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Edward L. Doyle Jr.
Nov. 25, 2003
At the Harbor House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hingham,
Mass., at 93. Active in the insurance field, Mr. Doyle had
been the executive vice president of marketing for the Loyal
Protective Life Insurance Company in Boston, retiring in 1975.
He later worked for the Wollaston Credit Union; Braintree Visiting
Nurses; and Williams Coal and Oil, fully retiring at the age
of 85. During his career, Mr. Doyle had also been involved
in community affairs for the town of Braintree, Mass., serving
as a town meeting member for many years as well as a member
of the finance and high school building committees. In 1987,
the Braintree Rotary Club awarded him the Paul Harris Award
for Service. Mr. Doyle is survived by a son; three daughters;
and six grandchildren.
Albert J. Chisholm
Oct. 7, 2003
At Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, N.H., at 89. Prior
to his retirement, Mr. Chisholm worked many years in his family’s
business, Sparrow-Chisholm Co., in Boston, which sold wholesale
textile dry goods. A longtime resident of Reading, Mass., he
had been a member of the reserve police department. Mr. Chisholm
is survived by his wife, M. Grace; four sons; 13 grandchildren;
and a sister-in-law.
Harold C. Army
Nov. 20, 2003
In St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, at 89. Prior to his retirement
in 1979, Mr. Army had been a salesman for 15 years at Millbury
(Mass.) Motor Co. Previously, he had worked 18 years for Scannell’s
Package Store. An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Army had
been a master sergeant, serving in the Asiatic Pacific theatre.
During his career, he had also been involved in youth sports
activities in Millbury; one of the original organizers of the
Little League and Pee Wee Basketball League programs in the
1950s, he was a past president of both associations as well
as the Millbury Golden Age. An outstanding athlete at Millbury
High School, Mr. Army was elected to the school’s Hall
of Fame in 1999. He is survived by a niece; a grandnephew;
four grandnieces; eight great-grandnephews and great-grandnieces;
and a great-great-grandnephew.
Gerard F. Dunican
Nov. 5, 2003
In Florida. Mr. Dunican had been a Holy Cross class agent.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; a son; a daughter; and two
grandchildren.
Monsignor Edmund G. Haddad
Nov. 21, 2003
At St. Jean Vianney House for Retired Clergy in Worcester,
at 86. Prior to his retirement in 1989, Monsignor Haddad had
served 20 years as the pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in
Worcester. Ordained to the priesthood in 1946, he began his
ministry at St. Leo Parish in Leominster, Mass. When the Worcester
Diocese was created out of the Springfield Diocese in 1950,
Monsignor Haddad studied business administration for one year
at the Boston College School of Business; he was then appointed
financial assistant at the Chancery while continuing his duties
at St. Leo’s. His responsibilities included establishing
the diocesan expansion fund and setting up the clergy benefit
plan for health insurance and a property insurance plan for
parishes. Assistant chancellor of the diocese from 1951-58,
Monsignor Haddad was appointed vice chancellor in 1959 and,
in 1966, chancellor—a position he held until 1971. In
1958, he was named secretary of finances for the diocese and,
in 1961, the first moderator for the Bishop’s Fund; he
held this post for 10 years. During this time, Monsignor Haddad
continued his pastoral duties, transferring from St. Leo’s
to St. Joseph Parish in Auburn in 1954; he was named administrator
of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Bolton in 1955. Becoming the
diocesan Building Commission secretary in 1962, Monsignor Haddad
served as administrator of St. Bernard’s Parish, Fitchburg,
Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Worcester, and the Immaculate
Conception Parish in Lancaster, over the next few years. In
1966, he was made a domestic prelate by Pope Paul VI. Monsignor
Haddad had also been active in the ecumenical movement, serving
as a member of the Wulstan Society, a group of 16 clerics meeting
monthly to discuss scripture subjects of an ecumenical nature.
In addition, he worked with an interfaith committee on the
construction of apartments at Sever and Fruit streets in Worcester.
During his childhood, Monsignor Haddad had been a member of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Worcester, which is part
of the Melkite Catholic Diocese of Newton. Joining the Latin
rite before entering the seminary, Monsignor Haddad was granted
a biritual rescript in 1962 by Pope John XXIII, allowing him
to celebrate Mass in either church. During his ministry, he
had also been a member of the first diocesan tribunal; a trustee
and committee member of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester;
chaplain for the Council of Catholic Nurses; and an overseer
for Old Sturbridge Village. He had been a director of the Worcester
Area Mental Health Association; the Worcester Housing Corp.;
and a director and treasurer of the Interfaith Housing Corp.
In 1981, Monsignor Haddad was invested as a Knight of Equestrian
Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He had most recently
served as an assistant pastor at St. Columba’s Parish
in Paxton with his nephew, Rev. John D. Thomas. Monsignor Haddad
is survived by a sister; and nephews and nieces.
Thomas J. Moriarty
Dec. 7, 2003
In Maryland, at 87. Retired Capt. Thomas Moriarty, USN, had
served in the Navy for 30 years; at the time of his retirement
in 1970, he had been a professor of Naval Science and head
of the NROTC program at Harvard University. Following retirement,
Mr. Moriarty worked at the USS Constitution Museum Fund; Holy
Cross; and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He had been
a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Moriarty is survived by three
sons, including Michael J. ’73; four daughters; 10 grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren. His brother was the late Edward
J. ’33.
Aloysius A. Bloniarz, M.D.
Oct. 21, 2003
At Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mass., at 83. A longtime
resident of Springfield, Dr. Bloniarz opened a private practice
in 1950.
During his career, he had been a member of the staff at Mercy
Hospital; Holyoke (Mass.) Soldiers Home; Wesson Memorial Hospital,
also in Springfield; and Springfield Municipal Hospital, where
he served 20 years as a trustee. Dr. Bloniarz was a founding
member of the Valley Medical and Pulmonary Associates in Springfield.
A fellow of the American College of Physicians, he was a director
and past president for the Massachusetts Heart Association—for
the Western Massachusetts Association. Dr. Bloniarz was honored
in 2000 by the Massachusetts Medical Society for his 50-year
membership in the organization. A World War II veteran, he
had been a member of the Navy Medical Corps, serving from 1943–46
at the Great Lakes Illinois Naval Hospital and, also, in the
Pacific theatre. Following the completion of his military service,
Dr. Bloniarz became a resident physician at Union Hospital,
Fall River, Mass., in 1946; he served two years at Boston City
Hospital and one year at the Joseph H. Pratt Hospital. Dr.
Bloniarz was a Holy Cross class agent; in 1994, he was named
a Holy Cross Crusader of the Year. Dr. Bloniarz is survived
by three sons, including Peter A. ’69; a daughter; three
sisters; six grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
George D. Lynch, D.D.S.
Oct. 7, 2003
In St. Lucie Medical Center, Port St. Lucie, Fla., at 85.
An oral surgeon, Dr. Lynch had maintained a practice for
many
years in Buffalo, N.Y., retiring in 1983. During World War
II, he had been an Army captain in the 52nd General Hospital
Division in Europe. Dr. Lynch is survived by his wife, Alyce;
a son; three daughters; two sisters; and four grandchildren.
His brother was the late Charles H., M.D., ’37.
William A. Volin
Nov. 19, 2003
In Worcester Medical Center, at 85. Mr. Volin had worked
at the Worcester Supply Company for 18 years and Home Federal
Savings as an assistant vice president, until his retirement
in 1984. At the start of his career, he had practiced podiatry
in Franklin, N.H., and Pittsfield, Mass. A World War II veteran,
Mr. Volin served four years in England, North Africa and Italy.
He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Volin is survived
by his wife, Mary; a son; two daughters; six grandchildren;
and nine nephews and nieces.
Monsignor John F. Denehy
Aug. 22, 2003
In Florida, at 84. Monsignor Denehy served 27 years as a
chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1977 from Patrick
AFB, Fla.,
with the rank of colonel. Among his assignments were: Selfridge
AFB, Mich., Lockbourne AFB, Ohio; Travis AFB, Calif.; Otis
AFB, Mass.; McGuire AFB, N.J.; and Maxwell AFB, Ala.; he had
a four-year tour in the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Wash.,
D.C., and a three-year tour as commandant, Air Force Chaplain
School, Maxwell AFB. Monsignor Denehy also served overseas,
in Germany, Japan, Bermuda and Spain. He received many military
honors, including the Air Force Commendation Medal; the Air
Force Outstanding Unit Award; the Army of Occupation Medal
(Germany); the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star;
the Legion of Merit; and the Meritorious Service Medal. In
1964, Pope Paul VI honored him as a domestic prelate. Ordained
to the priesthood in 1945, Monsignor Denehy began his ministry
at St. Mary’s Church, Nantucket, Mass. He then served
in Martha’s Vineyard at Sacred Heart Church, Oak Bluffs;
St. Elizabeth Church, Edgartown; and St. Augustine Church,
Vineyard Haven; he joined the Air Force in 1950 with the rank
of first lieutenant. Following his retirement from the military,
Monsignor Denehy resided in Florida, where he assisted at Holy
Name of Jesus Church, Indialantic. He is survived by three
cousins.
William F. Moynihan
Nov. 12, 2003
At his home in Nashville, Tenn., at 81. A longtime leader
in the social work field in Nashville, Mr. Moynihan had served
as the executive director of Family and Children agencies in
Ohio, North Carolina and Tennessee, prior to his retirement
in 1991. During World War II, he served with the 13th Army
Air Force in the South Pacific. Mr. Moynihan is survived by
his wife, Linda; two children; four stepchildren; two brothers,
including John J. Sr. ’50; two sisters; several nephews
and nieces, including John J. Jr., M.D., ’76; Roger P.,
D.D.S., ’79; Margaret M. Lenihan ’81 and Joan M.
Lynch ’85; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
John J. Lynch
Nov. 13, 2003
At Holy Family Hospital, Methuen, Mass., at 81. During his
career, Mr. Lynch practiced general law with Lynch & Willis
Attorneys at Law in North Andover and Lawrence, Mass., retiring
in 1982. He had also owned and operated Lynch’s Restaurant
in North Andover from 1961-70. Active in church and community
affairs, he had been chairman of the American Cancer Society
and American Heart Association Leadership Drives in Lawrence.
An Army veteran, Mr. Lynch served in the South Pacific from
1943-46; he had been an observer with the weather squadron,
attaining the rank of sergeant. Mr. Lynch is survived by his
wife, Eileen; a son; six daughters; 14 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren. His brother was the late Joseph F. ’49.
Paul E. Mathias Sr.
Nov. 4, 2003
At Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, Conn., at 83. During his
career, Mr. Mathias had been an executive with the American
Can Co. in Greenwich, Conn., then part of the Best Foods division
of Corn Products International in New Jersey, retiring in 1986.
A veteran of World War II, he had served in the U.S. Coast
Guard. Mr. Mathias is survived by his wife, Doris; three sons;
a daughter; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and
several nephews and nieces. His brothers were the late James
F. ’34 and Cecil J. ’36.
Rev. Adrian P. O’Leary
Sept. 20, 2003
At New England Baptist Hospital, Boston,
at 82. Prior to his retirement in 1991, Fr. O’Leary had
served two years as administrator and 16 years as pastor of
Holy Rosary Parish in Winthrop, Mass. Ordained to the priesthood
in 1947, he began his ministry in the Archdiocese of Boston
at St. Edward’s Church in Medfield; Fr. O’Leary
later served at St. Mary’s Church, Foxboro; St. Vincent
de Paul Church, South Boston; St. Mary of the Assumption Parish,
Brookline; and St. Joseph Church, Belmont. He is survived
by a sister-in-law; and a cousin.
Rev. Andrew J. Sullivan
Aug. 20. 2003
In St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, at 82. Prior to his retirement
in 1990, Fr. Sullivan had served 19 years as the pastor of
St. Augustine’s Church, Millville, Mass.; previously
he had been the pastor for one year at St. Mary’s Church
in Southbridge. Ordained to the priesthood in 1947, Fr. Sullivan
began his ministry as the assistant pastor of Immaculate Conception
Parish in Lancaster, Mass., and at St. Theresa’s Parish
in Harvard, Mass.; he had also been the chaplain at the Industrial
State School in Lancaster. In 1950, Fr. Sullivan was appointed
assistant pastor at St. Roch’s Church in Oxford, and,
in 1951, at St. Paul’s Parish, Blackstone, where he was
parish director of the Boy Scouts; he was also a member of
the diocesan Priests’ Choir. Fr. Sullivan became the
assistant pastor at St. Peter’s Parish, Worcester, in
1956; St. Patrick’s Parish, Whitinsville, in 1960; and
Ascension Parish, Worcester, in 1965; he then served as the
pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Charlton, from 1968–70.
Fr. Sullivan is survived by many nephews and nieces; and grandnephews
and grandnieces.
Gerard E. Delisle
Aug. 30, 2003
At the d’Youville Pavilion Nursing Home, Lewiston,
Maine, at 82. Mr. Delisle had been a mason by trade, serving
as the
business agent and secretary for the former Local II of Bricklayers
and Masons.
He served two years on the City Parking District. A World War
II Army veteran, Mr. Delisle was a recipient of the Purple
Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor;
a son; a daughter; a sister; a granddaughter; and several nephews
and nieces.
Robert B. Masterson Jr.
Aug. 7, 2003
At the Life Care Center of Tucson, in Arizona, at 83. During
his career, Mr. Masterson worked 23 years for the Aerojet-General
Corp. in liquid and nuclear-powered rocket engines. He had
also been employed 13 years by the Bechtel Power Corp. and
two and one-half years by the Washington Public Power Supply
Systems in the construction of nuclear power plants. Mr. Masterson
served in the Navy during World War II. He is survived by a
nephew, John S. Jr. ’66; a grandnephew; his goddaughter;
and numerous cousins. His father was the late Robert B. Sr.
1907 and his brother was the late John S. Sr. ’37.
Henry A. Ozimek
Sept. 6, 2003
In Cape Cod (Mass.) Hospital, at 80. Prior to his retirement,
Mr. Ozimek had worked many years for the West Hartford, Conn.,
school system; in addition to serving as the original director
of Continuing Education, he taught English and Latin and coached
golf and tennis. Mr. Ozimek began his career at Suffield Academy.
During World War II, he served in the Navy. Mr. Ozimek had
been a violin soloist with the Holy Cross Philharmonic Orchestra
and a member of the Worcester Philharmonic Orchestra. He is
survived by his wife, Gloria; a son; a daughter; a son-in-law;
three grandsons and two granddaughters; a brother; a sister;
and many nephews and nieces.
Thomas F. Loughlin
Sept. 11, 2003
In the Hospice Residence in Worcester, following a long illness,
at 79. Prior to his retirement in 1986, Mr. Loughlin had worked
35 years as a claims supervisor for Aetna Casualty and Surety.
He later worked for the Worcester Insurance Company. Mr. Loughlin
had been a baseball coach for the Community League in West
Boylston, Mass. A World War II veteran of the Navy, he was
attached to the staff of the Commander of the 8th Fleet; he
served on a subchaser in the Mediterranean and returned from
active duty on the battleship USS Missouri. Mr. Loughlin is
survived by his wife, Joan; two sons; two daughters; a sister;
four grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Robert W. McSheehy
Nov. 1, 2003
At his home in Worcester, after a long illness, at 84. Prior
to his retirement in 1991, Mr. McSheehy had served 13 years
as a deputy assessor for the city of Worcester. Previously,
he had been an assistant vice president at the former Mechanics
Bank in Worcester where he had worked for many years. A World
War II Army veteran, Mr. McSheehy served in the Asiatic-Pacific
theater; he received a Bronze Star at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Mr. McSheehy had been a member of the Holy Cross Club of Worcester.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a son; a daughter; a
grandson and a granddaughter; a brother; a sister; and many
nephews and nieces.
William F. Moynihan
Sept. 6, 2003
In Massachusetts. Mr. Moynihan had been a Holy Cross class
agent. He is survived by his wife, Jane; four sons; three daughters;
a brother; a sister; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;
and many nephews and nieces.
Vincent E. Hinson
June 10, 2003
At his home in Shrewsbury, Mass., at 80. Prior to his retirement
in 1987, Mr. Hinson had been a group pensions underwriter for
the Allmerica/State Mutual Insurance Co. in Worcester for 35
years. He had also been a coach and member of the board of
directors of the Shrewsbury Little League. A Navy veteran of
World War II, Mr. Hinson received his Navy Air Gunner Wings
flying as a volunteer waist gunner on an Army Air Force B-25
out of Sterling Island in the Solomon Islands. Commissioned
in the Marine Corps Reserve following graduation, he saw active
duty during the Korean War and received the Bronze Star. Mr.
Hinson had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by
two sons; two daughters; two sisters; and 11 grandchildren.
James A. Ronayne
Aug. 31, 2003
At his home in Pocasset, Mass., at 80. During his career,
Mr. Ronayne coached football at Boston English High School;
East
Boston High School; Newton (Mass.) South High School; and Newton
North High School. Under his direction, the Newton North team
won the Class A football championship in 1969. In 1976, Mr.
Ronayne was inducted into the Massachusetts Football Coaches
Hall of Fame. For more than 50 years he had been a member of
the PGA and the golf pro at Poscasset Golf Club; he also coached
the Newton North golf team and served as state individual and
team golf tournament director for several years. A Marine Corps
veteran, Mr. Ronayne served on Iwo Jima in the Pacific during
World War II, earning a Silver Star. He had been a captain
during the Korean War, training troops at Camp Pendleton, Calif.;
he retired as a lieutenant colonel. Mr. Ronayne is survived
by his wife, Mary; a son; a daughter; and five grandchildren.
Francis X. Kelley
Nov. 14, 2003
At Milton (Mass.) Hospital, at 78. Prior to his retirement,
Mr. Kelley had been a systems analyst for Kemper Insurance/Shelby
Mutual, Braintree, Mass. During World War II, he served in
the Army. Mr. Kelley is survived by his wife, Bette; four sons;
three sisters; 11 grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
John T. Schomer
Oct. 19, 2003
At the Leonard Morse Hospital, Natick, Mass., at 78. Prior
to his retirement, Mr. Schomer had been the assistant director
of the Central Massachusetts Regional Education Center in West
Boylston, Mass. For several years, he had been the principal
of the Bennett-Hemenway School in Natick. During his career,
Mr. Schomer had also been a member of the finance committee
for the town of Natick. A World War II veteran, he served with
the U.S. Army Air Corps. Mr. Schomer is survived by his wife,
Mora; a son; a daughter; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Edward C. O’Donnell
Aug. 28, 2003
In Massachusetts. During World War II, Mr. O’Donnell
had served with the Army Air Corps. He was a member of the
President’s Council at Holy Cross and a Holy Cross class
agent. Mr. O’Donnell is survived by a son; a daughter;
five grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Richard W. Sharry
Oct. 6, 2003
In Massachusetts, at 80, after a brief illness. Prior to
his retirement, Mr. Sharry worked for the General Electric
Mortgage
Insurance Company. During his career, he had also been employed
by Lomas & Nettleton, and the Massachusetts Purchase Group,
as executive director. Mr. Sharry had been a longtime member
of the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Worcester Tennis
Club; he had been a teaching tennis pro. A World War II Army
veteran, Mr. Sharry served as a military policeman. He is survived
by his wife, Florence; two sons; two daughters, including Lisa
M. Maloney ’85; a brother; seven grandchildren; and many
nephews and nieces.
John F. Berg
Nov. 25, 2003
At UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, after an illness,
at 80. During his career, Mr. Berg had been a claims supervisor
for the Travelers Insurance Co. in Worcester, where he had
worked for 34 years, retiring in 1983. He was an Army veteran
of World War II. Mr. Berg is survived by his wife, Erva; and
three nieces.
Russell R. Case
Oct. 16, 2003
In New Jersey. Mr. Case is survived by his wife, Lily; two
sons; five grandchildren; and his brother, John A. ’53.
William M. Sullivan, M.D.
Sept. 7, 2003
In the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, at 75. Co-founder
of the Norwalk (Conn.) Medical Group in 1964, Dr. Sullivan
served
as the director of the State Certified Clinical Laboratory
at the Group. He had been a senior attending physician at the
Norwalk Hospital Department of Internal Medicine, Section of
Cardiology, from 1970 until his retirement in 1993. At one
time, Dr. Sullivan had been a physician to the Norwalk Fire
Department. A member of many professional associations, he
was a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and
a past president of the Norwalk Area Heart Association. A World
War II veteran, Dr. Sullivan served in the Army as a medical
technician in Luzon, the Philippines, in 1945. He is survived
by his wife, Teresa; three sons; a daughter, Catherine M. ’87;
four grandchildren; a cousin; and nephews and nieces.
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