Obituary: Margaret P. Palmer

Margaret P. Palmer, of Mill Neck, passed away on June 19, 2009 at age 91. Wife of the late Edward L. Mother of Edward P. of Bainbridge Island, WA, and Jane Palmer Morrison of Boulder, CO. Grandmother of Edward L. II, Alexandra P. and Benjamin Edward Morrison. Born in Brooklyn in 1917, Peggy graduated from Pembroke college in 1938. She and her husband, Ed, moved to Glen Cove in 1947, built a house in Brookville in 1953 and relocated to Mill Neck in 1963. Peggy volunteered at Glen Cove Community Hospital, participated annually at the St. John’s of Lattingtown fair and loved her weekly tennis games. She raised two wonderful children and was a loving partner to Ed for 66 years until he died in 2006. Much of her time was spent traveling world-wide with Ed, an executive of Citibank, meeting dignitaries and hosting parties. She will be fondly remembered for her loving nature and radiant smile. Arrangements were made by the Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home, Glen Cove. Service at St. John’s of Lattingtown on July 28 at 11 a.m. Interment private.