Dianne (Crowley) Sawyer, 71, of Winter Garden, Fla., formerly of Bradford, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, in Florida.
Dianne was born in Haverhill on Sept. 18, 1943, beloved daughter of the late Francis and Evelyn (Sturtevant) Crowley. She was raised in Bradford and educated at Sacred Hearts Grammar and Haverhill High School class of 1961. While living in Bradford, she married Neil Sawyer, and was associated with Bradford Ski Area for many years.
After moving to Florida, she was employed as a welcoming character in Walt Disney World in Orlando. Dianne brought happiness to everyone she met and will be dearly missed by family and friends.
Her surviving family members include her children, Debra Reardon of New York, Brian Sawyer of Bradford and Mark Sawyer of East Hampstead, N.H.; grandchildren, Matthew, Samantha and Shannon Reardon, Andrew, Sabrina and Krista Sawyer; sister Patricia Shepard and husband Fred of Haverhill, Joan Mahoney and husband John of Haverhill and Michael Crowley of Mich.; brother in-law Bradley Sawyer and wife Diana of Yarmouthport; many nieces and nephews; deceased family members include her granddaughter Alexis Sawyer and husband at an early age Jack Ruitto.
Celebration of Sawyer’s life will be Monday, Nov. 24 in the Driscoll Funeral Home, 309 So. Main Street, Haverhill from 4 to 7: p.m.
Courtesy transportation will be provided on request by calling Patrick Driscoll at (978) 374-0000.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Dianne’s memory to her granddaughter’s charity, Lexi Gives Back Charitable Foundation at any Haverhill Bank branch.