Lucille Duer

Heading: Lucille Duer Dateline: Taylors, SC Lucille St. Peter Duer, actress and play write, 83, widow of W. Richard Duer, died September 14, 2007 at Oconee Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A native of Springfield, Massachusetts and a graduate of Fordham University spending most of her adult life in the heart of Manhattan, New York. Drawn to the city by her love of acting, Ms. Duer was highly respected for her skills in speech, voice, and acting. She taught at Stella Adler Theater, School of New York City, C.W. Post College, Columbia University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Speech Rehab Institute, and National Academy of Ballet and Theatre Arts, public speaking at Brandeis University, Screen Actors Guild, United Jewish Appeal, working with executive vice chairman for ten years. Ms. Duer has performed over sixty off Broadway and Broadway shows; Hallmark Hall of Fame, As the World Turns, The Defender, and Eye on New York. She was a member of the National Poet Society and the Screen Actors Guild. Surviving are three step-daughters, Celeste Malott of California, Camille Greenwald of St. Louis, MO, and Monica Pennington of Beufort, SC; a step-son, Jeffrey Duer of Ohio; a brother, Robert St. Peter of Florida; a sister, Carole King of Taylors, SC; eight grandchildren, Samantha and Jamie Greenwald, Audrey and Treavor Duer, Vanessa and Austin Duer, Max Allman, and Alexa Mallott; and several nieces and nephews. Ms. Duer was predeceased by her parents, Edward J. St. Peter, Sr. and Adriana Andries St. Peter, two brothers, Edward St. Peter and Albert St. Peter, and three sisters, Jeanette Spagnuolo, Dorothy Harlambakis, and Alyce Stebbins. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Springfield, Massachusetts. Burial will be in Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at Curran-Jones Funeral Home in West Springfield, Massachusetts. A memorial service will be held 4:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 50 East Tenth Street, Apt. 2-E between Broadway and University Street, New York, New York. The families are at their respective homes. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 301 University Ridge, Suite 5000, Greenville, S.C. 29601. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.

Lucille Duer

January 19, 1924 - September 14, 2007