Margaret Carey Madeira

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Margaret Madeira Obituary

Margaret Carey Madeira 67, a courageous and compassionate woman, best known as Margot, who inspired others with her will to live, died of congestive heart failure on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the Bryn Mawr Hospital. Her parents were the late Percy C. Madeira, an attorney for many years in Philadelphia, and his wife, the late Ellanor Roberts Madeira, a member of the Roberts clan which lived for eight generations at Pencoyd, the former family farm adjacent to City Line Avenue in Bala Cynwyd. A brother, Thomas, died of a heart attack in 1981. Margot attended the Agnes Irwin School where she excelled as both a student and an athlete. Remembered as well for an exceptional loyalty to friends, she was a co-winner of the Mathematics Prize her senior year, and then went on to Pembroke College (now Brown University) from where she graduated in 1967. After college, she became a mainframe computer specialist with the Burroughs Corporation which merged with Unisys in 1986. In her thirties Margot also continued her love of sports, even playing goalie on an all-male ice hockey team. A serious stroke in 1995 interrupted everything, including her promising career at Unisys, and since that time, Margot fought marvelously and successfully to overcome the effects of that illness. She lived on her own in Frazer, PA, teaching herself to write with her left hand and otherwise manage her life as normally as possible in spite of her disability. She even drove a car with her left hand, with a 100% accident-free record. Margot came to love the beauty of nature and the sea at Nantucket. For many years, she drove herself there for summer visits, often with friends she invited as guests. She accumulated a large collection of Nantucket memorabilia as a result. She is survived by her aunt, Louise Roberts Stengel, and by nine first cousins: Geoffrey Stengel, Jr.; Ellanor Stengel Fink; William Pepper Stengel; Louise Stengel Barton; Ellanor Roberts Notides; Frances Roberts Hill; Kimberly Roberts Lawrie; Elizabeth Roberts McCahan; and T. Williams Roberts, III. A memorial services is tentatively planned for 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 8, at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr. Margot was interred there earlier, in the family plot, with relatives and several close friends present. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Bryn Mawr Hospital or the American Heart Association."

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Published by Main Line Media News from Nov. 26 to Nov. 28, 2012.

Memories and Condolences
for Margaret Madeira

6 Entries

Terry Boling

May 5, 2013

I miss You Margot. I would like to see and talk to Your Aunt. How do I get to do that? auntie, if You read this, call Terry at 215-800-3034

Terry Boling

April 6, 2013

What can I say about You Margot . . . from our drives to and from school together, to our drives to and from work, Burroughs, together, to our many trips, shopping, Wildwood, and the old stone house in Villanova, I loved You then and I Love You now. We went to school together, then we went to work together, and throughout it all, even buying His & Hers new cars from Potamin on Thanksgiving together, My Monte Carlo and Your Camaro, I remember every second with You. I remember Mom, and Dad, and Tom too, and Auntie. I remember your making it to the U.S. Olympic Team, with most of Team 1, Ursinus. My God, I came to see you right before November of 2012, but You had to leave before I got their for a previous engagement. I was going to come again, but didn't make it in time. How could I tell anyone in mere words how great You are? It is not possible Love, and don't let others try to detract from You, there was never a woman as intelligent and as kind as you Margot, and I don't know that there ever will be. Know that I miss You. I will see You again. Know that.

Love
Terry

Judy Schaible

January 10, 2013

I met Margot on her first day at Burroughs in the 70's. Our paths crossed daily and when I returned from an 8 year absence in other Burroughs locations, I rejoined her in 1988 at the Exton, PA. Mainframe Support Group.

She was well liked and respected by her peers and she was a brilliant, dedicated computer engineer.

I visited her at Bryn Mawr Rehab after her stroke, I saw her courage and strength to overcome the effects. I also got to meet her beloved Aunt Louise when they came to Blue Bell to pick up her personal items and tell us goodbye as she left on permanent disability. It was a tearful time for all of us who knew and loved Margot.

We mourn the passing of this gentle, kind woman.

Rest in Peace, Margot.

Randy Reist

January 10, 2013

I remember Margot as a kind, intelligent, giving workmate. Always interested in the technical problems of others in her midst. A dedicated worker, she was always willing to 'go on the road' to assist customers with their system-related problems.

I will miss you, Margot, you are remembered always.

American Heart Association

November 30, 2012

May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.

Bonnie Scott Connolly

November 29, 2012

Margot was a good friend when I lived in Philadelphia and although we haven't seen each other in years, we kept in touch with Christmas cards. She would send me a Christmas present every year. I loved playing field hockey in the early 70's with a group that met every Sunday afternoon. She was kind and generous to all. We should strive to be like her.

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