Obituary of Maurya Meenan

Former Casper resident, Maurya Ann Meenan, died on February 11, 2014 in Boston, MA. She was 62. Maurya was born in Casper on December 6, 1951 to Patrick H. and Shirley L. (Byron) Meenan. Maurya excelled in school, graduating from Kelly Walsh HS in 1970 as Class Valedictorian and receiving numerous academic and service awards. Throughout her life she maintained close contact with many of her childhood friends. She attended Princeton University in the second class of women admitted there, graduating with a degree in History. While at Princeton, she rowed on the Women’s Crew Team and was involved in various social and political activities. Maurya forged many lifelong friendships at Princeton and was always proud to be a Princeton Tiger. After Princeton, Maurya briefly returned to Wyoming, but then moved back East to pursue her career, finally settling in Boston, Massachusetts – the City that became her second home. Maurya worked for IDX Corporation, a medical software company for 16 years. She then was asked to join the formation team of eScription – a company pioneering voicerecognition software for physicians. She helped build eScription from a fledgling start-up to a successful national company. Following its merger into Nuance Corporation, Maurya continued to work at Nuance as Director of HIM Implementation until her death. Maurya loved life and had an insatiable curiosity. She traveled extensively, loved games of any kind, played softball, golf and thoroughly enjoyed playing with and walking her dogs. Maurya is survived by her partner and spouse of 30 years, Deborah Wishner of Burlington, MA; her mother, Shirley Meenan of Casper; her brothers, Kevin (Deann) of Casper and Michael of Cabos San Lucas; her sister, Kelly (Craig Gustafson) of San Diego; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Maurya handled her 2011 diagnosis of cancer and her treatment with typical optimism, courage and a fierce belief that she would heal. She will be deeply missed by her family and her many friends who knew her to be a kind, generous and special spirit that they were graced to know. A Celebration of Life was held in Waltham, MA on Feb. 22, 2014. Her family also will hold a Memorial Service in Casper at a future date. Donations may be made to the Casper Humane Society, 849 East “E” St., Casper, WY 82601 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Celebration of Life will be held on Feb. 22nd at the Robert Treat Paine Estate, 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive, Waltham at 1:30 PM Memorials in Maurya’s name may be made to Hummingbird Farm, PO Box 1603, Pittsboro, NC 27312.