Joan Pesce Bryson ’53

Joan Pesce Bryson ’53, of Needham, formerly of Weston, Mass.; Feb. 4. She was a sports enthusiast and enjoyed skiing with family at Sugarbush (Vt.) and playing on tennis and paddle tennis teams with her friends for many years. She was a member of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers, the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Auxiliary, the Wellesley Garden Study Group, and, for 40 years, of Brae Burn Country Club. The last few years of her life she lived at North Hill in Needham, where she was involved in a flower arranging group and sang in the chorus. She is survived by her husband, Francis; a daughter; two sons; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.