughter of Catherine (Barrett) and Joseph A. McCarthy. Her brother Joseph A. McCarthy, Jr. and his wife Marcella predeceased her. She is survived by her cousin, Claire McCarthy of Lawrence. Kathryn loved learning, science-especially physics-, academia, and her students. She attended school in Andover, Tufts University, and Harvard University from which she...
