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Dawn (Gannon) Marquis of Salem, Formerly of Lynn, 20-Year Office Manager at Rizzo and Restuccia

Twenty years running the office at Rizzo and Restuccia, a fiance named Kevin and a rat terrier named Ollie. Dawn Marquis of Salem will be buried at Star of the Sea in Marblehead.

Dawn Marquis
Photo courtesy of Ruggiero Family Memorial Home

Dawn Lisa (Gannon) Marquis of Salem, formerly of Lynn, died on September 3, 2026 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House after a long illness.

She was the daughter of James and Diane (Swiniarski) Gannon, who died before her, and the granddaughter of Navy veteran Frank Swiniarski. For more than 20 years she was the office manager at the law firm Rizzo and Restuccia, P.C., where her family says her friend Nick Restuccia and the staff became part of her life. Her rat terrier, Ollie, was her constant companion.

She leaves her fiance, Kevin Lebel of Salem; her half-sister, Jessica Roy, and Jessica’s daughter Marlene; her half-brother, James Gannon; her relatives Sherry and Michael LeVangia of Lynn; and many other family members and friends.

Visiting hours are Thursday, September 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, North Shore Chapel, 10 Chestnut Street, Peabody, with a prayer service at noon and burial at Star of the Sea Cemetery, Marblehead. The family suggests donations to the MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130.

Compiled from information published by Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, East Boston. Photograph courtesy of the family via Ruggiero Family Memorial Home. This is our own summary, not the family’s obituary; read the full obituary and leave a condolence at the funeral home’s page on Legacy.com. Corrections: we will fix any error promptly.