Obituary: Roxanne Augusta Wilkerson, 51, Attorney for Kronos Inc. for Many Years

Obituary from Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home.

Roxanne Augusta Wilkerson, a resident of Lawrence, formerly of Andover, Marlboro and Boston, passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. She was 51 years old.

Born in Summit, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Thaddeus A. and Thelma (Savage) Wilkerson. Roxanne was a graduate of University of Rochester and earned her Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University. She had worked as an attorney for Kronos Inc. for many years as a member of their legal team. In her spare time, Roxanne loved to travel, both personally and professionally. She especially loved to travel to Aruba and had also been to Hawaii, France, Hong Kong, Ireland and many states in the U.S. Roxanne also loved to try new foods from all over the world. Her generosity of sprit will be dearly missed by all.

Roxanne is survived by her loving brothers, Vernal Byrd of Detroit, Michigan and Robert Augustus Wilkerson of Easton, Pennsylvania and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Richard Augustus and Ronald Augustus Wilkerson and sister-in-law of the late Mary Byrd.

Visitation will be held in the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 390 North Main Street, Andover on Saturday, January 10, 2014, from 2 to 4PM. Relatives and friends are most welcome to attend. Interment will be private. Donations in Roxanne’s memory may be made to Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center (http://www.massgeneral.org/cancer/) For additional information, please visit,www.burkemagliozzi.com.