Margaret Landy Pritchard

Margaret Landy Pritchard, 85 years young, of Atlanta, Georgia died March 12th, 2015. She was born on April 20th, 1929 in Cheesemont, County Tipperary, Ireland to parents John and Alice Landy. Her siblings were Honor Landy, Mary Kinsella and Richard Landy. She was educated at The Good Shepherd Convent in Waterford, Ireland. After graduating, Margaret worked as a nanny for the Comerford Family in Grangemockler to help pay for her passage to England where she studied at The Loughborough School of Nursing and became a RN. Soon after, Margaret married Paul Derek Pritchard in Leicester, England. Margaret was employed as a RN by hospitals in Ireland, England and US. She retired from nursing at North Georgia Medical Center of Gwinnett in 1994. Margaret lived in many places including Dublin, Ireland; Beverly, Bridlington, and Botley, England; Glen Cove, New York; as well as Gainesville, Sugar Hill and Atlanta, Georgia. Margaret frequented the theater, symphony, and ballet. She enjoyed traveling, sailing, gardening and needlepoint. In 2004, Margaret received Women of the Year from Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Buford, Georgia. More recently, Margaret was an active and contributing parishioner at the Cathedral of Christ the King. She was honorary ambassador to Angels on Earth in support of Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Hospital. Margaret is survived by her son, David Pritchard; and daughters, Jillian Pritchard Cooke and Michele Beardsley (Mimi); brother, Richard Landy; and her grandchildren , “The Loves Of Her Life”, Taylor Pritchard, Grace Pritchard, Caillin Cooke, Maggie Beardsley and Ryan Beardsley. She will join her husband Paul and son Beaufort in Heaven. A mass and reception celebrating the life of Margaret Pritchard will be held at The Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta on March 20, 2015 at 10:30 in the morning. Interment will be at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in Gainesville at 2:30 in the afternoon. Margaret worked many years with St. Vincent de Paul, which whom the family would like her life honored through a donation in lieu of flowers. Margaret never met a stranger and she greeted everyday with a smile on her face and pure love in her heart.