SOUTHBURY-Lavinia (MacDonald) Dudo, 61, died unexpectedly in her home on Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Lavinia was born in Chicago, Illinois. She worked with individuals diagnosed with mental illness and acquired brain injury for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services of the State of Connecticut for over twenty five years.
She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Joseph J. Dudo, Jr., Southbury; her daughter, Allison M. Dudo of Vancouver, WA; and her sister in-law and brother in-law, Susan and Jack Stringer of Southbury, Connecticut.

Memorials: Gifts and remembrances should be made in Lavinia's name to The Connecticut Humane Society, 701 Russell Road, Newington, CT 06111, 1-800-452-0114 or on the internet at http://www.cthumane.org.

Cemetery: Pine Hill Cemetery

Location: Munson-Lovetere Southbury

Services: Services will be private

Visitation: There are no calling hours