Dr. Shirley Gale Cross

Of Spring Hill, East Sandwich, MA passed away peacefully at her home on July 14th. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Massachusetts State (now University of Massachusetts) under Professor RE Torrey, before taking her PhD in Systematic Botany at Radcliffe College (now Harvard University). She is survived by her sons Peter N. Cross, Christopher E. Cross and Dr Timothy A. Cross; daughters-in-law Ileana Fajardo Cross and Dr. Susan McGill Cross; nephews Dr. Bruce Aitken and his wife Dr. Lina Aitken, and Brian Aitken; grandchildren Dr. Shimae Cross Fitzgibbons and her husband Dr. Peter Fitzgibbons, Allen Cross and his wife Lisa Cross, Nathan Cross, Carrie Cross Wan and her husband Eric Wan, Alejandra Cross and Lydia Cross; and great-granddaughter Emiko Fitzgibbons. A memorial celebration will begin with a service at St. John's Episcopal Church, Sandwich at 1:30 pm on Saturday, August 9th, followed by a reception in the wildflower garden at the Green Briar Nature Center, Discovery Hill Rd, East Sandwich. The family requests that floral colors be worn rather than black and that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to either "St. John's Episcopal Church" or to the "Thornton Burgess Society" noting that the donation is for the Wildflower Garden Endowment Fund.