Linda Deuble Lippincott

John

Weston, MA  02493


1954

Linda lives at 197 West Lorain St. She is known as Linda. Her favorite subjects are writing and art. For recreation she likes baseball, tennis and swimming. Her hobby is drawing and she would like to be an artist. ...Peggy Habecker

1975

Linda and her husband John have 2 children; Thomas Haines and Laurie Ann. As a family we do a great deal of skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. John and I also enjoy tennis and gardening (both flower and vegetable). John is a Lending Officer at Massachusetts Mutual Live Insurance Co. He also serves on several Community Boards of Directors. I am presently the president of the Board of Managers of the Springfield Day Nursery Corporation – a corporation with ¾ million dollar budget running seven day car centers in the inner city of Springfield. It’s been a really interesting and challenging experience.

2000

The last time I had to write an autobiography was in High School. I guess it's fitting that my high school is "forcing" me to write another now. (At least it won't be graded!) So...

After graduation I attended Ohio Wesleyan University where I majored in Psychology and Elementary Ed.

There I made the best decision of my life, which was to marry my husband, John Lippincott who was in the class ahead of me. We were married the summer of '64 then moved to Philadelphia where I taught third graders while John completed his MBA at Wharton. From Philly we moved to Wilbraham, MA and from then on we seemed to continue yo-yoing between Philly and the Northeast following job opportunities in corporate investments - living in Valley Forge, PA, then Simsbury, CT, then Gladywne, PA, and now for the last 2 years outside of Boston. During those years I was a teacher, an office manager, the board Chairman of a large social agency, and an advertising manager - but mainly a wife and a mother.

Of all the things we have accomplished, I am most proud of my children and the fine adults and fabulous parents they have become. What a joy to no longer be "the warden" or "the boss" and to become friends with ones kids. Our two children are married - Tom (33) has 2 daughters- 3 and 4 ½ and Laurie (30) has a daughter 2 ½. Isn't it great to be grandparents?!

Interests: Gardening (including growing orchids), biking, golf, downhill skiing, reading and painting. Favorite trips: 6 day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon & biking in France.

Future: John will retire in about 4 years. We plan to stay here in the Boston area where we're less than 2 hrs. from our kids and grandchildren and 2 hrs. from our 2nd home in Wellfleetl, Cape Cod. Hope to still be skiing at 70 when the lift tickets are free.

2006

6 March 2006
Linda D. Lippincott 63, of Weston, deid peacefully at home on March 6 after a five year battle with breast cancer. Linda's family, friends, and community will always remember her for her generosity, wisdom, and laughter. She was the dedicated, supportive wife of John Lippincott, whom she married in 1964, and the best-ever mother to her two children and their families. Always active and athletic, Linda enjoyed a wide range of interests, including working as a literacy volunteer, participating in book groups & garden clubs, biking, hiking, golfing, and skiing. Linda grew up in Oberlin, OH, and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. She is survived by her husband John; her son, Tom, his wife Anne, and granddaughters Sarah and Emily of Southington, CT; her daughter, Laurie Dupree, her husband Rick, and granddaughters Natalie, Samantha, and Monique of Simsbury, CT; her sisters, Diane Lederer and Sally Sisco and her brother Dick Deuble. There will be a Memorial Service to celebrate her life at the First Parish Church of Weston at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 18. In lieu of flowers contributions in her name may be made to Dr. Eric Winer, Breast Cancer Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place, Brookline MA 02445; or to any charity of your choice. George F. Doherty & Sons Wellesley 781-235-4100 The Boston Globe, Boston, Mass., Thurs., March 9, 2006, p. A22.

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