Obituary: Mary Taber Breslin

Mary Taber Breslin, 94
Mary T. Breslin, a life-long resident of Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood and Hull, died on Aug. 26. 
Born in 1926, she was the daughter of the late Dr. John Breslin and Mary Agnes (Taber) Breslin. She was predeceased by her sister, Florence Taber Breslin, and several close cousins.
Mary attended Regis College, where she remained an active member of the alumni association until her death. After Regis College, she pursued a master’s degree in social work at Simmons College. Her extraordinary career in social work included working at the Home for Little Wanderers and, subsequently, building an impressive social work department at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Dorchester.
Mary was very active on the national and state boards of the Society for Hospital Social Work Directors.  She was also instrumental in successfully promoting a bill for social work licensure.
A bright and eager student her entire life, she was a member, into her 90s, of a lifelong learning program at Boston College and then at Regis College. She was also an avid traveler with her sister, Florence, and those travels also served as a stage for continued education.
Of greatest joy for Mary was her family. She was central to the extended family of cousins and to the joyful gatherings at her homes in Charlestown and in Hull. She is survived by many loving cousins and so many dear friends.
Donations can be made in Mary’s memory to the Hull Lifesaving Museum or St. Mary of the Assumption Church.
A memorial service is being planned for a later date. Check the website for the Rogers Funeral Home in Cambridge for updates at www.rogersfuneralhome.net.