Mother of Harvard resident, active in Episcopal Church

Loie Judkins Shires, 90, long active in the Episcopal Church and intensely committed to her family and friends, died peacefully in Los Altos, Calif., Dec. 31.

Born in San Francisco in 1921, Loie grew up in Berkeley and attended the University of California; she married the late Rev. Dr. Henry M. Shires in 1941, professor for 22 years at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge. During their time in Massachusetts, Loie and her family enjoyed being a part of the greater Cambridge community and living and traveling overseas.

A very warm, generous, and loving person, Loie also had a prodigious memory for people, places, and history. She was an active volunteer at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, where she served as president of the Auxiliary Guild.

Throughout her life, Loie contributed to her husband’s work, supporting and caring for hundreds of people.

Loie is survived by her three children: Stephanie Shires Hooper and her husband, Chester D. Hooper, of Harvard, Mass.; Elizabeth Shires Maguire and her husband, W. Terry Maguire, of Chapel Hill, N.C. and Nice, France; and Henry Calvert Shires and his wife, Cynthia Gilbert, of Nevada City, Calif. She is also survived by three grandchildren: Christopher Hooper and his wife Kristina; Elizabeth Hooper Bala and her husband Raja; and Stuart Shires and five great-grandchildren.

There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Road in Los Altos, Calif. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to The Episcopal Relief and Development Fund (www.er-d.org).