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John L. Baker
May 15, 2002
In Maine, at 102. Mr. Baker, who had been a certified
public accountant in New York City for 25 years, retired
from Weyerhauser Corp. in 1965. One of the original members
of the Portland, Maine, chapter of S.C.O.R.E. (Service Corporation
of Retired Executives), he had been associated with the organization
for 20 years. Mr. Baker is survived by two nephews; two grandnephews
and two grandnieces.
George S. Browne
Aug. 18, 2002
In Georgia, at 97. During his career, Mr. Browne had
been an engineer for the Southern New England Telephone Co.
in New Haven, Conn. He had been a member of The Connecticut
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and a lifetime
member of the Pioneers of America. Mr. Browne is survived
by his daughter; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Edward J. Moriarty
Aug. 25, 2002
In Macon, Ga., at 90. Mr. Moriarty had worked approximately
40 years for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural
Electrification Administration, retiring in 1976 as the personnel
director. During World War II, he served in the Navy. Mr.
Moriarty had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived
by his wife, Catherine; a daughter; a brother, Thomas J. ’39;
and three grandchildren.
Arthur M. Earls
July 5, 2002
In Quaboag on the Common, West Brookfield, Mass., at
89, after an illness. Mr. Earls had been a U.S. Postal Service
worker in Southbridge, Mass., from 1937 until his retirement
in 1972. He had also worked part time for the Publick House
Restaurant in Sturbridge, Mass., for 14 years. Active in
community affairs, Mr. Earls had been president of the Sturbridge
Senior Center, co-founder of its Noontime Meal Program and
a member of the town’s Council on Aging. During the
1930s and ’40s, he served as a youth football coach
in Southbridge and helped the towns of Holland, Brimfield
and Wales organize their first Little League programs. Mr.
Earls had also been involved in the establishment of the
first Tantasqua Regional High School Committee in 1951. He
is survived by his wife, Helen; five sons, including Thomas
P. ’67, two daughters; two sisters; 16 grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Paul T. Moore, M.D.
May 18, 2002
At Reed’s Landing, Springfield, Mass., at 89. Prior
to his retirement in 1974, Dr. Moore had been the medical
director of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
in Springfield; he joined the company in 1962. Previously,
he had served as medical director at the ATSF Railroad Hospital
in Albuquerque, N.M. During his career, Dr. Moore volunteered
extensively for the American Heart Association and the Hampden
District Medical Society. A veteran, he served in the Navy
from 1938 until 1960, retiring as a captain. Dr. Moore is
survived by two sons; three daughters; two sisters; 12 grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
John F. Scott
June 27, 2002
At Maplewood Park Place retirement community, Bethesda,
Md., at 90. Prior to his retirement in 1974, Mr. Scott had
been the chief of the program planning division of the Civil
Service Commission; he began his career in Washington in
1935 at Civil Service, now called the Office of Personnel
Management. His responsibilities included consulting with
the Albuquerque and Los Alamos offices of the Atomic Energy
Commission and service on the Board of Examiners for the
Foreign Service; he had also been the Civil Service representative
on the Board of the Foreign Service. Mr. Scott had been an
Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. A member of the
Civil War Round Table of Washington, he had served as president
of the local chapter of the American Revolutionary War Round
Table. Mr. Scott is survived by his wife, Marie; a son, John
C., M.D., ’66; two daughters; and seven grandchildren.
Leonard V. Avery Sr.
July 2, 2002
At Epoch Senior Health Care of Brewster, Mass., at
89. During his career, Mr. Avery had been a Boston police
officer,
superintendent of the Lyman School for Boys in Westboro,
Mass., and superintendent of the Connelly Youth Center
in Boston. He is survived by two sons, including Kevin
T., D.M.D., ’65;
a daughter; a stepson; two stepdaughters; 12 grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Stanley J. Ziemba
Sept. 4, 2002
At Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, Mass., at 89. During
his career, Mr. Ziemba had served as the principal of Chicopee
(Mass.) Comprehensive High School; he assumed this position
in 1962 when the school opened. Previously, Mr. Ziemba had
been a science teacher, guidance counselor and vice principal
at Chicopee High School. He had played the piano with the
Melody Kings, the Aristocrats and other polka bands. Mr.
Ziemba is survived by his wife, Wanda; a son; a daughter;
two sisters; and four grandchildren.
James R. Gilson
Aug. 27, 2002
At Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, Conn.,
at 87. During his career, Mr. Gilson had worked at the Fitzgerald
Manufacturing Co., Hamilton Standard, and taught industrial
arts at Bloomfield (Conn.) High School. He was a former member
of the Goshen Players; the Silver Belles and Beaus; the Torrington
Board of Education; and the Democratic Town Committee. Mr.
Gilson had been a member of the President’s Council
at Holy Cross and a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived
by four sons, including James W. ’74; two daughters;
14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
John F. Fagan, M.D.
July 15, 2002
At Cambridge (Mass.) Hospital, at 86, after a lengthy
illness. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Fagan had worked
many years as a surgeon at Cambridge (Mass.) Hospital,
St. Elizabeth’s
Hospital and Mount Auburn Hospital. During World War II,
he served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy; he also
saw active duty with the Marine Corps in the South Pacific
during the war. Dr. Fagan is survived by his wife, Catherine;
a son; a daughter; and two grandchildren.
James F. Gavin
Sept. 10, 2002
At the Village House, Newport, R.I., at 86. Retired Capt.
James F. Gavin, USN, served 25 years in the Navy, enlisting
in 1941. He spent three years aboard the USS Hogan during
World War II and participated in the invasion of North Africa,
for which he received a battle star. Mr. Gavin also was awarded
five battle stars for his engagement in many of the battles
of the Pacific theatre and two battle stars for his involvement
in the liberation of the Philippines. During the Korean War,
he had been an aide and flag secretary to the commander of
mine forces, Pacific Fleet, from 1950 to 1952. From 1952
to 1955, Mr. Gavin had been the executive officer of the USS
Gatling; from 1955 to 1958, he worked in the Bureau of
Naval Personnel and, from 1958 to 1960, held the post of
commanding officer of the USS William R. Rush. His
duties also included serving as the commander of the Destroyer
Squadron Eight, from 1961 to 1962; staff commander of the
Cruiser Destroyer Force, from 1962 to 1964; and member of
the Bureau of Naval Personnel, from 1964 to 1966. After retiring
from the Navy, Mr. Gavin held the post of executive director
of the Battleship Massachusetts for four years, serving
on the board of directors of the USS Massachusetts Memorial,
from 1966 to 1997. He then served from 1970 to 1973 as the
executive director of the Newport County Law Enforcement
Commission and field representative of the Rhode Island Governor’s
Justice Commission from 1973 to 1979. From 1979 to 1998,
Mr. Gavin volunteered at the Newport Hospital and the St.
Joseph’s Soup Kitchen; he was selected as “Volunteer
of the Year” at Newport Hospital in 1995. Mr. Gavin
was the founder and first president of the “Tin Can
Sailors” organization in the 1980s. He had been the
president of the Holy Cross Club of Rhode Island and a Holy
Cross class agent. Mr. Gavin is survived by his wife, Gertrude;
two sons, James F. Jr. ’65 and Kevin P. ’79; three
daughters; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
J. Myles Mahoney
Aug. 13, 2002
At his home in Brewster, Mass., at 86. During his career,
Mr. Mahoney had been a sales representative for many years
for Burroughs and Pitney Bowes. He had also worked as a business
manager for an oceanographic consulting firm in Bedford,
N.H. A Navy veteran, Mr. Mahoney served during World War
II and the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Barbara;
three sons; a daughter; four grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters.
Paul A. Massey
June 27, 2002
In New Haven, Conn., at 88. Mr. Massey had been a physics
teacher and an audio visual coordinator for many years for
Hamden (Conn.) Public Schools, retiring in 1981. He had also
been the Hamden High basketball coach for 20 years and an
ECAC Division I football official. Stationed in San Diego,
Calif., during World War II, Mr. Massey had been a civilian
employee for the Department of Defense. A member of the Holy
Cross football team, he had been a fullback and punter for
the undefeated team of 1936; he was recently featured in
the New Haven Register as one of the top 50 running
backs in Connecticut history. Mr. Massey had been a Holy
Cross class agent. He is survived by a son; two daughters;
eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a niece; and
stepdaughters.
James J. Morris Sr.
June 23, 2002
At his home in Massapequa Park, N.Y. Mr. Morris had worked
38 years for the Union Carbide Corp., first as a chemist,
then as a manager; he retired as vice president in 1977.
Mr. Morris then attended St. John’s University School
of Law in New York; after receiving his degree at the age
of 65, he practiced law in Merrick, N.Y. Mr. Morris had also
served as the Village Justice of Massapequa Park; he was
first appointed, then elected to this position. Mr. Morris
had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his
wife, Jeanne; four sons, including James J. ’73; two
daughters; four grandchildren; and a brother.
Francis J. Duggan Jr.
June 24, 2002
In Lowell, Mass., at 84. Prior to his retirement, Mr.
Duggan had been the director of purchasing for the University
of Massachusetts-Lowell. He had been a Holy Cross class agent.
Mr. Duggan is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons; a daughter;
and 10 grandchildren.
James M. Carroll
Sept. 8, 2002
At the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, N.H.,
at 85. A lifelong resident of Laconia, Mr. Carroll had been
a licensed real estate salesman for Hounsell Realty and later
Twin Rivers Realty. He had also been an independent stockbroker
for many years, owning James M. Carroll Investment Securities.
At the start of his career, Mr. Carroll had managed his father’s
business, Carroll’s Barbershop; he had also served as
a flight instructor for training Army glider pilots. Mr.
Carroll had been an incorporator of the Laconia Savings Bank.
Active in local politics, he had been a city councilor for
Laconia. Mr. Carroll and his brother had owned the paddlewheel
boat, Mount Washington I, on Lake Winnepesaukee. He is survived
by two sons, including James M. IV ’69; five grandchildren;
and a great-grandson.
William A. Himmelsbach, M.D.
June 7, 2002
In Madison, Wis., at 81. Dr. Himmelsbach had been the
director of employee medical affairs for Miles Laboratories
Inc. (now Bayer Corp.) in Elkhart, Ind., from 1972 to 1985.
A member of the staff of Elkhart General Hospital, he had
also served as the director of medical education, retiring
in 1988. At the start of his career, Dr. Himmelsbach practiced
internal medicine in Gallup, N.M., and in LaCrosse, Wis.,
with the Grandview Clinic. In 1967, he became the first corporate
medical director for the Dow Corning Corp. in Midland, Mich.,
and later, director of health and safety. Commissioned as
an officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, he earned his
wings as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Navy. Dr. Himmelsbach
had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy
Cross. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary; four sons; a
daughter; four grandchildren; his brother, Richard K., M.D., ’52;
a sister; and several nephews and nieces.
Carl J. Martini
June 5, 2002
At Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, at 82. During
his career, Mr. Martini had taught mathematics for many years
at Salem (Mass.) State College, where he had served as chairman
of the department and director of student teaching. He had
also been a teacher at Hamilton and Andover high schools.
A World War II veteran, Mr. Martini served in the U.S. Marine
Corps. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. A longtime resident
of Danvers, Mass., Mr. Martini had been the director of recreation,
a library trustee and president of the Friends of the Danvers
Council on Aging; he had also been instrumental in the establishment
of the new senior center in Danvers. Mr. Martini is survived
by his wife, Marguerite; a son; a daughter; two sisters;
five grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Francis A. Carrier
Sept. 1, 2002
At his home in Alexandria, Va. Prior to his retirement
in 1988, Mr. Carrier had worked 14 years for General Dynamics.
Previously, he had served 30 years in the Navy. His tours
of duty included service aboard four destroyers – the
last of which he commanded – and two cruisers; on his
final sea duty, he had been the commodore of three destroyer
squadrons. Mr. Carrier then served as an assistant naval
attaché for research and development in the U.S. embassies
in London and Paris, and later worked in the same capacity
in the office of the deputy chief of naval operations and
the office of the deputy. During World War II, he served
aboard PT boats and later with the Radiological Safety Patrol
for the Bikini Atoll atomic test. Mr. Carrier is survived
by his wife, Keating; three daughters; a brother; two sisters;
three grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Paul H. Murray
Aug. 24, 2002
In St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center,
after an illness, at 78. During his career, Mr. Murray had
been active for many years in the furniture manufacturing
industry. In addition to serving as a general manager of
the Winchendon (Mass.) Furniture Co., he worked for companies
in New Albany, Ind., Lexington, Ky., and Lawrenceville, Ga.,
prior to his retirement. A Navy veteran of World War II,
Mr. Murray served as a lieutenant in the Asiatic-Pacific
theatre. He is survived by three sons, including Paul H.
Jr. ’71 and Michael B. ’73; a daughter; nine grandchildren,
including Kathleen W. ’02; and nephews and nieces. His
brother was the late David I. ’47.
James P. Sheehan
Sept. 13, 2002
At Marian Manor Nursing Home, Boston, after a long illness,
at 82. Mr. Sheehan was the former owner of the James P. Sheehan
Religious Articles Store in Brockton, Mass., which he opened
in 1966. He also served for many years as a sales representative
for the Paulist Press. In addition, Mr. Sheehan had worked
as an actor, appearing in television shows and films such
as Spenser for Hire and The Witches of Eastwick.
During his career, he had volunteered at the Youville Hospital
in Cambridge, Mass., and served as a relief counselor for
Bay Cove Human Services in Boston. A World War II veteran,
Mr. Sheehan served in the Army. He is survived by three daughters;
four grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
William L. Kellick Jr.
Aug. 18, 2002
At his home in Lewiston, N.Y., at 79. The first Family
Court judge of Niagara County, N.Y., Mr. Kellick served in
this capacity for 30 years, beginning in October 1963; he
was re-elected to a 10-year term in 1973 and again in 1983.
From 1966 to 1993, Mr. Kellick had been a member of the state
Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee, and from 1975
to 1993, the administrative judge of Family Courts in seven
western New York counties. Mr. Kellick served as president
of the New York State Association of Family Court Judges
from 1974 to 1975. Active in youth guidance, he had been
a member of the board of Family and Children’s Services
of Niagara, also serving as president; a member of the board
of directors of the Beeman Child Guidance Clinic since 1967,
he served as president from 1978 to 1984. A Navy veteran
of World War II, Mr. Kellick retired from the Naval Reserve
as a captain. As a student at Holy Cross, he had been class
president and a member of the varsity football, basketball
and baseball teams. Mr. Kellick had been a Holy Cross class
agent. He is survived by his wife, Joan; a son; four daughters;
a brother, Richard D. ’57; a sister; nine grandchildren;
and many nephews and nieces.
Lawrence J. Malloy
July 15, 2002
In San Diego, Calif. Mr. Malloy is survived by two sons;
and five daughters.
George J. Remmert
Aug. 15, 2002
At Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, at 78. During
his career, Mr. Remmert had served as a general attorney
for the H.P. Hood Co. in Boston; previously, he headed the
legal department as a trial lawyer for the Hartford Group
Insurance Company. A longtime resident of Arlington, Mass.,
he had been active in town affairs, supporting construction
of the Edith Fox Branch Library, serving as the first chairman
of the Redevelopment Board, and also serving as a trustee
of Symmes Hospital and member of its long-range planning
committee. In addition, he had been a member of the town
Finance Committee from 1962 to 1970, holding the position
of chairman from 1964 to 1967, and a speaker for the Arlington
Bicentennial Historical Lecture Series. A former member and
president of the Arlington Boys’ Club, Mr. Remmert had
been a corporator of the Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank.
A veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Remmert had been
a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Mary;
a daughter; a grandson; a son-in-law; and three in-laws.
Thomas F. Howard Jr.
July 19, 2002
At John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington, Conn., at 76. During
his career, Mr. Howard had served 25 years as the assistant
headmaster of the Robinson School in West Hartford, Conn.
He then became the assistant director of the A.I. Prince
Regional Technical School in Hartford, Conn., and, subsequently,
assistant director of the Eli Whitney Vocational Technical
School in Hamden, Conn. Mr. Howard had also been the assistant
director of the E.C. Goodwin Technical School in New Britain,
Conn., retiring in the mid-1980s. He was the former president
of the Exchange Club of West Hartford and the East Farms
Civic Association in Farmington. Mr. Howard is survived by
his wife, Bernice; a son; a daughter; and three grandchildren.
Stephen A. Ferguson
Aug. 25, 2002
At his home in Worcester, at 76. A longtime Worcester
attorney, Mr. Ferguson had founded Ferguson Law Firm; his
three sons later joined him in the practice. A specialist
in eminent domain law, he was certified to practice before
the Supreme Court. From 1968 to 1974, Mr. Ferguson had been
an assistant to the Massachusetts attorney general. He had
also served as a president of the Worcester Public Library
board of directors, the Massachusetts Bar Association and
the Worcester County Bar Association. Mr. Ferguson was a
Navy veteran of World War II. He had been a Holy Cross class
agent and a member of the President’s Council at Holy
Cross. Mr. Ferguson is survived by his wife, Mary; three
sons, including Michael S. ’79; two daughters, including
Maureen F. ’75; a brother; eight grandchildren; and
several nephews and nieces.
Barry C. Reed
July 19, 2002
At Caritas Norwood (Mass.) Hospital, at 75. Reed, a longtime
Boston trial attorney, was the author of the book, The
Verdict, which became the basis for the 1982, five Academy
Award-nominated film of the same name. Drawn from Reed’s
courtroom experience, the movie, starring Paul Newman, James
Mason and Charlotte Rampling, tells the story of a down-on-his-luck
Boston attorney who goes to trial to win justice for the
family of a seriously disabled girl. Reed’s other books
include The Choice, The Indictment and The Deception.
A recipient of the Clarence Darrow Award for trial excellence,
he was a past president of the Massachusetts Trial Lawyers
Association; a former governor of the Massachusetts Academy
of Trial Lawyers; and a co-founder of the American Society
of Law and Medicine. Mr. Reed had been a member of the Massachusetts
Bar since 1954. During World War II, he served in the Army
as a staff sergeant. A member of the Holy Cross track team
for four years, he competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials in
the decathlon event in 1949. Mr. Reed was a member of the
President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by
his wife, Marie; a son, Barry C. Jr. ’80; three daughters,
including Susan R. Reed-Betts ’82; a sister; nine grandchildren;
many nephews and nieces; and cousins.
William J. Gettens
June 13, 2002
In Long Island Jewish Hospital, Queens, N.Y., at 82.
Prior to he retirement, Mr. Gettens had been a product and
advertising writing executive in the international division
of Westinghouse Corp. An advocate for children with autism,
he served three years as commissioner of the New York City
Child Guidance Commission. In addition, he created the organization “Task
Force Teach” in New York and served as chairman of the
board of directors of the Queens’ chapter of the National
Society for Autistic Children. A Navy veteran of World War
II, Mr. Gettens served as a medic on destroyer duty in the
Philippines and Okinawa. He is survived by three sons. His
brother was the late Francis H. ’41.
Louis R. Sandini
Aug. 10, 2002
In the Hospice Residence, Worcester, at 87, after a struggle
with cancer. Mr. Sandini, an attorney, had been associated
for many years with the Marlborough, Mass., law firm of DiBuone
Morte & Rowe. He later worked for Realty World of Marlborough.
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Sandini served with
the 83rd infantry, division B-Battery 322 and saw action
in five major battles–Normandy, Ardennes, North France,
the Rhineland and Central Europe. The recipient of the Bronze
Star and good conduct medal, he was the judge advocate during
the Battle of the Bulge. An active member and past president
of the Boston and national chapters of the 83rd infantry
division, he served five years as a member of its board of
directors and as chairman for 2001-02. Mr. Sandini was the
author of the book, Red Tag Circus, which depicted
his war experiences. He is survived by his wife, Patsy; a
daughter; a brother; seven stepsons; a grandson and granddaughter;
13 step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and
several nephews and nieces. His brother was the late Anthony
B. ’50.
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