God looked around His garden

And found an empty place.

He then looked down upon the earth,

And saw your tired face.

He put his arms around you

And lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful,

He always takes the best.

He saw the road was getting rough,

And the hills were hard to climb.

So He closed your weary eyelids,

And whispered "Peace be thine".

It broke our hearts to lose you

But you didn’t go alone

For part of us went with you,

The day God called you home.

Beloved wife of the late Daniel J. Leary.

Devoted mother of Dennis Leary and his wife Susan of Malden, Kenneth Leary and his wife Debra of Revere, Barbara Caruso and her husband James of East Boston, and Maryellen Sinagra and her husband Joseph of North Reading.

Dear sister of Francis Gay of Everett, and the late Ernest Gay.

Cherished grandmother of 12 grandchildren and 2 great granddaughters.

Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral from the Ruggiero-Mazzarella Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street (Orient Heights) East Boston on Saturday February 2nd, 2008 at 8:00am. Funeral Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, 45 Brooks Street, East Boston at 9:00am.

Visiting hours are on Friday February 1st from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.

Dorothy was born in Boston in 1923 to Ernest and Veronica (Knowles) Gay. She was a life-long resident of East Boston and a devoted mother and home maker. Dorothy passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford after a brief illness. She was 84 years of age.

The Memorial Home is handicapped accessible and a children’s lounge is available. Courtesy valet parking at the front entrance and ample attendant off street parking is also available in our 3 parking lots. For transportation to the memorial home please call 617-569-0990.

Services will conclude with Dorothy being laid to rest in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden.