Gwyn Leah Reich, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on July 2nd at the age of 49. Gwyn grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She graduated from Wellesley High School and studied music at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and English at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Gwyn had a successful career in corporate planning and operations management with organizations such as Harvard Business Publishing, Nuance and Aspen Technologies. She also ran her own consulting business, Monkey-at-Work Productions.

Gwyn was an avid kayaker, baker and fan of Jackson Browne. She loved to travel and spend time on the beach in Belmar, on the Jersey Shore. Gwyn was a volunteer with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Lowell and a loving mom to several dogs, most recently Fletcher and Miss Peaches.

Gwyn is survived by her father and stepmother, Fred and Paula Knier, her mother, Dianne Reich, her sister, Sarah Reich as well as her close family of aunts, uncles, step-siblings and cousins all of whom loved her dearly and will always remember her bright smile, infectious laugh and kind heart.

Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service for Gwyn on Monday, July 8^th at 3:00 pm at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the MSPCA in Lowell MA