WATERBURY: Mary G. Fries of Waterbury, Vermont died on Wednesday September 14, 2011 in Montpelier after a brief illness. She was born in Washington DC on July 9, 1924, the daughter of William and Mary (Thompson) Grubbs. She attended school there. Before moving to Vermont she was a resident of Wilmington, Delaware and Geneva, Switzerland. In 1982 she was graduated, as an Adult Learner, from the University of Vermont, where she studied gerontology. Mary Fries was employed in the Physical Therapy Department at UVM and later at the Department of Aging and Disabilities in Waterbury. She was a community volunteer and a member of the Congregational Church of Waterbury. Mary Fries had been a resident of Heaton Woods in Montpelier since 2005. She is survived by her three children (Susan Fries-Laffaille of Paris, France, David Fries of Seattle, Washington and Donald Fries of Great Barrington, Massachusetts) and their partners, by three grandchildren (Helene Laffaille and Paul Laffaille of Paris, Genevieve Fries Colony of Seattle) and by one great-grandson, Samuel Collin Laffaille of Paris. Memorial contributions may be made to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, to the Waterbury Ambulance Service or to Heaton Woods. Barber & Lanier Funeral and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements. There will be no calling hours. A notice will be published when arrangements have been made for a memorial service. For those wishing to convey online condolences to the family, please visit www.barber-lanier.com.