Ann D. Luby

Ann Dully Luby, 73, of West Hartford, wife of William J. Luby, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at St. Mary Home after a long battle with leukemia. Born on May 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Monica Cooney Dully. She was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy, where she was valedictorian of her class, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the College of New Rochelle in New York. A former math teacher at Hartford Public High School, Ann also tutored many students in the Hartford area. After twelve years as a stay-at-home mom, she embarked on a new career in freelance writing, which led to her subsequent positions as publications director for Association Resources for eight years, director of peer review services at Hartford County Medical Association for nine years, and program coordinator for the Physician Health Program at the Connecticut State Medical Society for six years. After her retirement in 2002, Ann volunteered as a patient representative at St. Francis Hospital and as an assistant at The American Catholic in Farmington. In her leisure time, she enjoyed gardening, music, cooking, photography, knitting, reading, and puzzles. Ann was a communicant of the Church of St. Timothy, where over the years she served as a teacher and co-director of religious education, editor of The Evangelizer, member of the Parish Council, Chair of the Evangelization Committee, Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, and leader of a Small Christian Community. She was a member of the Suburban Women?s Club, the St.Timothy?s Women?s Club, St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary, the Guild of St. Agnes, the Musical Club of Hartford, the Hartford Piano Society and the American Theatre Organ society. Besides her husband, she is survived by her son William Luby and his wife Deborah of Tiburon, California; her brother Frank Dully Jr., M.D, and his wife Becky of Monroe, North Carolina; her sister Jean Kamer and her husband John of Old Saybrook; her sister Joan Graf of Niantic, and her brother Robert Dully and his wife Sally of Huntington, Connecticut. Ann was predeceased by three infant children: Charles, Richard, and Mary Elizabeth Luby. She leaves many nephews and nieces, of special note Robert Dully and his family of Avon, and 36 grandnephews and grandnieces. Ann?s family would like to specially thank Rev. Henry Cody, St. Francis Hospital, and St. Mary Home for their care and many kindnesses during Ann?s illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 29 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of St. Timothy, 1116 North Main St. West Hartford. Burial will follow in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery. Friends may call at the CHURCH on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. and the morning of the funeral beginning at 9a.m. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her name may be made to Birthright of Greater Hartford, 914 Main Street, East Hartford, CT 06108; the Church of St. Timothy, 1116 North Main St., West Hartford, CT 06117 or the Leukemia Society, 300 Research Parkway, Suite 310, Meriden, CT 06450.

Ann D. Luby

May 10, 1934 - June 26, 2007