The worst part of being your President is sending out these notices.
It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Janet Lepanto Metzinger. And I am sure that our scribes would like to hear from you ([email protected]) to share any reminiscences you have regarding Janet.
Publication: Greely Funeral Home
Date: 08/20/24
Text: Janet Ann Lepanto, longtime resident of Lynnfield and Rockport, MA,
died on August 11, 2024, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield from
a long illness. She was 69 years old.
Janet grew up in Glen Cove, NY, where she enjoyed swimming and sailing
on Long Island Sound. Upon graduation from Glen Cove High School, she
enrolled at Mount Holyoke College, majoring in Mathematics and
Physics. Janet earned her Master’s in Aerospace Engineering at
Princeton University. She worked her entire career at Draper
Laboratory in Cambridge, MA. Janet began her tenure as an engineer in
the controls group, focusing on control strategies for space vehicles
with flexible appendages. She then transferred to the Programs
Department, where her skill in writing proposals brought in many
contracts, which she also managed.
Janet loved dogs, sailing, and gardening. She read voraciously her
entire life, making her a skillful writer. She enjoyed traveling for
pleasure. Janet’s favorite destinations were Key West in the winter
and Santa Fe in all seasons. Janet and her husband also enjoyed
cruising up the northeast coast to Maine in their 39-foot ketch,
visiting their favorite port, Pulpit Harbor, on North Haven Island.
Janet is survived by her husband of 39 years, Rick Metzinger; her
sisters, Joanne Lepanto (Craig Roach), Jeanette Urke (Eric), and
Jennifer Ferrara (Joseph); her niece, Jeanette Ferrara (Timothy
Woollins); and her stepchildren, Susan Metzinger and Jane Soule (Ben).
She was predeceased by her parents, Arthur and Annabelle (Cobb)
Lepanto of Glen Cove, NY.
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