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Priscilla Houghton Obituary
Cohasset, MA: Priscilla Dewey Houghton died peacefully at her home in Cohasset, MA, surrounded by her family on July 6, 2012. Priscilla was married to Amory Houghton, Jr. after her first husband, Talbot Dewey, died in 1983. Kippy Dewey, Toby Dewey and spouse Susan Morley, and Peter Dewey are her children. Her grandchildren are Jessie Stuart Hollister and husband Richard David Hollister, Daniel Malinowski Stuart and wife Mari Jarvisjarvi, Zachary Blackett Stuart, Jacob Talbot Dewey, Aislinn Abigail Dewey, Chantal Grace Dewey, Alicia Morley Dewey, and Alexander Talbot Dewey. She has four stepchildren and nine step grandchildren. She also has four great-grandchildren. A service will be held on Saturday, July 14, at 2 p.m. in Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon Street, Copley Square, Boston, followed by a reception at the church. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions in her honor to Urban Improv, 8 St. John Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 or donate online at www.urbanimprov.org.
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Memories and Condolences
for Priscilla Houghton
David Russell
July 3, 2021
Aunt Nissy was a great lady and is missed
S Lerer
July 25, 2012
The staff of American Cancer Fund™ at www.AmericanCancerFund.org is sorry to hear of Priscilla's passing. We have received a memorial donation in her name and our sincere condolences go out to her family.
Ruth Harcovitz
July 17, 2012
Dear Dewey-Houghton Family,
Nissie was a sunbeam: a warm, genuine, generous-spirited lady who took a sincere interest in others. We sang in together St. Paul's choir in Millis in my youth. She is an example to others. My condolences.
Sandie Knollenberg
July 16, 2012
Amo,
Pricilla will be miss by many. She was a grand lady and one that I much admired. Joe and I send our regards and prayers for both you and Pricilla.
July 16, 2012
Dear Amo,
Jim and I are so sad to hear of Priscilla especially because we wish we had been able to see her more often these past two years. The memory of her many gestures of friendship will remain. Hoping to see you soon. With love, Deba and Jim Leach
Aj Works
July 12, 2012
Those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they have shared and the love they
brought into our lives
Lisa Thorson
July 12, 2012
Nissy...so beautiful, warm, caring, concerned..not enough superlatives can ever describe her indomitable spirit. We are celebrating her life and sending our love to you Amo and the whole family. Lisa and Gene
lorraine wells
July 11, 2012
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Beth Wheatley Dyson
July 11, 2012
Amo and family, I am so sorry to hear of Priscilla's passing. I have thought of her and you Amo often in the years since I was at St.Stephen's; her enthusiastic smile and laugh as well as the depth of her faith. What a privilege to have known her.
Scott R Chamberlain
July 11, 2012
Nissy was an inspiration and a wonderful person She remained positive at all times. Her spark was always there and always such a pleasure. I think of her often and she makes my heart smile.
July 10, 2012
Please accept my sincere condolences during this time of your loss. Those who die God keeps in his memory because " they are precious in his eyes." (Psalms 116:15) With deepest sympathy.
Chip Liscombe
July 10, 2012
Nissy's powerful light will continue to shine in lives of all the people whose world she made brighter. And there are so many of us out there.
larrry aiello
July 10, 2012
Amo,
Our deepest condolences on the loss of your Great Partner and Wife. Priscilla was a wonderful LADY. I know you will miss her greatly, but also know you will take Great comfort in the wonderful memories of your lives together.
Larry ans Susie Aiello
Mike and Ali Murphy
July 10, 2012
Dear Amo,
I admired Priscilla so much for her warmth, spirit and compassion for both her friends and other people in the world. That spirit and compassion will live on in all of us who were lucky enough to know her. I cherish the memories of our time together.
Ali and I wanted you to know that Priscilla, you and all the Deweys and Houghtons are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Peggy Campion
July 10, 2012
Nissy is that rare spirit of light and warmth, genuine and everlasting in its nature, that touched so many of us and will continue to inspire and set an example. I will remember her often and fondly. I join the throngs of friends to send my love to Amo, Kippy and all the family. May her light continue to shine among us all.
July 10, 2012
We are very sorry for your loss. Our prayers for your strength and courage going forward. God Bless all of you.
Blanche Austin-Ames (sister of Carl Austin)
Jim Schuppert
July 10, 2012
Dear Amo, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Priscilla always stood out in a crowd for her warm and caring demeanor. Jim and Sue
Aurora Costello
July 10, 2012
I loved Priscilla and will miss her dearly. All my sympathy and prayers to Amo and the family.
Love,
Roe
Jennifer Murphy
July 10, 2012
Rarely in a lifetime will we know someone so genuinely, intrinsically thoughtful and good. Nissy, you are a beacon and a champion to so many!! We love you and your whole family! Jen
Newton Pendleton
July 10, 2012
My friend Amo,
I`m so sorry about the loss of your wonderful wife. Do savor your pleasant and cherished memories and may she rest in peace.
My very best to you and yours,
Newt
TJ Mathews
July 10, 2012
All of my sympathies to the family and my godfather Amo. I never had the pleasure of meeting her but heard many wonderful things of her efforts to make this a better world. May we all try to follow her example. Peace!
Donald Brill
July 10, 2012
Amo, My prayers are with you and your family...God Bless!
Tanya
July 10, 2012
My condolences to the Houghton/Dewey family. During your time of great grief, may you draw close to God and in turn he will sustain you...Psalms 55:22
David and Ryland Russell
July 10, 2012
She was aways a great lady with our family
mory houghton
July 10, 2012
kind, inclusive, warm and always, always the biggest cheerleader possible, we celebrate her generosity, enthusiasm, loving spirit...and that extraordinary twinkle in her eye. miss you, nissy
Edmund Metzold
July 9, 2012
For someone who I only talked to once or twice, you had a huge impact on my life. Thank you for creating so many places for children and teachers to thrive artistically and to freely be who they are. In my adolescent mind, you were a diety for all you'd done, and dying has just reinforced that for me, because now I see that you're immortal to so many people.
Pam Orr
July 9, 2012
To all the Dewey/Houghton family I send my warmest love and sympathy for the loss I know you are experiencing as that wonderful Nissy has gone on to a sweet and lovely place where her spirit will soar and those who have been waiting for her will be so happy! I have remembered her with great fondness over the years I have been gone from Millis, and my memories are touched with a sense of loss of my own for having missed her great wit, her enthusiasm for so much in life that was beautiful, and her strong desire to improve the lives of people she knew were the left out and forgotten! God bless you all; I wish I could be with you when you celebrate her remarkable life. That will be a grand gathering of wonderful people!
Priscilla Murphy
July 9, 2012
I worked with Talbot Dewey in the early 70's at Carter Rice Paper. He was always so kind to me I shared the name Priscilla with is wife. He spoke of her in glowing tones and his face would light up when he mentioned her name. To the Dewey children you had a great mom and day.
Sincerely,
Priscilla Murphy
Jack Buechner
July 9, 2012
As you are organizing things in the gardens of Heaven look out for one of your greatest admirers. My Nancy loved you and considered you the most wonderful example of the spouse of a politician. Amo is the dearest friend in all my years in politics and I am honored that he allowed the Buechners to share in the love and public service of the Houghton/Deweys. We will miss you Priscilla; truly we will!
Keith Conforti
July 9, 2012
Priscilla, we will miss your bright light and warm spirit in our community. You are an inspiration to all and our family feels privileged to have known you. May God grant you eternal rest and peace.
Rosemary Mahoney
July 9, 2012
Priscilla had a powerfully positive influence on so many people she came in contact with-- not simply in spirit but in deed as well. Her generosity and enthusiasm, love of creativity and good-humor were not only unbounded but absolutely infectious. She had an enormous impact on my life and on my mother's as well. I'm sure I've never known another person with such an outstanding talent for friendship. To say "she won't be forgotten" is a huge understatement. She'll be remembered again and again by hundreds of people, loved, and sorely missed.
July 9, 2012
May the love of those around you, help you through the days ahead. Hold tight to cherished memories.....Lean on friends for support.....And cling to God's word, the Bible, for strength and comfort.
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