- Date Of Birth: August 30, 1926
- Date Of Death: August 8, 2022
- State: Massachusetts
Born in Spencer, MA she was the daughter of the late Albert F. Alix and Doris C. (Cournoyer) Alix. She was sister to the late Rita Cutter, Gloria Merrick, Lorraine Goldman, and Margaret Perez.
She is survived by her sons, Robert Perry and his wife Ruth of Poultney, VT, Richard Perry of Marlborough, MA, Roger Perry and his wife Maureen of Ayer, MA, and Raymond Perry and his wife Patricia of Bedford, MA and her daughters, Donna Evans of Rehoboth, MA, and Dianne Christie and her husband Michael of Attleboro, MA. She is also survived by 3 grandchildren, Jill (Perry) Balzano and her husband Rico, Gabriella Solares, and John Perry, and 2 great grandchildren, Leo and Julian Balzano. She is also survived by 7 nieces and 5 nephews.
Her life was spent in the pursuit of helping others. As a young woman, she enrolled in nursing school in Boston to start toward that goal. Marriage and raising a family put that career path on hold and the next 30 plus years of her life were spent balancing the various needs of her 6 children.
When her youngest children were entering their teen years, she decided it was time to return to the world of nursing she had left behind all those years earlier. She then started a career as a Certified Nursing Assistant at St. Patrick’s Manor in Framingham, where she was able to administer to the needs of elderly residents. She continued in that role until her retirement 12 years later.
Throughout these years, she continued to be Mom to her 6 children, even as they all reached adulthood. She also spent a significant amount of time helping out with her granddaughter Gabriella. This time spent with her granddaughter renewed her sense of purpose and brought a youthful joy to her life. The two of them shared a special bond for the rest of her life.
In her later years, she enjoyed keeping her mind active by reading, doing crossword puzzles and even taking computer courses at the local senior center. But her favorite thing to do, by far, was to spend time with her family, who remained primarily in the local area.
