Gail L. McMahon Dolan of Oxford

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 24, 2016

Gail L. McMahon Dolan, 63, of Oxford, died Friday, Feb. 19,1 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. She was the wife of Linwood Dolan, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Wilmington, she was a daughter of the late William J. and the late Edna Mae (Jenkins) McMahon.

Gail graduated from the Kennett High School and Votech beauty school in 1970, and then owned and operated her own salon. For most of her career she worked for Longwood Beauty Salon. Gail was well liked by her clients and went out of her way to care for them.

She was a longtime member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oxford. She enjoyed gardening, reading, the aquatics programs at the Jennersville YMCA, going to the beach, and was a lover of all animals, especially cats and dogs. Gail was a Girl Scout leader for her daughter's Brownie and Daisy troops and was involved in her daughter's 4-H and equestrian events. She volunteered and was a teacher’s parent helper for the Oxford elementary schools. Gail just recently embraced a passion for motorcycles and enjoyed riding with her husband and family every opportunity she had. She also adored spending time with her grandson.

Survivors include: in addition to her husband, one daughter, Tracy L. Dolan (Jonathan Novoa) of North East, Md.; two sisters, Sharon McMahon Journey (Harvey) of Chatham and Sheila McMahon of Santa Fe, N.M.; and one grandson, Tristan Michael Novoa.

You are invited to visit with Gail’s family and friends from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 203 Church Rd., Oxford, PA 19363. Her memorial mass will be at 10 a.m. Interment will be held privately. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Chester County SPCA 1212 Pheonixville Pike West Chester PA 19380 or to Father Martin's Ashley 800 Tydings Lane Havre de Grace, MD 21078. Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (610-444-4116) of Kennett Square. To view her online tribute or to share a memory with her family, please visit www.griecocares.com