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Maureen O’Grady Hynes

Our sweet Maureen O'grady Hynes died on Tuesday, May 22 at home peacefully surrounded by family. She was 47 and had breast cance. She is survived by her husband of nearly 20 years, James H. Hynes Jr.; two children, Elizabeth O’Grady Hynes and Jeb Hynes; her parents, Raymond and Lucille O’Grady of Whiting, N.J.; two sisters, Lucinda Batch and her husband, Richard Batch, of Del Mar, Californian, and Diana Meade and her husband David Meade, of Manasquan, N.J.
Maureen grew up in Manasquan, N.J. She attended the Marie H.Kalzenback School for the Deaf, in West Trenton, N.J; and received a bachelor’s degree in 1982 from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C and a master’s degree in 1990 from McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. She worked for the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, as a research assistant in language and cognitive studies. Until becoming ill, she was an assistant professor in American Sign Language and Deaf Culture at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland.
Maureen is author of a textbook, Understanding the Language of the Deaf World. She enjoyed traveling especially in England and Ireland and enjoyed cooking southern dishes. She loved her Irish heritage, Jim’s Louisiana roots, deaf culture and teaching American Sign Language.
Visiting on Friday, June 1, 2007 at Robert Evans Funeral home, 1600 Annapolis Road (route 450), Bowie from 3 until 9pm. Funeral service at 10AM, Saturday, June 2nd, at St.Pius X Catholic Church, 14720 Annapolis Road, (route 450) Burial will be in RoseLawn Memorial Cemetery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the future date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Maureen O’Grady Hynes Fund
C/o Anne Arundel Community College, The psychology Dept. (The American Sign Language), 101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD. 21012-1895.