Linda Marie Howley
Linda Marie Howley, 66, of Bradenton Beach, died Oct. 19. She was born June 30, 1948, in Hingham, Massachusetts, and was raised on Cape Cod in South Dennis, Massachusetts.
She married Theodore Joseph Quintin in 1971. The two started a family together and built and managed a ski lodge in Montgomery, Vermont.
In 1983, she moved back to Cape Cod and then to Florida, for 22 years, where she enjoyed the warm weather, reading, many friends and visits from her children and grandchildren.
She enjoyed living a simply beautiful and independent life and being a wonderful mother to her three children.
As a certified nursing assistant, she worked for well over 20 years taking care of people and their homes. She was a friend to all who knew her.
A celebration of life was held Oct. 21 at the Annie Silver Community Center in Bradenton Beach.
Memorial donations may be made to Florida Poodle Rescue, P.O. Box 7336, St. Petersburg FL 33734.
Linda Marie Howley was preceded in death by her parents Joseph F. Jr. and Mary “Jean” and brother Joseph III.
She is survived by brothers James E. and wife Susan, David M. and wife Carol, and Michael J.; sisters Mary “Jeanne” Reitzel and Joyce A.; sons Jay Quintin and partner Wara Cerretti, Brad and his wife Greta; daughter Karie Quintin; four grandchildren Brody, Kayden, Mason and Andrew; loving nieces, nephews and numerous other friends and relatives.
Dennis M. Sabo
Dennis M. Sabo, 67, of Bradenton, died Oct. 25. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, he moved to Bradenton in 1999 from Pittsburgh.
Mr. Sabo attended and was an active volunteer at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Holmes Beach.
A service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Friends of the Island Library. Condolences to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com.
He is survived by wife Mary Ellen of Holmes Beach; son Christopher Patrick and wife Christie of Queensbury, New York; daughter Elizabeth Ann of Clermont; brothers Francis of Calumet, Pennsylvania, Edward of Fairfax, Virginia and Richard of Riverdale, New York; sisters Mary Kate Boyle of Juno Beach and Margaret Zelenak of United, Pennsylvania; and three grandchildren.
Pandy G. Swamy
Pandy G. Swamy of Holmes Beach died Oct. 21 at Tidewell Hospice Home. He was born on June 9, 1935, in Ajjampur, India, to a family in the lowest social class, the untouchables.
In telling his own story, he often said he went from a known destiny to an unknown destiny. When the English left India in 1947, the new government focused efforts on this majority group that had been offered no education or opportunity. Pandurangappa Govindaswamy was educated through such scholarship programs and medicine was the career goal selected by his father.
It was in the Mysore Medical College that the young doctor learned a back up financial plan for his future: playing cards. His skill and luck helped others from his community too. Decades later, his new father-in-law would teasingly say he lost his daughter in a game of poker.
Dr. Swamy passed the medical boards in India and focused on anesthesia, completing his internship and residency in Winnipeg, Canada. In 1967, he joined the Marshfield Clinic in central Wisconsin, joining the staff of St. Joseph Hospital.
In 1969, he completed a fellowship in neonatal anesthesia, a specialty that he loved until his retirement in 1991. Throughout his working years, he financially supported the maintenance and education of his extended Indian family. He established a middle school for girls in his village in honor of his father.
After a stroke in 1999, he and his wife moved to a family home on Anna Maria Island. He continued his interest in cards with local friends and neighbors and loved meeting new people. He offered a perspective on life that most people remember long after he met them.
A celebration of life will be held later.
Memorial donations can be directed to the donor’s favorite charity.
Dr. Swamy is survived by wife Mary Pat, children Krishna and (Cheryl) in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and Tara Swamy Allen (Jimmy) in Frisco, Texas; grandchildren Mariah, Lila and Bryce Allen.
In India, he has family includes a brother and three sisters, nieces and nephews.
