Birgitta Eivor Moylan

Birgitta Eivor Moylan, 84, a bacteriologist and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully at her Homeland residence. A proud native of Sweden, Birgitta brought her intelligence and vibrant spirit to Baltimore, where she built a distinguished career and a cherished family. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 27, 1941, to Sigurd Valther Jansson, an executive with the Stockholm Tramways, and Irma Birgitta Jansson, formerly Andersson, an owner at Restaurang Fregatten. During her teenage years, Birgitta spent her summers working at her great-aunt's general store on the island of Yxlan in Stockholm's archipelago. She graduated from Bromma kommula flickskola in 1960. She later attended the Karolinska Institute, a renowned medical university, where she trained as a bacteriologist. In October 1963, Birgitta moved to Baltimore to join the team at Johns Hopkins Hospital as a bacteriologist. It was in Baltimore that she met the love of her life, Martin Moylan, in a charmingly unconventional way. Following an article in News American Sunday Parade about Johns Hopkins, Martin's roommate, Frank de Filippo, was interested in Birgitta and asked the photographer for her contact information. After learning she was 5'10", Frank passed the contact information to his taller roommate, Martin, who was 6'0". On their blind date, Birgitta, whose English was still developing, mistakenly thought Martin was a truck driver because he talked about trucks—a reference to his job at the Interstate Commerce Commission. Fortunately, her Swedish roommate later clarified that he was a lawyer, and their future was sealed. Birgitta was an active and engaged member of the community. She spent the latter part of her career as a research coordinator and became faculty at the Johns Hopkins Department of Asthma and Allergy. Brigitta was a member of the Johns Hopkins Club and fostered her Swedish heritage through her involvement in the Sveaborg Society of Maryland (a Swedish-American club) and SVEA. Birgitta is pre-deaseced by her devoted husband, Martin Moylan; her three children, the Honorable Stephan Moylan (Kimberly) of Oakland, MD, Christopher Moylan of Stockholm, Sweden, and Martina Dilks (Nicholas) of Homeland; her sister, Maja Berg of Degeberga, Sweden; and her brother, Christer Jansson of Stockholm, Sweden. She also leaves behind seven beloved grandchildren- Oscar, Lucy, Roland, Martin, Augustus, Margaret and Peter. The family will announce service arrangements at a later date

Birgitta Eivor Moylan

April 27, 1941 - October 23, 2025