Deirdre Wheeler Hutchinson

HUTCHINSON
DEIRDRE WHEELER
On Saturday, November 2, 2002, at the age of 49, in Pittsburgh; daughter of the late Murray Wheeler and Fendall Gregory Winston Wheeler, of Utica, NY; Deirdre is survived by her husband Larry G. Hutchinson. Deirdre graduated from St. Timothy's School, Baltimore, MD, received her undergraduate degree in Language and Communication from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA and her doctorate in Linguistics from University of Massachusetts. She had a lengthy teaching career in linguistics, including appointments at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, the University of Arizona, and the University of Iowa. She then taught at the University of Pittsburgh for 3 years followed by 7 years at Carnegie-Mellon University. She moved from academia to the language technologies software industry in 1997, joining Claritech Corporation (now Clairvoyance Corportation) of Pittsburgh as Senior Liguist. She moved to Queria, Inc., another language technology software company in Pittsburgh, as Principal Linguist in 2000. Deirdre is also survived by her brothers Murray Wheeler Jr. of Boston, MA, Arthur B. Lawrence III of Sarasota, FL, Charles P. F. Lawrence of Easton, MD and a sister Ann Hollingsworth Wheeler of Paonia, CO. There will be a family service in Old Forge, NY and a Pittsburgh Memorial Service, both at a later date. Remembrances may be made to Old Forge Library, P.O. Box 128, Old Forge, NY 13420 or The Assoc. for the Protection of the Adirondacks, P.O. Box 951, Schenectady, NY 12301. Arrangements by JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS, INC. 4900 Centre Ave. At Devonshire Street.
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