Mrs. Dorothy P Barrows

December 6, 1953 - June 11, 2015

Dorothy P. Barrows Beloved Wife, Mother, Sister, and Aunt Dorothy Patricia (McGuire) (McAuliffe) Barrows, 61, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side, on June 11, 2015, following a fifteen month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the beloved wife of William E. Barrows, LFD Retired, of Chelmsford. Dorothy was born in Lowell on December 6, 1953, a daughter of the late James and Claire (O’Loughlin) McGuire. She attended Lowell Schools and was a graduate of Lowell High School. Dottie had been employed as an instructor at the CTI Skills Center. Previously she had been employed by the City of Lowell Assessors Office and Joan Fabrics. Dottie was beautiful inside and out. She was kind, generous, honest, and loyal. Always outgoing, Dottie loved to talk and laugh with everyone. She had that special way about her. Everyone loved her beautiful eyes and her quick wit. Dottie enjoyed “girls’ night out” with trips to Foxwoods, a play, or a new hit movie. At work, Dottie loved her students. She took great pride in that what she was doing was truly helping people. Dottie often opened up her own wardrobe to assist her students with the right clothes for their job interviews. At home, Dottie was wonderful with children. She was a loving wife and mother, a caring sister, and “the fun aunt”. Her love of family and friends was always the center of her life. From a very young age, she was always there when anyone needed her. Dottie was caring and compassionate with her parents and her mother-in-law throughout their illnesses in their later years. Surviving Dottie are her husband Bill Barrows and her son James McAuliffe both of Chelmsford; three sisters, Helen Hart and her husband Paul of Chelmsford, Florence Mello and Eileen Gilbride, both of Lowell; two aunts, Dorothy McGuire and Bernadette Galvin; her nieces and nephews, James Gilbride, Ellen and Tom Burns, Chris and Amy Hart, Danny and Katie Hart, and Elizabeth and Dan Goguen; several great nieces, great nephews, and cousins; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Patricia Barrows, Edward and Judy Barrows, Mary and Angelo Karabatsos, and Robert and Donna Barrows; also several nieces and nephews in the Barrows family. Dottie is also survived by her lifelong friend, Monica Kanellas. Dottie was the sister-in-law of the late John Mello and James Gilbride, and aunt of the late James Barrows. FUNERAL NOTICE BARROWS—In Chelmsford, June 11, 2015 at her home, Dorothy P. Barrows, 61, beloved wife of Bill Barrows. Family and friends may call at the FAY McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL on MONDAY from 4 until 8 PM. Dorothy’s Funeral will begin on TUESDAY MORNING at 9 o’clock from the Funeral Home, followed by her FUNERAL MASS at 10 AM at ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH, 374 Stevens St. Lowell. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Tewksbury. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Dottie’s memory may be made to Circle Home Hospice, 847 Rogers Street, Suite 201, Lowell, MA 01852. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 978-459-9222. www.faymccabe.com