TEWKSBURY – Kathleen Marjorie (Gamble) Magliozzi, age 77, a Tewksbury School Bus driver for five decades, died unexpectedly at Boston Medical Center, Thursday evening, July 2, following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William Paul Magliozzi, who died August 31, 2015.
She was born in Cambridge, one of three children of the late Charles and Grace (Barry) Gamble, and had lived in Tewksbury for the past fifty years. Her career as a school bus driver spanned fifty years, and included Paul Bell’s Bus, Blanchard’s Charter, N.J. “Paul” Paul Paris Bus, and lastly Tewksbury Transit, where she not only shuttled children, but ran the Friday “Shopper Bus” for Tewksbury’s Senior and Public Housing communities. She cherished the hundreds of cards, notes, and thank you cards she had received over her long career, from five generations of “her kids.”
She leaves a son, William P. Magliozzi of Tewksbury; a daughter, Paula Magliozzi of Lowell; a grandson, Jeremy Magliozzi, with whom she resided; three granddaughters, Holly Brady of R.I., Brittany Brady of NH, and Kirsten Brady of Amesbury; a beloved sister, Joan P. Preble of Windham, NH; many nieces and nephews; and was predeceased by her daughter, Lisa Magliozzi; son, Michael McMackin; daughter-in-law, Judy Brady; and brother, David Gamble.
At her request funeral services were private.
Memorials to the Tewksbury Community Pantry, 999 Whipple Road, Tewksbury, MA 01876 are encouraged. The Tewksbury Funeral Home is honored to serve the Magliozzi family. visit: tewksburyfuneralhome.com