Janet was born on November 2, 1957 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital and was a Wakefield resident her entire life. She passed away at home on November 27, 1999, of breast cancer. She was the daughter of James C. Buckle of Harwich, formerly of Wakefield, and the late Ada L. (Jillett) Buckle. Also survived by her husband of twenty years, Ralph A. Key, Jr., a brother James W. Buckle of Florida, several nieces and nephews and her closest and most precious friends, Colleen and Michael Sloane. Janet was a 1975 graduate of Wakefield High School and 1977 graduate of Katherine Gibbs School. She continues her education at Northeastern University from where she graduated cum laude. Janet was a successful and accomplished senior manager throughout her business career.
Scholarship Recipients
2025
- Anaya Hernandez — Northeastern University
2024
- Isabella DaSilva — Bradley University
2023
- Effie Koutroubis — University of Massachusetts – Amherst