Norma A (Guglielmetti) Gallagher of Simsbury, CT passed on January 13 in Belmont, Massachusetts. She was born May 20, 1939 in Providence, RI. She resided in Boston, Somerville, and Franklin MA before moving to Simsbury in 1976. She is survived by: son Kevin P. Gallagher of Belmont, MA, his wife Kelly Sims Gallagher, two grandchildren, Theo and Estelle Gallagher; daughter Betsey L. Gallagher of Brooklyn, NY; and brother Richard Guglielmetti and his wife Elayne, of Simsbury. Her husband, Robert P. Gallagher, whom she married in 1963 passed in 2006.

Mrs. Gallagher taught chemistry at East Catholic High School (Manchester) and Wethersfield High School. She also taught science at St Gabriel’s School (Windsor) and St. Mary’s School (Simsbury). In 2005, Gallagher won the US Presidential Scholars Program award in recognition for her teaching. She graduated from Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, received an MA from Boston State College, and a post graduate degree at Central Connecticut State University. While in MA, Gallagher was active in both the Cambridge and Franklin chapters of The League of Women Voters, and helped found the Somerville chapter. Mrs. Gallagher was a longtime communicant of St Mary’s Parish in Simsbury.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, services will be private, but a larger memorial service will be in May. Those who wish to celebrate her life remotely may watch a livestream of her Mass at 11AM on Thursday, January 20th by clicking the link in her Book of Memories at www.vincentfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, donations in her honor can be made to the Joseph and Marilyn Gabriele Scholarship Fund, St. Mary’s Parish, Simsbury:

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