Dorothy F. "Dot" (Shannon) Walsh, a longtime resident of Charlestown and a former 46 year resident of Medford, entered into eternal life at her home in Charlestown on Friday, July 5, 2013 following an extended illness.
Dot was born in Boston on February 21, 1916, a daughter of the late Thomas Shannon and Catherine (Gallagher) Shannon. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended St. Mary's Parochial School and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1934. She also attended Carrols School for the Blind in Watertown. Dot was a dedicated mother, a devoted friend, and a zealous disciple of Jesus on earth. She was a member of The Old Charlestown Schoolgirls Association, "Happy Eight", The Mothers Club of St. Catherine of Sienna, Malden Support Group for the Blind, Riverside Towers Club and The High Rise Club. She was a former employee of Boston ATT and The Medford Public Library.
Dot is the wife of the late John F. Walsh. She is the devoted mother of Jack Walsh of Newbury, Diane Espindle and her husband David of Martha's Vineyard and the late Dorothy Colclough. She is the proud grandmother of Steven Trussell, Kara Espindle Wood, Skye Colclough, Mark Colclough, Amy Espindle Ignatowicz, Jesse Gallagher, Shannon Walsh, Max Espindle Kohistani and David Bryan Espindle. She is the great-grandmother to Shane, Ryan, and Dylan Douglas, Brandon and Adam Ignatowicz and Alexander Wood. She is the loving sister of Bernadette Gillespie Toomey of Squantum, and the late Catherine Shannon Hughes, Anne Shannon, Mae Shannon Devine, Thomas Shannon, Margaret Gillespie and Joseph Gillespie. She is the devoted Godmother to Noreen McGee of Malden. She is the proud aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Dot's Funeral on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 9 A.M. from The Carr Funeral Home, 220 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown followed by her Funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church, 55 Warren St. Charlestown at 10 A.M. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden. Visiting hours will be on Monday, July 8, 2013 from 4 to 8 P.M. in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make a memorial donation in Dot's name to Perkins Braille and Talking Books Library, 175 Beacon St. Watertown, Mass. 02472, Global Catholic Network EWTN, 5817 Leeds Road, Irondale, Arizona 35210-2124, Zelma Lacey House, 9 West School St. Charlestown, Mass. 02129 or VNA Hospice, 100 Trade Center, G 500, Woburn, Mass. 01801.