Alford Dorothea Blakeslee Alford (Dede) passed away on Dec. 5, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass., after a series of illnesses. She was born on Nov. 9, 1949, in Winsted, Conn., and had a lifelong love for Norfolk, spending many months and years on Doolittle Lake and in Norfolk itself. She also traveled widely, living in Tokyo for several years and in both Florence and Lucignano, Italy, with her parents, Paige and Robertson, in the 1970s and 1980s. She settled in Cambridge in the 1990s. Dede was a graduate of Purnell School in Pottersville, N.J., and had a great facility with languages, speaking both Italian and Japanese. She loved music intensely, particularly the summer concerts at the Norfolk Music Shed, and was a devotee of art, particularly Italian art, wherever she went. Dede leaves three brothers, Edward, Van and Michael. She is particularly remembered by her wide circle of friends in Cambridge, to whom she was a devoted support and resource. Dede was a special light to all who knew her.