DWYER, VIRGINIA EPES – Virginia E. Dwyer, formerly of Somers, NY and Chappaqua, NY, died March 22, 2012, in Port Townsend, WA. She was 83 years old. She is survived by her brother, Travis Epes of Riverdale, NY, and her five children, William Dwyer III of Port Townsend, WA, Moira Dwyer Grainger of Cincinnati, OH, Michael Dwyer of New Castle, CO, Alice Dwyer of Jewett, NY, and Patrick Dwyer of Stamford, CT, as well as 63 nephews and nieces, grandsons, granddaughters, grandnephews and grandnieces, great-grandnephews, great-grandnieces, great-grandsons and a great-granddaughter. She is predeceased by her husband, William J. Dwyer, Jr. of Somers, NY, her sisters, Jacqueline Walsh of Somers, NY and Sarasota, FL, Mary Epes of Somers, NY and her brother, William Epes of Coatesville, PA.
Born September 29, 1928, in New York City, she was the daughter of William Robinson Epes and Alice Regina Madigan Epes of Hartsdale, NY. She attended College of New Rochelle, later transferring to College of Mount Saint Vincent, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts. After graduating, she was employed as an art teacher, commercial artist and later worked for her father in his patent office. She was married to William J. Dwyer, Jr. on April 7, 1951 and served as his devoted spouse, business partner and caretaker for 51 years, working as office manager of William J. Dwyer & Company, a commercial real estate business with offices on Madison Avenue, New York City. Mrs. Dwyer was also a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of New York and worked in residential real estate in Chappaqua, New York.
Foremost in her life and ahead of her professional achievements were Mrs. Dwyer's unrelenting love and commitment to her husband and five children who were the center of her world. She was passionate about art, history, and current events, as well as being a skilled seamstress, carpenter and craftswoman during her life. Her intense interest in literature and genealogy led her to travels in Europe with her sisters Mary Epes and Jacqueline Walsh, where they discovered their earliest proved ancestor Allan Epes, who left a will in Kent, England, dated June 5, 1471.
A Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Chapel at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York on May 10, 2012, where she will be buried beside her late husband, William J. Dwyer, Jr.
Born September 29, 1928, in New York City, she was the daughter of William Robinson Epes and Alice Regina Madigan Epes of Hartsdale, NY. She attended College of New Rochelle, later transferring to College of Mount Saint Vincent, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts. After graduating, she was employed as an art teacher, commercial artist and later worked for her father in his patent office. She was married to William J. Dwyer, Jr. on April 7, 1951 and served as his devoted spouse, business partner and caretaker for 51 years, working as office manager of William J. Dwyer & Company, a commercial real estate business with offices on Madison Avenue, New York City. Mrs. Dwyer was also a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of New York and worked in residential real estate in Chappaqua, New York.
Foremost in her life and ahead of her professional achievements were Mrs. Dwyer's unrelenting love and commitment to her husband and five children who were the center of her world. She was passionate about art, history, and current events, as well as being a skilled seamstress, carpenter and craftswoman during her life. Her intense interest in literature and genealogy led her to travels in Europe with her sisters Mary Epes and Jacqueline Walsh, where they discovered their earliest proved ancestor Allan Epes, who left a will in Kent, England, dated June 5, 1471.
A Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Chapel at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York on May 10, 2012, where she will be buried beside her late husband, William J. Dwyer, Jr.
DWYER, VIRGINIA EPES – Virginia E. Dwyer, formerly of Somers, NY and Chappaqua, NY, died March 22, 2012, in Port Townsend, WA. She was 83 years old. She is survived by her brother, Travis Epes of Riverdale, NY, and her five children, William Dwyer III of Port Townsend, WA, Moira Dwyer Grainger of Cincinnati, OH, Michael Dwyer of New Castle, CO, Alice Dwyer of Jewett, NY, and Patrick Dwyer of Stamford, CT, as well as 63 nephews and nieces, grandsons, granddaughters, grandnephews and grandnieces, great-grandnephews, great-grandnieces, great-grandsons and a great-granddaughter. She is predeceased by her husband, William J. Dwyer, Jr. of Somers, NY, her sisters, Jacqueline Walsh of Somers, NY and Sarasota, FL, Mary Epes of Somers, NY and her brother, William Epes of Coatesville, PA.
Born September 29, 1928, in New York City, she was the daughter of William Robinson Epes and Alice Regina Madigan Epes of Hartsdale, NY. She attended College of New Rochelle, later transferring to College of Mount Saint Vincent, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts. After graduating, she was employed as an art teacher, commercial artist and later worked for her father in his patent office. She was married to William J. Dwyer, Jr. on April 7, 1951 and served as his devoted spouse, business partner and caretaker for 51 years, working as office manager of William J. Dwyer & Company, a commercial real estate business with offices on Madison Avenue, New York City. Mrs. Dwyer was also a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of New York and worked in residential real estate in Chappaqua, New York.
Foremost in her life and ahead of her professional achievements were Mrs. Dwyer's unrelenting love and commitment to her husband and five children who were the center of her world. She was passionate about art, history, and current events, as well as being a skilled seamstress, carpenter and craftswoman during her life. Her intense interest in literature and genealogy led her to travels in Europe with her sisters Mary Epes and Jacqueline Walsh, where they discovered their earliest proved ancestor Allan Epes, who left a will in Kent, England, dated June 5, 1471.
A Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Chapel at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York on May 10, 2012, where she will be buried beside her late husband, William J. Dwyer, Jr.
Born September 29, 1928, in New York City, she was the daughter of William Robinson Epes and Alice Regina Madigan Epes of Hartsdale, NY. She attended College of New Rochelle, later transferring to College of Mount Saint Vincent, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts. After graduating, she was employed as an art teacher, commercial artist and later worked for her father in his patent office. She was married to William J. Dwyer, Jr. on April 7, 1951 and served as his devoted spouse, business partner and caretaker for 51 years, working as office manager of William J. Dwyer & Company, a commercial real estate business with offices on Madison Avenue, New York City. Mrs. Dwyer was also a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of New York and worked in residential real estate in Chappaqua, New York.
Foremost in her life and ahead of her professional achievements were Mrs. Dwyer's unrelenting love and commitment to her husband and five children who were the center of her world. She was passionate about art, history, and current events, as well as being a skilled seamstress, carpenter and craftswoman during her life. Her intense interest in literature and genealogy led her to travels in Europe with her sisters Mary Epes and Jacqueline Walsh, where they discovered their earliest proved ancestor Allan Epes, who left a will in Kent, England, dated June 5, 1471.
A Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Chapel at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York on May 10, 2012, where she will be buried beside her late husband, William J. Dwyer, Jr.
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