Madeline Rita Meeks left to meet her Savior on September 14, 2025, at Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation.

She was the fifth of six daughters born at home to William and Mary (Galligan) McDermott, Irish immigrants from County Cavan, on June 19, 1931, in Queens, New York. She attended Catholic elementary schools and graduated from John Adams High School in 1949 and went to work at the NYC Board of Water Supply.

Growing up in the city during the depression molded her into a resourceful, creative, and independent person. One of her favorite stories from childhood was riding the subway to Rockaway Beach with a thermos of coffee, sandwiches, and her five siblings supervised only by the oldest sister, Catherine. Madeline loved to dance. One weekend in 1952, at a YMCA dance, Madeline was asked

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