Anne M. Dean Welcome

Anne Welcome Obituary

LOWELL - Anne M. Dean Welcome, 75, a well-known resident of the Pawtucketville section of Lowell, who spent her life tending to the needs of her family and was active in the Pawtucketville Citizens Council, died yesterday, Aug. 13, at her home surrounded by her seven children.

Mrs. Welcome died one week after being honored by the state in which Regatta Field along the Pawtucket Boulevard was named in her honor.

Born in Lowell, Jan. 24, 1928, the oldest daughter of the late Edward T. and the late Blanche (Brunelle) Dean, she was educated in Lowell schools and graduated from St. Patrick High School. She then attended Lowell Commercial College and later earned her associate's degree from Middlesex Community College.

Mrs. Welcome was a communicant of St. Rita Shrine, and held membership in the Blessed Virgin Sodality of her parish.

Besides tending to her family, Mrs. Welcome was very active in Lowell politics, in her community, and especially in the area of natural resources and open spaces for Greater Lowell.

Mrs. Welcome is survived by two daughters Julie Anne Hunter and her husband, Gerard of Tulsa, Okla., and Martha Jenkins and her husband, Mark of Seattle, Wash.; five sons, Frank L. Welcome and his wife, Maxine of Ithaca, N.Y., R. Dennis Welcome and his wife, Joanne of Lowell, Mark E. Welcome of Lowell, Michael J. Welcome and his partner, Julie Paul of Salem, N.H., and Paul L. Welcome and his wife, Karen of Lowell.

She also leaves 10 grandchildren, Daniel, Jeremy, and Nicholas Welcome, Alicia and Kate Hunter, Wendy and Bethany Welcome, Renee and Joseph Welcome, and Justine Paul; three great-grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Catherine E. Murphy and her husband, Jack of Williamsville, N.Y., Beatrice E. Dean of Pelham, N.H., and Mary Cheney and her husband, Robert of Hampton, N.H.; also many nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Edward N. Dean.

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Published by Lowell Sun from Aug. 14 to Aug. 15, 2003.

Memories and Condolences
for Anne Welcome

6 Entries

Chris Smith

August 22, 2003

I'll always remember Mrs. Welcome and her impressive style and devotion to her family and community. While it's sad to discover that she's gone, we can all take comfort in knowing she left this place (Pawtucketville, Lowell, the state forest, everyone's backyard...) a better place than before she graced it with her energy. I wish I could have thanked her, but I know she would have done it all anyway, whether anyone thanked her or not.

-Chris

WENDY WELCH

August 18, 2003

I AM ANNE'S GRANDAUGHTER WENDY.I WOULD'NT BE THE PERSON I AM TODAY WITHOUT HER.SHE HAS TAUGHT ME SO MANY VALUABLE LESSONS,ESPECIALLY TO BE KIND TO PEOPLE.I LIVED WITH GRAM THROUGH SOME OF MY TEENAGE YEARS AND I KNOW I WAS A CHALLENGE,BUT SHE NEVER GAVE UP ON ME.I WOULD ASK HER"WHY DO YOU PUT UP WITH ME"?HERRESPONSE WOULD BE"YOUR WORTH IT".I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED HER WAKE AND HER FUNERAL,THOSE WHO SENT CARDS OR MADE A PHONE CALL.I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU MEANT SOMETHING TO HER.SHE WAS TRULY ONE OF A KIND AND I TRULY LOST MY BEST FRIEND WHEN I LOST HER.I WILL FOREVER MISS MY GRAM AND WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES I HAD WITH HER.

LARRY PERRY

August 17, 2003

TO THE ENTIRE WELCOME FAMILY.IAM VERY PROUD TO HAVE KNOW ANN.SHE WAS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO ME I SPENT MANY NIGHTS IN THAT HOME AS A CHILD AND MANY MEALS AT THAT KITCHEN TABLE.AND WHEN I BECAME INCARCERATED SHE WOULD ALWAYS WRITE ME A LITTE NOTE TELLING ME TO KEEP MY HEAD UP AND LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE.I WILL MISS HER DEEPLY.MY PARENTS WILL MISS HER WALKING OUT BACK TO VISIT THEM.MY PRAYERS GO TO ALL OF MY BEST FRIENDS.AND IF THERE REAL IS A HEAVEN ANN IS THERE. LOVE LARRY PERRY

Jamie McInnis

August 15, 2003

Anne was a wonderful person and a great mentor. She taught me valuable lessons that I will carry through my life. I want to thank you for sharing your mother not only with me, but with the entire Lowell community. I think I will always remember her best for the beautiful garden surrounding her yard. She never seemed tired of working in it. May God hold her close.

SUE LAPLANTE (CORDINGLEY)

August 14, 2003

MY REDGARDS TO THE WELCOME FAMIL FOR YOUR LOSS.I GREW UP WITH SOME WELCOMES BONNIE,MARK & RAY THEY LIVED ON SMITH ST.IN THE HIGHLANDS I LIVED ON GRAND ST.AT THE TIME.I WAS SUE CORDINGLEY THEN & USED TO GO TO THE MOLLOY SCHOOL.MY BROTHER KNOWS THEM ALSO MIKE CORDINGLEY.

I WENT TO THE DALEY JR.HIGH WITH THEM AS WELL.IT'S HARD LOSING SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER SEE THE PERSON AGAIN BUT YOU KNOW HE OR SHE IS AT PEACE.

Anne Barton

August 14, 2003

I met Anne over 20 years ago when I first started working for the Division of Planning and Development for the City of Lowell. She was active in the Pawtucketville Citizen's Council and the topic was the Temporary Rourke Bridge at that time. We had many lengthy discussions on the benefits and drawbacks of the bridge location and many other neighborhood issues that followed over the next several years. She was a true neighborhood activist with the best interest of the City as her primary goal. She was a good citizen and I am proud to have made her acquaintance and to have known her friendship and support over the years. My sympathy to her family. She was a great woman who will be fondly remembered.

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