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In May 2013, Dorothy Bent Pye of Winchester, MA, and formerly of Leominster, MA, celebrated her 100th birthday with multiple parties with family and friends from around the world. Still in good health and spirits, on January 3, 2014, she died peacefully at home with her family. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Kathryn Cullen Bent of Dorchester, MA; the widow of William A. Pye, of Leominster, MA, to whom she was married for 60 years; and the mother of Rosemary Pye of Winchester, MA. In addition to Rosemary, cousins Bill and Doris Carlson of Alexandria, VA, and their family, and her brother-in-law James Pye of Sarasota, FL, and his family, survive her. Her extended family includes the families of Patricia Biery of Leominster, MA; Jack and Jeanette Biery of Lunenburg, MA; Janet Foss DeLuca of Holden, MA; Karnthana Isarasena of Bangkok, Thailand; Sergio and Yvonne Allendes of Leominster; Robert Thomas of Leominster; Kathleen Lestition of Arlington; and her devoted aides from Clark Care.
Dorothy lived in Leominster for 53 years. Originally from Boston, after marrying Bill, Dorothy lived in many parts of the U.S. and the world. During World War II, Bill Pye was in OSS (the precursor of the CIA) and led a group of Free Thais, training them to work with the resistance to Japanese occupation in Thailand. In the 1950s, Bill, Rosemary, and Dorothy lived in Thailand for two years, while Bill worked with the CIA. In 1957, Bill returned to the U.S. to allow Dorothy to care for her father after her mother's death. Bill and Dorothy bought the Western Auto Store in Leominster and worked there until 1964, when Dorothy's father died. Bill went to Vietnam with the Agency for International Development for two years and Dorothy returned to Bangkok to support him. They returned to Leominster in 1966, while Bill worked in the plastics industry as a co-owner of Amarin and then Pyrotex and then in real estate until his death in 1999. In the 70s, Dorothy and Bill spent a few months in Ecuador, where Bill worked as a volunteer for the International Executive Service Corps. In Leominster, Dorothy was a volunteer at Leominster Hospital and active in the Fortnightly Club. She joined Bill in activities of the Society of Plastic Engineers, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary, Leominster Library, the Plastics Museum, the Historical Society, and the Association of the U.S. Army. In 2010, Dorothy moved to The Gables, assisted living in Winchester, to be close to Rosemary. After breaking her leg in 2011, she was assisted by her devoted aides from Clark Care. She developed her extended family and many admirers because of her strength of character, sound judgment, intelligence, sense of humor, generosity of spirit, and talent for bonding with other good people.
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Mary's Church, 155 Washington St., Winchester, on Saturday, January 11, at 11:00 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Burial is private. Memorial donations may be made to North American Thrombosis Forum, 348 Boylston St. Brookline, MA 02448 or the charity of your choice.
Dorothy lived in Leominster for 53 years. Originally from Boston, after marrying Bill, Dorothy lived in many parts of the U.S. and the world. During World War II, Bill Pye was in OSS (the precursor of the CIA) and led a group of Free Thais, training them to work with the resistance to Japanese occupation in Thailand. In the 1950s, Bill, Rosemary, and Dorothy lived in Thailand for two years, while Bill worked with the CIA. In 1957, Bill returned to the U.S. to allow Dorothy to care for her father after her mother's death. Bill and Dorothy bought the Western Auto Store in Leominster and worked there until 1964, when Dorothy's father died. Bill went to Vietnam with the Agency for International Development for two years and Dorothy returned to Bangkok to support him. They returned to Leominster in 1966, while Bill worked in the plastics industry as a co-owner of Amarin and then Pyrotex and then in real estate until his death in 1999. In the 70s, Dorothy and Bill spent a few months in Ecuador, where Bill worked as a volunteer for the International Executive Service Corps. In Leominster, Dorothy was a volunteer at Leominster Hospital and active in the Fortnightly Club. She joined Bill in activities of the Society of Plastic Engineers, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary, Leominster Library, the Plastics Museum, the Historical Society, and the Association of the U.S. Army. In 2010, Dorothy moved to The Gables, assisted living in Winchester, to be close to Rosemary. After breaking her leg in 2011, she was assisted by her devoted aides from Clark Care. She developed her extended family and many admirers because of her strength of character, sound judgment, intelligence, sense of humor, generosity of spirit, and talent for bonding with other good people.
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Mary's Church, 155 Washington St., Winchester, on Saturday, January 11, at 11:00 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Burial is private. Memorial donations may be made to North American Thrombosis Forum, 348 Boylston St. Brookline, MA 02448 or the charity of your choice.
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