Avis de décès de Margaret-Lee Kiely

KIELY Margaret Lee (Hughes) Kiely, 98, of Woodside, California died peacefully at home, on December 3, 2008. She was born May 7, 1910 in Spokane, Washington, and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. Her parents were Marguerite Sneed Hughes and Fred Lee Hughes. She was the eldest of four daughters. She majored in English literature at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee and then returned to Jacksonville to teach English literature at her alma mater, Robert E. Lee High School. She was a stellar teacher who knew how to share with her students, and later her children, her life-long passion for words, writing, and literature. On January 20, 1940, she married John Kiely of Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, they moved to Southern California, where John, an engineer, built Liberty and Victory ships for Calship. After the war, John continued to work for Bechtel Corporation, based in San Francisco. In 1952, the family moved to Woodside, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Margaret Lee raised an active family, surrounding her husband, their children, and their friends, with her lively warmth and Southern hospitality. She traveled the world over with John on Bechtel business. But they also shared a love for adventure that led them to far places. They hiked to the base camp of Mount Everest, fished the rivers of Iceland and New Zealand and backpacked in the Sierras. Margaret Lee was an active member of the Woodside-Atherton Garden Club and authored two books, as well as short stories and articles for local papers. She devoted many years of service to the Woodside Priory School and Padua Kitchen in Menlo Park, California. Margaret Lee was a Dame of Malta. She lived a vigorous, joyful and giving life. She is survived by five children: John R. Kiely III of Dundee, MI. (wife Pam Oatis and sons Joss and Broer); Peggy Harris of Cornelius, OR (husband Lawrence W. Harris III, sons Wil, John and Aubrey; daughter Margaret Jane); Michael H. Kiely of Spring Valley, N.Y. (wife Maria; daughters Inmay and Kotun; son Yung); Kathryn K. Felix of Woodside, CA. (husband Samuel P. Felix III; daughters MacLean Knapp and Gaelyn Kelly; sons Bo and Kyle); and Sr. Maria Kiely, O.S.B. of Washington D.C. She is also survived by 10 great grandchildren, and by two sisters Mrs. George (Emily) Taber of Glen St. Mary, FL. and Mrs. George (Mary Jane) Harper of Tallahassee, FL. Family and friends are invited to a Funeral Mass Friday, December 19, 2008 at 12:00PM at the Woodside Priory, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley, CA. A committal service will follow at Holy Cross in Menlo Park. Evening service Thursday, December 18th at 7:00PM at the Woodside Priory. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests remembrances to the Woodside Priory, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley, CA. 94028 or Padua Dining Room, St. Anthony Church, 3500 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, CA. 94025. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com