East Dennis:  Dr. Therese J. (Conlon) D’Abre, born July 5, 1928 in Tewksbury, MA died peacefully after a short illness on December 5, 2017 at the Hope Hospice McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, MA.
 
Therese was predeceased by her husband, Edgar R. D’Abre and her brother, Thomas P. Conlon.  She leaves a sister, Maureen (Conlon) Pierce of ME, daughters, Kathleen D’Abre of NH and Lisa D’Abre of East Dennis and her son, Edgar D’Abre of CO.  She will be lovingly remembered by grandchildren, Rachael, Warren, William and Jack. Her later years were spent independently and with dignity because of the compassionate care of friend, Mardelle Lima, of Dennis.
 
Dr. D’Abre began her professional career in 1961 as a classroom teacher in the Dennis Schools and spent 32 years in various capacities, retiring in 1993 as the Director of Instruction for the D-Y Regional School District.  She earned her Doctorate of Education from Boston University in 1981.  She also served as Instructor in Education at Wheelock College, Adjunct Professor at Worcester, Bridgewater and Salem State Colleges as well as Consulting Educator for Harcourt, Brace, Javanovich Publishers.  She was the recipient of many local, state and national professional awards.  She enjoyed traveling throughout the U.S., Europe, U.K., Asia and the Middle East.
 
Services will be private.  Anyone wishing to honor her memory with a donation may direct it to the Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center St., P. O. Box 782, East Dennis, MA 02641.
        
 

Ed...My sincere condolences to you and your family on the death of your mother. Therese vey kind to me and was instrumental in my success in the D-Y School District. I enjoyed and respected her guidance and expertise. I appreciated the time she took out of her busy schedule to sit with me and discuss educational programs and advances. She was a very special person.