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Alice Watson Dies At 91

Publication: The East Hampton Press
  Jan 6, 2012 1:05 PM
Jan 10, 2012 6:30 PM
Alice Watson

Alice Watson of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Montauk died at Morristown Memorial Hospital on January 1. She was 91.

Born in Brooklyn on May 5, 1920, Ms. Watson was a graduate of Holy Cross Secretarial School in Manhattan and Staten Island Community College. She worked as a school secretary for the New York City Board of Education. She was married for 41 years to George Watson, who predeceased her.

Ms. Watson first visited Montauk in 1952 with her husband when they set up camp at Hither Hills State Park. In 1957, Mr. Watson built a bungalow on West Lake Drive allowing Ms. Watson and her children to spend every summer in Montauk. It wasn’t until 1980 that the Watsons purchased a year-round home near the Montauk School. In 1993, Ms.... more

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