Mary Louise Pottle

Mary Louise Pottle of North Weymouth, died June 22, 2021 at the age of 95.

Mary lived a life of love, passion and integrity. She was highly educated, including a Master’s of Secondary Education and was proudly one of the first women to graduate from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Mary powered through years of gender bias struggles and was one of the four founders of the Society of Women Engineers. She spent most of her career as a teacher for Braintree Public Schools and took great pride in seeing her students succeed in life. Her volunteer work and humanitarian efforts were vast and impressive including many churches on the south shore, Friends of the Weymouth Libraries, South Shore Habitat for Humanity, Southern Christian Leadership, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, United Farm Workers of CA, Weymouth Human Rights Committee, South Shore Human Rights Committee, Weymouth Fair Housing, METCO Board, Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore, 1776 Fund Drive and more. Mary was passionate about civil rights and worked tirelessly on improving housing, literacy programs and healthcare in Alabama as well as providing advocacy for Zimbabwean students and families. Her efforts resulted in many awards and recognition from 1961-2019. Mary was kind, strong, resilient and a great friend. She will be deeply missed.

Mary was blessed with friends that she loved like family. Dear friend of Judith Patt of Weymouth. Also a dear friend to the late Reverend George Hodgkins and his wife Connie; their children Don, Carol Leonard, Wendie Salisbury, Bob, Forrest, and the late Mark; and their extended families as well.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Memorial Service on Wednesday at 11 AM in Quincy Point Congregational Church, 444 Washington Street, Quincy, MA. Burial in Old North Cemetery, Weymouth at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Mary may be made to Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore, 8 Driftway Road, Weymouth MA 02191.