Mary C. Newton Lima of Falmouth died on October 5 after battling cancer for three years. She was 55.

Born to Jim and Ann Newton, she spent her early years in Wilton, Connecticut. She graduated from Wilton High School and received a National Merit scholarship in 1988.

She earned her bachelor of science degree from Wesleyan University, majoring in environmental studies, and completed her final semester of college in Cairns, Australia, where she spent time diving and studying the Great Barrier Reef. She then received her master's degree in marine science from the University of Miami.

After meeting at University of Miami, she and Ivan Lima were married in 1999 and lived in Colorado and Washington, where they enjoyed traveling, camping and hiking during any free time. They moved to Falmouth

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