Wendolyn Laviscount Love 79, passed away suddenly on February 2, 2004 at the Mt. Auburn Hospital. Wendolyn was one of four children, the eldest, born to the late Leafy (Giles) and the late Samuel Leroy Laviscount Sr. Wendolyn was born in Detroit Michigan on June 27, 1924 and moved to Boston with her family by the first Sunday in October 1929. Wendolyn, better known as Wendy, was five years old, her sister Merle was 3 years old and sister Vera was 2 years old (Stairs-Step’s girls). Before Rev. Laviscount could start his busy schedule he had to comb three girls heads because he could do so gently while his wife would bring tears to those girls.Her father was called to pastor in Roxbury, MA at the St. Mark Congregational Church by the suggestion of brothers Richard and Reinhardt Neibur. Under Rev. Laviscount’s leadership, St. Mark grew to be one of the leading African- American congregations. Wendolyn flourished as a member of a progressive congregation and under the teachings of her father. Wendolyn was educated in the Boston Public Schools and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School. After high school, she attended business school and first as a dental assistant of Dr. McDonald DDS’s office at 416 Boylston Street until Dr. McDonald’s retirement. She then returned to business and worked as a bookkeeper. In 1962 she formed LaViscount Enterprises, a bookkeeping service. Her business flourished and acquired an impressive roster of clients including, the Addelco Corporation of Needham Ma, the Fenton Shoe Company of Cambridge MA, the John J. Roache Company of Newton Centre, Colonial Motors of West Concord MA, the Arabian Horse Inn of Sudbury MA and Project Manna of the Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Howard A. McLendon, Pastor.She retired in 1986 at the age of 62, however, after two weeks of retirement she returned to bookkeeping, which was her “lifeline.” Her mother Leafy was a bookkeeper until she married”. From that time until her death she continued to do bookkeeping. She was also an artist who sketched and oil painted. As a young woman, she was a member of the St. Mark Sidewalk PLAYERS who produced the works of the late black playwright Ralf Coleman. A close family friend recently said this about Wendolyn. “Wendy’s first impression could be that of a spirit as blithe as Lucille Ball”, but once knowing her she was giving, loving, compassionate and possessed an amazing intellect. Her humor and deep faith leaves a deep impression among those of us who knew and loved her. Another friend recently said, “Wendolyn has a heart of gold”. Wendloyn was the mother of six children, one of whom predeceased her, Robert L. Love and leaves to celebrate her life her surviving children: Edward Charles Williams III, Rev Wendy Lynne Williams, William M. Love Jr. all of Newton, Christopher “TJ” Love and his wife Rose of Marlboro, and Marie A. Love also of Newton. Three grandchildren : Lisa “Burgess” Joyner, Candace M. DeWolf and Lily Rose Love and two great grandchildren a boy and a girl. Many friends, nieces, nephews and cousins from New Jersey, California, Queens NY, Brockton MA, Martha’s Vineyard and Bermuda also survive her. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday February 9th at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 297 Lowell Avenue Newton at 11:00. Visiting hours at the Eaton & Mackay Funeral Home 465 Centre St. Newton Corner on Sunday from 3-7 PM. Interment Newton Cemetery. All donations in Wendolyn’s memory may be made to St. Mark Congregational Church UCC 200 Townsend St. Roxbury