Barbara M. Escott
Former CFO for NATO E3A Program
PELHAM, NH: Barbara M. (Walsh) Escott, age 85, recently of Pelham, NH., formally of Hudson, NH and Tewksbury, MA, passed away at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH on Monday, October 10, 2022.
She was the beloved wife of Norman J. Escott, who passed away in 1998.
Born in Everett on November 29, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Walsh and the late Mary (O’Malley) Walsh.
Barbara graduated from the Immaculate Conception parochial grammar and high school. She later attended the University of Lowell, where she received a B.S. Degree in Finance.
She was employed by the accounting department at Phillips Academy in Andover, the Mitre Corporation in Bedford and the NATO E3A Program at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford until her retirement in 2004.
While living in Tewksbury, Barbara was a communicant and former eucharistic minister at St. William’s Church.
She enjoyed golf, bowling as well as shopping for fine jewelry.
Barbara is the mother of, Kenneth J. Escott and his wife Dorene, of Tewksbury, Glenn G. Escott and his wife Suzan, of Keaau, HI, and Kevin A. Escott and his significant other, Lisa Mitchell, of Pelham, NH, and the late Kelly Ann Escott. She leaves six grandchildren, Megan, Elias, Arial, Aravis, Austin and Daniel: two great grandchildren, Elia and Kahana. Barbara was the sister of Virginia Reardon, of Lady Lake, FL and the late Lawrence, Richard, and Michael Walsh.
Calling hours are Sunday, Oct. 16, from 3-7 p.m. at the Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 16 Lee St., Tewksbury. Her funeral procession will begin on Monday, Oct. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by her Funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. at St. William’s Church, 1351 Main St., Rte. 38, Tewksbury. Interment at St. Mary Cemetery, Tewksbury. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.