LYNN — Patricia E. (Wing) Baird, age 74, of Lynn, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at the Lynn Home for Elderly Persons, surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. She was the wife of the late John A. Baird.
Born in Lynn on Jan. 9, 1942, Patty was raised in Lynn, attended Lynn Public Schools and graduated from Lynn English High, Class of 1959.
Following graduation, she started working at John Hancock. She later joined Schwartz & Benjamin as a billing clerk, where she worked for many years. Patty also worked at Graf Euro Sport and Lawrence Manor Nursing Home until her retirement.
Patty was an active member of Maple Street United Methodist Church for many years. She was a member of the choir and a Sunday school teacher there. At Grace United Methodist Church, she was active with the Women’s Group, the Clothes Closet and sang in the choir. She loved to travel with her husband John, enjoying their many trips to anywhere with sandy beaches and palm trees. Patty loved her cats and was an avid shopper. She loved to bowl and was a member of the bowling league at Metro Bowl. There was nothing Patty enjoyed more than spending time with her loving and devoted daughters.
She will be remembered lovingly for her kindness for others and missed by those privileged to know her. The family would like to thank the staff at Lynn Home for Elderly Persons for the exceptional and compassionate care they provided.
Patty is survived by her four daughters, Christine Baird-Drillis of Lynn, Jennifer Allen and her husband Christopher of Tyngsboro, Carrie Baird and Roger Waitt of Lynn and Tracie Pomroy and her husband Mark of Lynn; her three grandchildren, Mark Jr., Tyler and Kayla Drillis; her sister, Betty Ingram, and nephew Scott Ingram.
Service information: Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 at 10 a.m. in them SOLIMINE Funeral Home, 426 Broadway (Route 129), Lynn. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Visiting hours will be on Monday from 4-8 p.m. Donations in Patty’s memory may be made to Lynn Home for Elderly Persons, Activities Fund, 1 Atlantic Terrace, Lynn, MA 01902 or Alzheimer’s Association, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472 or at www.alz.org.?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Directions and guestbook at Solimine.com.