GERTRUDE R. "TRUDY" HARRINGTON

HARRINGTON, Gertrude R. "Trudy" (Hargraves) Age 83, of West Roxbury, MA, and the Hummocks, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2021 from complications after cancer surgery. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, John T. Harrington, M.D. She leaves behind seven children and their spouses, Trudy and Andy Becker of Blacksburg, VA, Kathleen and Andrew Clark of Houston, TX, Daniel Harrington of West Roxbury, Ann and Mike Murphy of Westwood, John and Bethany Harrington of Little Compton, RI, Mark and Deanna Harrington of Houston, TX, and Tim and Kelly Harrington of West Roxbury; and 21 grandchildren and 3 great-granddaughters. In addition, she leaves her sister and her husband, Helen and Joe Santos of Swansea; and her sister-in-law Clarice Hargraves of Fall River, the wife of Trudy's late brother John, and her brother-in-law, the Honorable Edward F. Harrington of Tiverton, RI, and sister-in-law Louise Harrington of Fall River, MA. Born and raised in Fall River, Trudy graduated from B.M.C. Durfee High School and Union Hospital School of Nursing. She married John in the summer of 1960. In the following years, seven children followed as Trudy and John spent time in Chapel Hill, NC, and then settled in West Roxbury, where they made their permanent home. She served as school nurse at Holy Name for fifteen years. Trudy also earned a B.A. in English from Emmanuel College in 1981. A constant through Trudy's life was her commitment to her Catholic faith. A member of Holy Name Parish since 1965, she performed numerous services and roles there: she organized the baby Baptismal bibs, was involved with Girl Scouts and Bernadine's, and directly supported the church building itself. Over the course of her life, she visited more than 20 countries together with John; she met Prince Charles, saw the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and returned again and again to Ireland. Yet no place was more fiercely loved than her beloved Hummocks in Portsmouth, RI, where summer after summer she sailed and swam and made countless chowders from the spoils of her family's quahogging expeditions. She especially cherished the holy days of Christmas and Christmas Eve and loved gathering with the family, first at Holy Name Church for Christmas Eve Mass, and then at an expansive family meal, accompanied by gifts and laughter, at her home. It was fitting that she passed away on Christmas Eve surrounded by her family. Visiting Hours will be held at the Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Centre St., WEST ROXBURY, MA, on Wednesday, December 29th, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre St., West Roxbury, MA, on Thursday, December 30th, at 10:00 a.m. Burial immediately following at St Patrick's Cemetery, 2233 Robeson St., Fall River, MA. For directions, guestbook, and full obituary, visit gormleyfuneral.com William J. Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600