Doris (Dee) Maggiori of Trumbull, daughter of Florence and Maurice McGrath and beloved wife of the late Herman J. Maggiori died on Thursday, June 2, 2016, in St. Vincent's Medical Center. She was a journalist and free-lance writer whose articles appeared in many national magazines and newspapers. For 12 years, she wrote feature articles for the Catholic Transcript in New Haven and also for the former Bridgeport Sunday Post. In 1984 she became one of the co-founders of the Diocese of Bridgeport's Fairfield County Catholic newspaper where she served for 13 years as assistant editor before retiring and becoming a columnist in 1997. For more than ten years, her column "In The Spirit" appeared in the Fairfield County Catholic newspaper, and the Catholic Journal of Edgewater, Florida. She also served as a free-lance reporter the Catholic News Service. Born in Bridgeport, Maggiori became a Trumbull resident in 1959. She was the founder of the Trumbull Woman's Club and served as its first president. She was also a co-founder of the Trumbull Youth Association (TYA), served as a judge on the Trumbull Arts Commission's Literary Competition for nine years, and was a faithful volunteer for the American Red Cross Blood Bank for 27 years. In I986, she was chosen as "Connecticut Woman of the Year" by the General Federation of Women's Clubs for her extensive community volunteer work, and in l99l she was awarded the "Pro Ecclecia Et Pontifice" Medal by Pope John Paul II for her many years of service to the Catholic Church and the Diocese of Bridgeport where she worked with drug addicts and alcoholics through the Manpower and Training and Development Program and sewed as coordinator of the Diocesan Commission on Aging and as the chairperson of the Commission on Laity for the l970 Synod. At the time of her death, in addition to her monthly column, IN THE SPIRIT, Maggiori was an active member of the board of directors of the Fairfield County Branch of the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), a professional organization of writers, artists and composers, where she served as Membership Chairperson. She was also the coordinator of "Talking Writers" and facilitator of the "Advanced Writers' Workshop" in Westport, as well as a co-producer and frequent host of the TV program, "Creative Women, Today." She was a long-time member of the League of St. Joseph's Manor and served as a Eucharistic Minister at Christ the King Church in Trumbull for more than 20 years. She enjoyed writing, playing the piano and water-color painting. Maggiori was predeceased by her beloved husband of 47 years. Herman J. Maggiori, an International Marketing Executive with whom she traveled to 76 countries. He was the author of the book "How To Make The World Your Market." which she edited. She is survived by two nieces: Michele Desmond of New Boston, NH, and Sharon Paradiso Ph.D., of Northampton, MA, a grand-niece, Nina Paradise of Northampton, MA, and a beloved godchild, Lisa Keller of Lakeville, CT. She is also survived by several members her dearly beloved adopted families, the Robert Schmidle, Sr. family of Newtown and the Eugene Rodgers family of Mountainside, NJ. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00a.m., meeting directly in Christ the King Church 4700 Madison Avenue, Trumbull, with a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Monsignor Joseph Potter, The Brazilian Children's Fund at the Diocese of Bridgeport, 238 Jewett Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06606. To send online condolences please visit www.redgatehennessy.com