Doris M.(DeLong) Driscoll of Reading, MA died peacefully at the age of 91 on March 2, 2017 surrounded by her family. She is the beloved wife of the late Daniel F. Driscoll Jr., with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Devoted mother of Danielle M. Powell and her husband William of Merrimack, NH; Deborah E. Soda and her husband William of Dunstable; Daniel F. Driscoll III and his wife Catherine Croteau of Melrose and Deirdre D. Schiefen and her husband Steven of North Chelmsford. Cherished sister of the late Lyle DeLong, Vincent DeLong, Earl DeLong and Claire Devaney. Loving grandmother (Nana) of Erin, Matthew, Collin, Kathryn, Dennis, Delaney, Daniel and Delia and loving great grandmother of Charlie.

Doris graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 1943. She studied art at the University of Texas at Austin, and William and Mary College in VA. She was a talented ballet and pointe dancer as well as a model, and ultimately decided to pursue her passion for art. Doris was an accomplished watercolor artist whose works included flowers, meadows and marshes, the sea, the woods and falling snow. She was a professional member of the Academic Artists Association, Andover Artists Association, Cape Cod Art Association, Concord Art Association, Hudson Valley Association of New York, North Shore Art Association and Reading Art Association. She received numerous awards including: The Charles Davies Memorial of Excellence from Hudson Valley Art Association; The Guild of Boston Artists' Award for Best Work in any Medium; and Best of Show in all Media, Cape Cod Art Association. Doris loved to travel and painted on location in many of the countries she visited including the Left Bank in Paris, France. Her most prized accomplishment, however, was her family. Doris was a loving, compassionate, and devoted wife, mother, nana, and friend. She treasured time with her loved ones, as did they, and she will be forever missed.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 7 at St. Agnes Church 186 Woburn St. Reading at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Forest Glen Cemetery in Reading. A visitation will be held prior to the Mass at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Doris' memory to the charity of one's choice.