Obituary of Jacqueline Shea

Shea, Jacqueline (Kress) of Duxbury, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on January 14. Jackie was the beloved wife of Joe, mother of David and his wife Kathleen of Pembroke, Susan and her partner Nicci Meadow of Norwell and Andrew of Duxbury. Also survived by parents Elizabeth and Robert Traynor of Pembroke and brothers Patrick Traynor of Marshfield and James Traynor of Pembroke, Aunt Jeanne Sewall of Bath, Maine, Uncle Albert Ewart of Norwell, and her grandchildren Ryan and Christopher Shea and Hayden Shea-Meadow. She was a poet, artist, grandmother and sharp-shooter who began her professional life after graduating from the Pierce School by working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon where she enjoyed using her Top-Secret clearance to track her fiancé’s whereabouts in the Pacific Theater during the Cold War. In addition to being a talented homemaker, Jackie enjoyed numerous artisitic pursuits including heraldry and calligraphy. Arrangements by Shepherd Funeral Home, Kingston burial will be private. Donations can be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, in Memory of Jacqueline Shea for Ovarian Cancer Research and Treatment, 10 Brookline Place West 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226