ACTON, MA: Barbara Ann Quigley, 72, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2020 at Life Care Center of Acton.
Born in Winchester, MA on July 10, 1947 she was the oldest child of the late Lawrence F. Jr. and Barbara (Regan) Quigley.
An accomplished pianist, Barbara attended Jackson College. Her graduate thesis was on Women in Mythology. After college, Barbara attended the Carl Jung Institute in Switzerland and studied under Carl Jung's protégés before accepting enrollment in the Divinity/Philosophy Department at the University of Chicago.
While at the University of Chicago, at the age of 29, Barbara contracted viral encephalitis. Barbara bore the crippling disease with dignity and amazingly good spirits for the rest of her life. Her gifted mind saw her through her most difficult times.
Barbara is survived by her sisters, Suzanne Devlin, Nanette Malloy, Carolyn Kane, and Heather Tremblay, and by her brothers, Lawrence, Michael, and Graham Quigley. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Kathleen Quigley.
Barbara's family appreciates beyond words the care and devotion extended to Barbara by the staff of Life Care Center of Acton.
Arrangements under the direction of Dole, Childs & Shaw Funeral Home, 148 Main St., Haverhill, MA will be private with interment at Wildwood Cemetery in Winchester, MA. In lieu of flowers contributions in Barbara's name may be sent to the Life Care Center of Acton, 1 Great Road, Acton, MA 01720. Online condolence may be sent to www.dcsfuneralhome.com