Julia Elisabeth “Libby”Rice

Julia Elisabeth “Libby” Rice, of Belmont, formerly of Boston, passed away suddenly and peacefully after prolonged illness on January 23rd.

Daughter of Patricia (Bancroft) Rice of Scarborough, ME and the late Harry F. Rice Jr, Esq, sister of Anne of Beverly Farms, Susan of Somerville, and Patricia of N. Yarmouth, ME; niece of Elise and Murray McQuaid, of Jacksonville, FL and Booth Bay Harbor, ME, cousin of: David and Dorota of Warsaw, Poland, and Matilda and Matthew; Craig Konyk and Matilda McQuaid of Brooklyn, NYC, and Ana and Alex; Anna McQuaid of Athens, GA, and Ben and Lisey Grisel; Patricia and Tony Rieck, Perth Australia, and Ravenel and Hiraani; Jay and Diane Speakman of Gearhart, OR, and Rachel; Christopher and Anne Speakman of Corvallis, OR, and Maile; Betsy Bendix and Michael Myers, of San Bernadino, CA, and Gabriel Bendix; Linda and Craig Scotland of Cape Neddick, ME, and Jennifer and Oscar Campos.

Libby attended The Buckingham School and Woodstock Country Day School. She received her BA from The College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Libby had the honor of working with her father in his private fiduciary business and as an original trustee of the Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund, the mission of which she then nurtured with great success for many years. Over the last few years Libby faced a multitude of health issues. Through this time she was blessed with the unwavering support not only of a small group of friends and medical professionals, but many others, both professionally and personally, to whom she remained extraordinarily grateful. One of Libby’s great loves was the state of Maine. Maine was where her father was born, her mother lives, where Libby spent many summers as a child and where Libby often returned in her adult life.

Friends and relatives are warmly invited to gather for a memorial to celebrate Libby’s life on Thursday, February 7th from 1pm to 4pm at the Harvard Club of Boston at 374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Parking is available in the Harvard Club parking lot or on the street. www.harvardclub.com/locations-and-hours/. Burial will be private, this summer, in Southwest Harbor, ME.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Libby’s memory may be made to The Brain Support Network, PO Box 7264, Menlo Park, CA 94026 or online at www.brainsupportnetwork.org/donate.