Doris Sullivan Pessagno

Pessagno\nDoris Sullivan Pessagno\n \nOf Boynton Beach, FL, age 94, died Thurs, 24 February 2011 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. She was born in Wilderness, VA on 2 Apr 1916, living in Washington, DC and suburban MD before retiring to FL. She was the widow of Charles A. Pessagno, Sr., to whom she had been married for over 50 years. Surviving are her children, Carolyn E. Paul, of Edgewater, MD, Charles A. Pessagno, Jr., of Valley Lee, MD and Thomas N. Pessagno, of Boynton Beach, FL, Seven grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren and her sister, Myrtle S. Pessagno of Temple Hills, MD. A graduate of Eastern High School, she commenced her government career in the DC public library system, she retired from the federal Naval Ship’s Library as a library technician, where she completed a library science curriculum. Memberships included the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Florida Republican Women’s Club. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Doris Sullivan Pessagno please visit our Sympathy Store.