Sandra Keery Russell - Of Wellesley Hills and Sagamore Beach passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
Born on May 5, 1956, Sandra grew up in Weston. She graduated from the Katherine Gibbs School in 1975 and had a successful career as a legal secretary at the firm of Palmer and Dodge in Boston. In 1984 she married Gordon C. Russell and moved to Wellesley Hills where she and her husband raised their two children. Sandra was an active member of the Wellesley community and specifically of the St. John’s School where she spearheaded fundraising events and was most proud of being a dedicated ‘pizza mom’.
Sandra and her family summered on Nantucket where in 1997 Sandra and her husband founded in the pink, the first Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store. Sandra embodied the spirit of the happy, fun and carefree lifestyle this brand represents. Her efforts led to the expansion from the original Nantucket location to the current eight stores in Massachusetts.
Sandra is survived by her loving husband Gordon C. Russell of Wellesley Hills, their beloved children Gordon B. “Buck” Russell and Jonathan M. Russell, her mother Constance F. Keery of Plymouth and St. Croix, her siblings Lynne K. Ellis and her husband Keith of Sagamore Beach, Thomas R. Keery, II and his wife Laura of Weston, David G. Keery and his wife Nina of Newburyport and Scott E. Keery of Kingston, her brothers in-law Benjamin W. Russell of Newburyport and Winfield P. Russell and his wife Elizabeth of Rowayton, CT. Sandra is also survived by 15 nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly. Sandra was predeceased by her father Thomas D. Keery.
Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St., (Rt.16) Wellesley, Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 9:30 AM. Funeral mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, Wellesley Hills, at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends kindly invited.
Visiting hours Monday 4-8 PM.
Private interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley.
Donations in Sandra’s memory may be made to MitoAction, 14 Pembroke Street Medford, MA 02155-4827 or online at www.mitoaction.org.