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"Born on Aug. 28, 1942, in Takoma Park, MD to John Francis Lanham, a Federal Government employee, and Margaret Gertrude Lanham, a homemaker who grew up in nearby Georgetown, DC; Margaret Jean Beaudry was a devoted mother and grandmother and a loyal friend whom her family remembers for her cheerful disposition. Jean grew up in Anacostia and, later, in Suitland, MD, graduating from Suitland High School in 1961. Jean went on to earn an R.N. in nursing at Lucy Webb Hayes School of Nursing in the District. She met her future husband Norman Beaudry, a biochemist, while working at various hospitals in the DC area, including Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring; they were married on April 1, 1963 at Christ Episcopal Church in Rockville, MD. After leaving the nursing profession in the mid-1970s, Jean worked for the Northern Virginia biochemical company Covance Laboratories until her retirement in 2008. Jean was devoted to many enriching hobbies and pursuits throughout her life. She was an avid gardener and an active member of the American Rhododendron Society for many years, serving as its national secretary and, with husband Norman, receiving the ARS’s Silver Medal Award for lifetime achievement.  She also was an accomplished weaver, spinning and dyeing her own wool, and serving in local weaving organizations including Potomac (MD) Fiber Arts Guild and the annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Over the years, Jean wove many wonderful creations including the canopy for her son’s wedding, handwoven blankets for each of her four grandchildren, and the many spectacular colored towels adorning her kitchen. Over the years, Jean and her husband created a showplace of their Bethesda garden, which every spring pops with the flowers and foliage of various rhododendrons, azaleas, native plants, conifers and other ornamental shrubs, tastefully landscaped within the climax deciduous forest where it is sited. Jean delighted in her family, including husband Norman; son Jeffery (Margaret) of Laurel, MD; daughter Lara Byer (Peter) of Arlington, VA; and four grandchildren, Jens, Isabel, Liliana and Lucas; all these people survive her. She is also survived by a sister in Asheville, NC. Funeral arrangements will be handled by Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home in Bethesda, MD; the family has elected cremation according to Jean’s wishes. A celebration of life will take place at a later date, to be announced. The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of donations to the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD (tel. 410-328-7609). "
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