Virginia T. “Ginny/Gigi” Lyons, age 99 passed away on July 9, 2024, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her daughter Jinny (Gagan) Nealon and her husband Jack formerly of Hull, her son Bill Gagan and his wife Susan as well as three grandchildren Jordan, Taylor and Connor Gagan all of Bow, NH. She is predeceased by her parents John D. and Julia B (Byron) Lyons of Dorchester, MA and her siblings Mary A.(Yaya) Collins and her husband Jerry of Portland, OR, Marguerite (Sissy) Lyons of Dorchester, MA, Julia B (Bebe) Golden and her husband James (Jimmie) of Hull and Milton, MA and a brother John D.(Jack) Lyons JR and his wife Ruth of Squantum, MA.

Ginny attended school at the St Gregory Parish Schools in Dorchester from elementary through High School and the Boston Trade School in Roxbury, MA where she developed a love for sewing especially millinery. As a child she studied playing the piano and elocution and was involved in many recitals for both. Her winters were spent in Dorchester where she was an exceptional ice skater. The family spent summers in their beloved Hull enjoying all the beach had to offer. Ginny loved rowing her boat in Hull Bay, swimming, playing tennis, participating in Hull Gala Days and exploring the Hull Bay islands especially Bumpkin Island.

After school, Ginny was a milliner’s apprentice in the historic Textile area of Boston. Following that apprenticeship she was employed by the Bridal Designer Priscilla of Boston on Newbury Street as a runway model for bridal dresses and the Head designer of the bridal veil department. Always up for an adventure she often told of the glamorous Buyers trips the Priscilla staff would take to New York City and the lavish restaurants and Broadway shows they would enjoy while in NY. Her favorite show was the King and I starring Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence. Ginny was always fun loving. Whether it was family events for birthdays, weddings or funerals whenever the entire extended family was together it was always a great time.

Following Priscilla’s Ginny married and settled in Dorchester, Hyde Park and finally Hull. During that time she was employed in a variety of jobs such as Sales Person in Remick’s of Quincy, Gates Department Store in Scituate, Talbots in Hingham, Priscilla’s Bridal Shop in Braintree and also in the Hull School system as a school monitor in the lunch room of the Jacobs Elementary School.

Ginny loved to dance, sing, knit, sew, make veils for brides and first communicants, garden, read, spending time with her friends and family, watching the Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy every night, but her favorite past time was being in Hull and sitting on her porch on Cadish Avenue watching the sailboats in Hull Bay and counting the airplanes that flew in and out of Logan Airport wondering where they were going to or coming from. She loved her family and friends and she will be missed.

A Memorial Mass will take place at Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish, Monday September 9 at 11:00 AM, followed by a celebration to be announced at a later date.

Donations can be made in Ginny’s memory to the Friends of the Paragon Carousel, Hull, MA, the Alzheimer’s Association or the Boston Archdiocese Catholic TV.