Elizabeth Ann Aiello passed peacefully in her sleep on October 16, 2011. Elizabeth was born to Sarah Marie and Edward Maroney in Pittsburgh PA on April 10, 1922. She grew up in "a typical Irish family during the Great Depression." She embraced her Irish Catholic heritage and honored it throughout her life.
Her husband William Peter "Bill" Aiello was the love of her life. They married on June 4, 1947, and arrived in Lamy NM in August, 1949. Elizabeth attended the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) and was awarded the first Birdie Adams scholarship from Delta Kappa Gamma to support her in earning a master's degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe NM. Elizabeth began her teaching career at the White Rock construction camp school. She taught in all of the schools in Los Alamos NM, including the UNM branch college. She received a Fulbright Exchange Fellowship and taught in Bournemouth, England, during 1970. Elizabeth organized the first Women's History Week as an AAUW program. She served two terms as AAUW president, as a Program Coordinator at the State level, and on the Women's Rights Committee at the National level. She was the Director of the Women in Science Re-Entry Program from 1982 to 1989 and was a staff member at the Bradbury Science Museum for over 20 years. She was a New Mexico Teacher of the Year and was included in Time magazine's "80 Women to Watch in the '80's." An AAUW scholarship was named for Elizabeth in 1983.
Elizabeth was a guiding force in the Los Alamos Great Books group and remained active well after her eyesight was compromised by macular degeneration. She was an Ombudsman for the Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and was the vice-president of the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization. She was an editor and publisher of "The Main Gate" for a number of years. Elizabeth was identified as one of Los Alamos' Living Treasures in 2003. She was fond of saying that she felt at home in Los Alamos from the day she arrived.
Elizabeth is survived by her son Dr. Bob Aiello, wife Jenny Aiello, and their children Alli, Ben, Peter, John, and Daniel, of Raleigh NC; and her daughter Beverly Padilla, husband Danny Padilla, and their children Clint, Kyle, and Beth, of Albuquerque NM. Her extended family remains in the Pittsburgh area.
(obituary from Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, Santa Fe NM)
Her husband William Peter "Bill" Aiello was the love of her life. They married on June 4, 1947, and arrived in Lamy NM in August, 1949. Elizabeth attended the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) and was awarded the first Birdie Adams scholarship from Delta Kappa Gamma to support her in earning a master's degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe NM. Elizabeth began her teaching career at the White Rock construction camp school. She taught in all of the schools in Los Alamos NM, including the UNM branch college. She received a Fulbright Exchange Fellowship and taught in Bournemouth, England, during 1970. Elizabeth organized the first Women's History Week as an AAUW program. She served two terms as AAUW president, as a Program Coordinator at the State level, and on the Women's Rights Committee at the National level. She was the Director of the Women in Science Re-Entry Program from 1982 to 1989 and was a staff member at the Bradbury Science Museum for over 20 years. She was a New Mexico Teacher of the Year and was included in Time magazine's "80 Women to Watch in the '80's." An AAUW scholarship was named for Elizabeth in 1983.
Elizabeth was a guiding force in the Los Alamos Great Books group and remained active well after her eyesight was compromised by macular degeneration. She was an Ombudsman for the Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and was the vice-president of the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization. She was an editor and publisher of "The Main Gate" for a number of years. Elizabeth was identified as one of Los Alamos' Living Treasures in 2003. She was fond of saying that she felt at home in Los Alamos from the day she arrived.
Elizabeth is survived by her son Dr. Bob Aiello, wife Jenny Aiello, and their children Alli, Ben, Peter, John, and Daniel, of Raleigh NC; and her daughter Beverly Padilla, husband Danny Padilla, and their children Clint, Kyle, and Beth, of Albuquerque NM. Her extended family remains in the Pittsburgh area.
(obituary from Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, Santa Fe NM)
Elizabeth Ann Aiello passed peacefully in her sleep on October 16, 2011. Elizabeth was born to Sarah Marie and Edward Maroney in Pittsburgh PA on April 10, 1922. She grew up in "a typical Irish family during the Great Depression." She embraced her Irish Catholic heritage and honored it throughout her life.
Her husband William Peter "Bill" Aiello was the love of her life. They married on June 4, 1947, and arrived in Lamy NM in August, 1949. Elizabeth attended the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) and was awarded the first Birdie Adams scholarship from Delta Kappa Gamma to support her in earning a master's degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe NM. Elizabeth began her teaching career at the White Rock construction camp school. She taught in all of the schools in Los Alamos NM, including the UNM branch college. She received a Fulbright Exchange Fellowship and taught in Bournemouth, England, during 1970. Elizabeth organized the first Women's History Week as an AAUW program. She served two terms as AAUW president, as a Program Coordinator at the State level, and on the Women's Rights Committee at the National level. She was the Director of the Women in Science Re-Entry Program from 1982 to 1989 and was a staff member at the Bradbury Science Museum for over 20 years. She was a New Mexico Teacher of the Year and was included in Time magazine's "80 Women to Watch in the '80's." An AAUW scholarship was named for Elizabeth in 1983.
Elizabeth was a guiding force in the Los Alamos Great Books group and remained active well after her eyesight was compromised by macular degeneration. She was an Ombudsman for the Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and was the vice-president of the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization. She was an editor and publisher of "The Main Gate" for a number of years. Elizabeth was identified as one of Los Alamos' Living Treasures in 2003. She was fond of saying that she felt at home in Los Alamos from the day she arrived.
Elizabeth is survived by her son Dr. Bob Aiello, wife Jenny Aiello, and their children Alli, Ben, Peter, John, and Daniel, of Raleigh NC; and her daughter Beverly Padilla, husband Danny Padilla, and their children Clint, Kyle, and Beth, of Albuquerque NM. Her extended family remains in the Pittsburgh area.
(obituary from Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, Santa Fe NM)
Her husband William Peter "Bill" Aiello was the love of her life. They married on June 4, 1947, and arrived in Lamy NM in August, 1949. Elizabeth attended the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) and was awarded the first Birdie Adams scholarship from Delta Kappa Gamma to support her in earning a master's degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe NM. Elizabeth began her teaching career at the White Rock construction camp school. She taught in all of the schools in Los Alamos NM, including the UNM branch college. She received a Fulbright Exchange Fellowship and taught in Bournemouth, England, during 1970. Elizabeth organized the first Women's History Week as an AAUW program. She served two terms as AAUW president, as a Program Coordinator at the State level, and on the Women's Rights Committee at the National level. She was the Director of the Women in Science Re-Entry Program from 1982 to 1989 and was a staff member at the Bradbury Science Museum for over 20 years. She was a New Mexico Teacher of the Year and was included in Time magazine's "80 Women to Watch in the '80's." An AAUW scholarship was named for Elizabeth in 1983.
Elizabeth was a guiding force in the Los Alamos Great Books group and remained active well after her eyesight was compromised by macular degeneration. She was an Ombudsman for the Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and was the vice-president of the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization. She was an editor and publisher of "The Main Gate" for a number of years. Elizabeth was identified as one of Los Alamos' Living Treasures in 2003. She was fond of saying that she felt at home in Los Alamos from the day she arrived.
Elizabeth is survived by her son Dr. Bob Aiello, wife Jenny Aiello, and their children Alli, Ben, Peter, John, and Daniel, of Raleigh NC; and her daughter Beverly Padilla, husband Danny Padilla, and their children Clint, Kyle, and Beth, of Albuquerque NM. Her extended family remains in the Pittsburgh area.
(obituary from Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, Santa Fe NM)
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