Elizabeth Dresser
October 16, 1928 ~ September 8, 2012 (age 83) 83 Years OldShare using:
Elizabeth (“Betty”) Boyd Dresser, 83, of Branford, and formerly Stamford, CT, died peacefully with her family at her side at Connecticut Hospice on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Betty was born in New Haven on October 16, 1928, the only child of Violet Dawson Boyd and William Henry Boyd. She attended Hillhouse High School and Boston University. She had retired from Pitney Bowes Credit Corp.
Betty is survived by her daughters; Deborah D. Greco and her husband, Antonio, of Guilford and Sarah D. O’Brien and her husband, Tom of Richmond, VA. She is also survived by her two beloved grandsons, William and Michael, of whom she was immensely proud, and her extended family, Casey, Betsy and Charlie O’Brien.
Betty was a loving mother and proud grandmother and a devoted daughter to her own mother for whom she tended to through a similar journey. She was a woman who truly lived her values. She was a committed Democrat who volunteered and donated to many causes and charities. She loved to write, especially poetry. She was a gardener, a quilter, a baker. She played piano, and was an avid reader. She read the New York Times every day for 50 years. She was intellectually curious and never stopped learning, continuing to take classes late in life. She loved to travel. Her fondest memories were of her first trip, on the Queen Mary in 1948 to visit her family in Scotland, and the many trips over the years all over the country as well as Europe.
Betty had many friends all over the country and abroad. She will be remembered as a thoughtful, loyal and caring friend, and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Betty lived a full and enriched life. She lived her last years with her family and despite her failing health, enjoyed being a part of her grandsons’ daily lives.
Her family mourns her loss.
A funeral is planned for Monday, September 17 at Christ Episcopal Church on the Green in Guilford where she was a member. Interment will be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Stamford, where she was a former Rector’s wife and then a member for many years. Donations to honor her memory may be made to Connecticut Hospice or Christ Episcopal Church on the Green in Guilford, where she and others received loving pastoral care.