Linda M. Sweeney
...graduate of Hesser College; 51
TEWKSBURY - Linda M. (Skinner) Sweeney, age 51, died peacefully Tuesday morning, June 10, at her home, following a courageous two year battle with breast cancer. She was the wife of Ronald J. Sweeney, with whom she had celebrated a 30th wedding anniversary this past January 21st.
She was born in Lowell on February 4, 1957, a daughter of Margaret (McGarry) Skinner of Tewksbury, and the late Robert Skinner. She was raised in Tewksbury and in 1975, graduated Tewksbury Memorial High School. After raising her family she enrolled at Hesser College, and completed her requirements for a degree as a Medical Assistant in 2007. She graduated with honors, in spite of her battle with breast cancer during her enrollment.
Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by two children, Karen Smart and her husband Carl of Laconia, NH, and Richard Sweeney and his fiancee Donmarie Barradas of Tewksbury; four grandchildren, Cody Smart, Kaitlyn Smart, Kelsea Smart, and Courtney Smart; a sister, Catherine A. Skinner of Tewksbury, her childhood friend, Lynn Graham of Peterborough, NH.
Her Funeral Mass was celebrated Friday, June 13, in St. William's Church, Tewksbury. Memorials to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, 5005 LBJ Fwy., Ste. 250, Dallas, TX 75244 or www.komen.org will be appreciated.