Mary Louise Devlin Conway, 88, formerly of East Orleans, MA, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2019. She was born on September 8, 1930, raised in Abington, MA and a proud 1952 graduate of Emmanuel College.
Mary Lou was a loving wife of 54 years to the late Joseph P. Conway and devoted mother to their four children, Elizabeth West, Anne Gamble, Ellen Macleish and John Conway. She was an energetic, generous and caring grandmother to Angus and Camilla West, John, Alex and Lucy Gamble, Ramsay, Cameron and Sionna Macleish, William and Thomas Conway, Abigail Conway Malins, and great grandmother to Lucas Malins. Also, she is survived by her little brother, Richard Devlin.
Mary Lou will be remembered for her devotion to her family, competitive spirit and love of life. She enjoyed tennis, Cape Cod beaches and her miniature schnauzers. Among her numerous accomplishments, Mary Lou was a professional tennis umpire, earned a M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Norwich University, VT and authored a book of short stories. Passionate about literature and live theatre, she served for many years as Staff Writer for the Volunteer News Publication of the New York Public Library and on the Board of the Cape Rep Theatre of Brewster, MA. She will be missed dearly by all that knew her.
Friends and relatives are invited to celebrate Mary Lou’s life with her children from 10:00 to 12:00 a.m. Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the Nickerson Funeral Home, 87 Crowell Road, Chatham. Following the visiting hours, her relatives are invited to a private Burial service in Orleans, Cemetery.
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