EAST LYME – Donna Lou Wood Byrne, beloved sister, wife, grandmother, aunt, niece, friend, teacher, colleague and all-around wonderful person, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 26. She leaves her family and wide circle of friends shocked and grieving at her sudden departure from this life.
… She taught physical education to generations of students in Old Saybrook schools for 39 years where she was greatly admired by her students, parents, fellow faculty and administrators … She … declined nominations for state teacher of the year many times …
Donna met her husband Mick in college, they married in 1977, bought a home in Old Lyme and raised two daughters there. After their high school graduations, they found their dream home on Pattagansett Lake in East Lyme and have lived there for the past 20 years …
In addition to her husband, Donna is survived by her daughter Jacqueline Bressan, her husband Mike and son Reilly, her daughter Marianne Greenwood, her husband Eric and their children Charlotte and Robert, her brother Steve and his wife Carol and her brother David, his wife Alison, and their daughters Samantha, Hayley and Madeline …
The family plans to have a memorial service at the Old Lyme Congregational Church on Saturday, November 2, at 2:30pm followed by a reception in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her honor to the Pattagansett Lake Association, (a 501-3c, P.O. Box 433, East Lyme, 06333), or the charity of your choice …
Visit this link to read the full obituary published on the Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral Home website.