Native obituary: Ann Marie Escobar, 58, Boston restaurant government

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Ann Marie (Lagrotteria) Escobar, of Scituate, died on Aug. 20, 2023.

Ann Marie (Lagrotteria) Escobar, 58, of Scituate, MA, went into the loving arms of Jesus at house on Sunday, August 20, 2023, following her 5pm Hail Mary prayer.

Ann Marie was born in Boston, MA, on March 30, 1965, the daughter of the late James and Dorothy (Oliver) Lagrotteria. She was the sixth of 11 youngsters.

Ann Marie was the beloved spouse of Antonio Escobar and a faithful stepmother to Jillian, Matthew and Elizabeth Escobar. An expensive sister to Greg and his spouse Eileen Lagrotteria, Jim Lagrotteria, Tom and his spouse Christine Lagrotteria, Mary (Lagrotteria) and her husband Hugh Sease, John Lagrotteria and his spouse Jennifer, Christine (Lagrotteria) McCarron, Joseph Lagrotteria, Jennifer (Lagrotteria) and her husband Jim Kane, Barbara Lagrotteria and Carlo Lagrotteria. Ann Marie was cherished and beloved by her 13 nieces and nephews.

Ann Marie had a deep religion, beloved Jesus and was dedicated to the Blessed Mom.  Her religion and gentleness impacted many.  Her each day 5pm Hail Mary reached throughout the globe and you’ll typically catch somebody within the grocery retailer or on the road stopped in prayer on the hour.

After faculty Ann Marie began her restaurant profession as a hostess adopted by 40 years within the trade. Ann Marie’s affect within the idea improvement of Again Bay Restaurant Group paved her option to changing into a senior government, trade chief and proprietor within the firm. When the corporate was offered Ann Marie retired, she was recruited and have become the Chief Working Officer of Authorized Sea Meals. In 2020, when Authorized Sea Meals turned a part of PPX Hospitality Ann Marie was requested to stay Chief Working Officer and moreover to grow to be Model President. 

Ann Marie, all the time remembering to have enjoyable, loving what she did and listening thoughtfully earned her place among the many revered enterprise ladies of Boston.  By her unwavering compassion and galvanizing all to be sort, Ann Marie cemented her legacy within the hospitality enterprise.

When not working, which was by no means, Ann Marie was a member of Granite Hyperlinks and Hatherly Nation Golf equipment the place she loved her ardour for golf. Solely second to soccer Sundays. 

Ann Marie beloved throwing a celebration with themes from disco to the Brady Bunch. Her ardour for baking designated her the household cake maker. Thanksgiving was Ann Marie’s vacation to host, most cancers or not, the tables had been adorned for 35 plus with extra settings for anybody she may welcome into her house.

Regardless of her calls for at work Ann Marie actively donated her time to others.  Ann Marie sat on the board of the Italian House for Youngsters for a number of years and the MA Restaurant Affiliation. One other favourite charity was the Jimmy Fund the place Ann Marie walked for a few years in honor of cherished folks in her life even throughout her personal battle with most cancers. She was lively throughout the Cursillo group at St. Basil’s and silently donated time and sources to anybody in want that crossed her path.

Household and associates are invited to attend visiting hours on Sunday, August 27, 2023, from 4-8 pm in McNamara-Sparrell Funeral House, 1 Summer season St. (throughout from St. Anthony Church), Cohasset. A Mass will likely be celebrated on Monday, August 28, 2023, at 11 am in St. Anthony Church, 2 Summer season St., Cohasset.

In lieu of flowers, donations to honor Ann Marie could also be made to St. Basil’s Salvatorian Middle, Methuen, MA, and/or Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA.

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