Susan C. Gallagher

passed away peacefully on January 13 in her Boston home, surrounded by family and friends.

Susan was born in Philadelphia on December 29, 1944 to William Anthony Gallagher, Sr., and Josephine Mary (Cunningham) Gallagher. A graduate of Villanova University and Lake Forest College, where she received her M.S. and M.B.A., Susan was a pioneering professional who worked to create opportunities for others. By age 26, she was working at General Electric completing complex calculations on a mainframe computer. In 1969, she co-founded Project Management Institute, a non-profit international professional society.

Susan lived in Chicago from 1970 through 1989 when she worked as a Director of Medical Operations at G.D. Searle & Co.

Of Susan's many accomplishments, the one she was most proud of was her son, Sean. She loved seeing Sean graduate from Tufts University School of Medicine and become an Anesthesiologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. One of her happiest moments was dancing with Sean at his wedding.

Susan is survived by her son Sean and his wife, Erin Bruynell Gallagher, of Boston, MA; her sisters, Barbara "Barb" Eastburn, of Sharon Hill, PA, and Virginia "Ginny" Morrow, of Prospect Park, PA; her brother William "Bill" Gallagher, Jr. of Seaford, DE; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Flowers may be sent to J.S. Waterman Langone Chapel in Boston and donations may be sent to Bridging.org and Humanesociety.org. For online condolences, please visit: www.watermanboston.com.