Helen B. "Bebe" Landry

Helen B. "Bebe" Landry
of Endwell
Helen B. "Bebe" Landry died December 15th after a long bout with liver disease. She was 83. She is survived by her husband of fifty seven years, Stuart O. Landry, Endwell, New York; two sons, Robert O., Needham, Mass. and John S., New York City; a grandson, Eric Landry, Manchester. New Hampshire; two brothers, Robert Bacon, Massachusetts and Edward Bacon, New Mexico; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. She attended Dana Hall School, Wellesley, Mass. and was a graduate of Radcliffe College. Upon graduation she worked for Encyclopedia Britannica in Chicago, Ill. as a researcher prior to getting married. She was for many years employed in the Community Relations Department of SUNY Binghamton, and was also a departmental assistant in the Mathematics Department there. She also obtained degree of MA from Binghamton University. Her thesis on the effect of the Bundy Program on Public higher education received wide acclaim. She was an enthusiastic volunteer with Meals on Wheels of Western Broome Co. and a skillful tennis player. She was an avid amateur radio operator (NS2G) and a lifetime member of the American Radio Relay League and FISTS, an Amateur Radio Fraternity of Morse Code enthusiasts.
Calling hours will be held at the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott, New York, on Wednesday December 19th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The Funeral will be held Saturday, December 22nd, at 11 a.m. St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Concord Street, Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts. A private burial service will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in her name be made to Meals On Wheels of Western Broome County, 705 West Main Street, Endicott, N.Y. 13760.