MAUREEN ELLEN CRONIN

CRONIN, Maureen Ellen Of North Truro, Massachusetts, died peacefully at home, on May 7, 2024, after a long and gracious fight with Parkinson's. She was born in Roxbury, MA on August 18,1938. She was the daughter of Mark Joseph Patrick Cronin, d.1989, and Marguerite Agnes Reardon Cronin, d.1996. Her family is extremely grateful for the loving care of her husband, her daughters, friend and caregiver, Beau Babineau, the outer-Cape VNA and hospice caregivers and family and friends who stayed in touch. Maureen is survived by her loving husband of 27 years, Peter E. Graham; her sister, Jeanne Dorothy Cronin of Cambridge, MA; and her aunt, Elinor Dempsey Reardon, presently of New York City, NY. She was preceded in death by her sister, Anne Marguerite Cronin, d. 2017. She is survived by her five daughters, Rebecca Masters Pryor, Kara Masters Siekman, Montana Lee Masters (Lance Lee), Serena Cronin Masters Fossi (Rob Fossi), Renata Quinlan Masters (Chip Hinnenberg); Peter's children Colby and Sibyl Graham. Fifteen grandchildren, Brian Roos, Amanda and Jason Pryor; Ian, Seana and Caroline Masters Siekman; Gabriel and Vincent Lee; Alexander, Nicole, Sonia and Eamon Fossi; Sebastian Masters; Blair and Eliana Hinnenberg; and four great-grandchildren, Chloe, Caiden and Carter Roos; Lyra Gafford and one expected in October. Maureen had many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews and friends who she corresponded with all over the world - literally! Maureen valued education and learning for herself and those around her. She started her post-secondary education at Emmanuel College in 1955. Years passed, with five daughters in tow, she enrolled at Trinity College in Washington D.C. and graduated in 1973, the first in her family to graduate from college. She completed her Masters degree at The University of Dayton (UD) and worked on her Ph.D in English Literature and Linguistics at the University of Cincinnati. Upon completion of her degrees, she worked at UD, Boyd College, and NKU. Her favorite summer school class was teaching international students English as a second language. Her international students and friends from all over the world filled the long dining room table every Thanksgiving. Maureen performed many types of community service throughout her life, supporting the Arts, low-income housing, food insecurity, mentoring students and more. In 2023, she became a published author with the completion of her book of memoirs, City Mouse Roxbury Tiger.

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