Ledyard – Nancy E. Martin, 61, passed away from glioblastoma September 19. Born and raised in Clifton, NJ she resided in Ledyard, CT for the past 20 years and she was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Gales Ferry, CT.
Nancy graduated from Caldwell College, NJ and earned her MBA in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her career in the pharmacy industry took her to many places around the country and the world. For the last 28 years she worked at Pfizer and was a Senior Director in Regulatory Affairs with Pfizer, Inc. Central Research.
The youngest of four children, Nancy worked hard and was kind, generous, funny and brave. She helped care for her ill father while attending college, and shared her own home with her mother many years later. She was very generous with family and friends and to many charitable causes, and loved spoiling her two little dogs. Nancy bravely faced her illness and kept her great sense of humor to her very last days. Being much younger than her brothers and sister she was also a great source of helpful advice to her many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by her parents. Survived by her loving family – sister, Marcella Hall of Santa Cruz, CA, brothers James Martin of Essex Fells, NJ, and Peter Martin of Alameda, CA, nieces Suzanne Pilipski of Caldwell, NJ, and Christine Hall of San Diego, CA, and nephews, David Martin, Morristown, NJ, Michael Martin, Bernardsville, NJ, John Martin, Cave Springs, AR, Thomas Martin, Brooklyn, NY, and Eric Hall, San Diego, CA, as well as ten grandnephews and grandnieces.
The family wishes to sincerely thank her caregiver and so many of her friends who were so supportive during her struggle with glioblastoma.
A funeral mass will be held Monday Sept. 28, 2020 at 11:00a.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Gales Ferry, CT.
In lieu of flowers please consider contributions in Nancy’s memory to Hartford HealthCare at Home Hospice Care (hartfordhealthcareathome.org) or to the charity of your choice.
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