Ruth Cecilia Landry, 82

CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Ruth Cecilia Landry, beloved wife of the late Lionel Landry, died peacefully Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at her home in Chestertown, with her children present. She was 82.

Mrs. Landry was born Nov. 18, 1925, in Maymyo, Burma.

She was the daughter of the late U. Arthur Kin Maung and Jesse McCrea Kin Maung. Twin brothers, Frank and Peter, followed.

Her father was the chief administrator of the Frontier Service for the British. After World War II, during Burma's process to independence, he was editor for "The Nation," Rangoon's English-speaking daily newspaper.

Mrs. Landry was educated at Saint Philomena's Convent for young ladies in Maymyo.

She aspired to be a doctor but her education was cut short by the war.

At the time she met her husband, she was employed by Steel Brothers and was a news stringer for "The Nation" and a foreign correspondent for "Time" and "Life."

Mr. Landry was posted in Burma as a diplomat for the U.S. Foreign Service.

They were married in 1955 and took a post in Djakarta, Indonesia, during that county's transition from Dutch rule to independence.

At the completion of that posting they moved to Wilton, Conn.

In Wilton, she raised her family and was employed by Books Plus and the Silver Hill Foundation.

In 1985 she and her husband moved to Chestertown.

Mrs. Landry was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

She was a hospice and hospital volunteer and belonged to a ladies club and quilting club. These activities gave way to 18 years of devotion as primary caregiver to her husband.

She is survived by a son, Peter Landry of Barto, Pa.: two daughters, Lisa L. Anderson of Paauilo, Hawaii, and Christine Thevenard of Paia, Hawaii; a brother, Peter Kin Maung of Perth, Australia; and two grandsons, Lu Anderson and Lionel Landry.

A Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, High Street, Chestertown.

Instead of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Habitat for Humanity, 121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709-3498.

Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Road, Chestertown.