Alberta Wyluda

Of Brookline, MA, died peacefully on January 21 of pancreatic cancer surrounded by her children Lynne Beasley of Brookline, Barbara Mulhern of Barnstable, MA and E. Russell Wyluda of Marina del Rey, CA. She leaves her beloved grandchildren, Tomasina Hayes, Nicholas, Angus and James Beasley and Emily Beasley Williams, and great grandchildren August, Honor and Forrest Williams, Atticus Beasley and Hector Beasley. Born in Bevagna, Italy in 1913, Alberta came to America as an infant, married the late Edward J. Wyluda, and settled in Brookline. She worked for many years in the Nuclear Chemistry Dept. at MIT, and was very active in the Civil Rights, Stop the Arms Race, and Stop the War movements both before and after her retirement to Los Angeles, CA. She was a lifetime member of the Unitarian-Universalist Women's Alliance, a member of the Bead Society of America, the Bromeliad Society, Rock and Mineral Assoc. and the Southern California Counseling Center. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 11:00 at First Parish in Brookline, 382 Walnut Street.