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James F. Quinn
July 12, 2004
At the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center
of Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island in Providence, at
97. Prior to his retirement in 1970, Mr. Quinn had served for
many years with the Dieges & Clust
jewelry company in Providence, as a national salesman and,
later, as a vice president; at the start of his career, he
worked at his family’s jewelry company in New York.
A former sprinter, Mr. Quinn won a gold medal in 1928 at
the IX Olmpiad held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for the
400-meter relay event; running the second leg of the relay,
he posted the fastest time of the race. A member of the College
track and field team, Mr. Quinn qualified for the Olympics
following graduation, by winning the 100-yard dash in the
IC4A Championships at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass.;
he posted a time of 9.9 seconds. Mr. Quinn was inducted into
the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1967; active
in the College alumni association, he had been a Holy Cross
class agent. During World War II, Mr. Quinn served with the
Army Air Forces. He is survived by his wife, Katherine; several
nephews and nieces; and grandnephews and grandnieces.
Richard F. Hegarty
May 26, 2004
At Winchester ( Mass.) Hospital, at 95.
Prior to his retirement, Mr. Hegarty had worked 36 years at
Somerville ( Mass.) High School as a math teacher and track
coach; he had been inducted into the Somerville High School
Sports Hall of Fame for coaching. Mr. Hegarty began his teaching
career at Brookline ( Mass.) High School. A World War II veteran,
he served four years in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander.
Mr. Hegarty is survived by a daughter; two grandchildren; and
many nephews and nieces.
John G. Kelleher Sr.
Aug. 9, 2004
In Cortland, N.Y., at 91. Prior to his retirement
in 1978, Mr. Kelleher had been the director of administration
for Central New York Centro; previously, he had served as
the executive vice president of the Syracuse Transit Corp.
During his career, Mr. Kelleher had also worked for the Chamber
of Commerce, Boston Mutual Life Insurance and the Great American
Indemnity Co. in Boston; he had been a director of New York
Blue Shield and president of the Providence House Apartments,
from 1977-99. In addition, Mr. Kelleher had served as the
president of the Holy Cross Club of Central New York. He
is survived by a son; two daughters; nine grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
Francis K. Buckley
July 20, 2004
At his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at 89. An
attorney in Fort Lauderdale for more than 60 years, Mr. Buckley
had served as the city attorney there from 1959-61; he had
also assisted in the establishment of Holy Cross Hospital.
At the start of his career, Mr. Buckley had practiced law
in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Fla., before relocating
to Fort Lauderdale in the early 1940s; from 1953-54, he was
president of the Broward County Bar Association. A World
War II veteran, Mr. Buckley served in the Navy, attaining
the rank of lieutenant. Prior to the start of his military
service, he had worked for the Office of Price Administration
in Washington, D.C., and, also, in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Buckley
had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his
wife, Janet; five sons, including Michael ’66; three
daughters; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
James P. Canty Sr.
Aug. 2, 2004
In Hubbard Regional Hospital, Webster,
Mass., after an illness, at 92. Prior to his retirement,
Mr. Canty had been a teacher and longtime basketball coach
at Tourtelotte Memorial High School in Thompson, Conn. During
his tenure, from 1941 to 1971, he coached several state championship
teams–including
three consecutive ones, from 1949-51. A 1929 graduate of
the high school, Mr. Canty had been a member of two state
champion basketball teams, in 1927 and 1929. In his honor,
the gymnasium at Tourtelotte Memorial High School was named
after him; he was also inducted into the Connecticut Basketball
Coaches Hall of Fame. A member of the Holy Cross baseball
team, Mr. Canty played professional baseball in the Washington
Senators farm system. He is survived by a son; a daughter;
three grandsons; and two great-granddaughters.
John F. McGuirk
July 6, 2004
In Massachusetts, at 88. Mr. McGuirk had worked
many years for the Boston firm of Peat, Marwick & Mitchell
as a certified public accountant; he later became a senior
partner, retiring in 1976. A World War II veteran, Mr. McGuirk
served as a captain in the Army. He had been a member of
the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. McGuirk is survived by his wife, Mary; a son; a daughter;
and a grandson.
Robert F. Welch
July 22, 2004
In New York. Prior to his retirement,
Mr. Welch had been employed by the New York City law firm of
Olvany, Eisner & Donnelly
for more than 50 years. During his career, he was a legal
representative, secretary and member of the board of directors
of the Los Angeles ( Calif.) Dodgers. A World War II veteran,
Mr. Welch had served as a corporal and legal correspondent.
He had been a member of the President’s Council at
Holy Cross. Mr. Welch is survived by his son, Charles J. ’72;
a daughter; a sister; three grandchildren; and three cousins.
William L. Dwyer Jr.
July 31, 2004
In New Jersey, at 86. Prior to his retirement,
Mr. Dwyer had worked many years for the FBI. He is survived
by his wife, Jeanne; two sons; two daughters; and four grandchildren.
John D. Sullivan Sr.
July 15, 2004
In Shrewsbury (Mass.) Nursing Home,
after an illness, at 87. During his career, Mr. Sullivan had
been a longtime executive and sub-district director for the
United Steel Workers of America. He began his labor career
as president of Local 73, United Office and Professional Workers
in 1946; in 1950, he became the community service director
of the Massachusetts state CIO. Joining the United Steel Workers
of America in 1953, Mr. Sullivan was assigned to Northern New
England; he subsequently became the executive vice president
of the Vermont state CIO, with the merger of the AFL-CIO. Transferred
to Worcester in 1957, Mr. Sullivan was appointed sub-area
director for Central and Western Massachusetts–he served
in this capacity for 21 years. In 1965, he assumed the additional
duty of Union Civil Rights coordinator for New England. During
his career, Mr. Sullivan had been a 23-year member of the
faculty of the College of the Holy Cross Institute of Industrial
Relations; in 1964, the institute presented him with the
Berlin Memorial Award, in recognition of his contributions
to labor/management relations. He had also been a member
of the labor advisory committee to the Boston office of the
American Arbitration Association. A Navy veteran of World
War II, Mr. Sullivan saw action throughout Asia and participated
in the liberation of the Philippines. He is survived by his
wife, Marilyn; a son; two daughters; a brother; a sister;
seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Rev. James H. Coffey Jr.
Aug. 4, 2004
In Youville Hospital, Cambridge, Mass., at 86.
A longtime priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, Fr. Coffey
was ordained to the priesthood in 1945. Beginning his ministry
at Sacred Heart Parish in Lynn, he then served as an assistant
at: St. Joseph’s in Amesbury; St. Mary’s in Wrentham;
St. Theresa’s in Billerica, where he had helped to
build the present church; Sacred Heart in Medford; and St.
Aidan’s in Brookline. Prior to his retirement in 1987,
Fr. Coffey had been the pastor of St. Mary’s Church
in Wrentham for 17 years; during this time, he had been the
chaplain at the Wrentham State School. Following retirement,
Fr. Coffey served three years as parochial vicar at Our Lady
of the Rosary Church in Stoughton; returning to St. Aidan’s
as the senior priest in residence, he continued to assist
at various parishes throughout the diocese as needed. During
his ministry Fr. Coffey had also been the chaplain of Walpole
State Prison, now MCI Cedar Junction. He is survived by a
sister-in-law; eight nephews and nieces; and 11 grandnephews
and grandnieces.
Francis E. Manzi
July 8, 2004
In Philadelphia, Pa., at 89. Mr. Manzi
was the longtime owner and funeral director of the A.S. Manzi & Son
Funeral Home in Worcester; he had joined his father in the
business following the completion of his military service.
During his career, Mr. Manzi had also pursued other business
activities, including real estate, a National Car Rental franchise
and a chair-rental enterprise, Arthur Chair Rental. He had
been active in many community and charitable organizations,
including the Columbus Civic Association, the Brown Square
Civic Club and the East Side Improvement Club; a founding member
of the ITAM (Italian-American) Business Club, he had been its
president for several years. Mr. Manzi was an Army veteran,
serving in England during World War II. He is survived by
a son; three daughters; a son-in-law; a sister; and two grandsons.
Edward R. O’Connor
Aug. 6, 2004
In Holyoke, Mass., at 87. Prior to his
retirement, Mr. O’Connor
had served as the superintendent of schools in Spencer, Mass.;
previously, he had been the assistant superintendent in Holden,
Mass. During his career, Mr. O’Connor had also been
the principal of Hardwick (Mass.) High School; a principal
in Athol, Mass.; a teacher and coach at Winter Harbor High
School in Maine; and a physics teacher at Valley Stream on
Long Island, N.Y. He had been a member of several professional
organizations, including the Massachusetts Association of
School Superintendents and the Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development. A Coast Guard veteran of World
War II, Mr. O’Connor was a recipient of a European-African-Middle
Eastern Area Ribbon with one Bronze Star. He is survived
by his wife, Olivia; three sons; a daughter; a brother; and
seven grandchildren.
Robert H. Avery
July 21, 2004
At his home in Syracuse, N.Y., at 85. Prior to
his retirement in 1985, Mr. Avery had worked 27 years for
the Cambridge Filter Corp. in Syracuse. Previously, he had
been employed 12 years for the American Air Filter Corp.–as a regional
manager in Louisville, Ky., and, later, as a manufacturer’s
representative in Connecticut. At the start of his career,
Mr. Avery had worked for the Michigan and, then, the Kansas
Department of Health. Following retirement, he served as
a counselor and past president of the Syracuse chapter of
the small business association, SCORE; the national organization
recognized him with its highest honor, the Platinum Leadership
Award. During his career, Mr. Avery was a past national president
of the American Association for Contamination Control and
a senior member of Environmental Sciences; in addition, he
wrote and published Government Liaison News. Principal
author of the NAFA Guide to Air Filtration, published
by the National Air Filtration Association, Mr. Avery completed
a second publication, the NAFA Guide to the Installation,
Operation and Maintenance of Air Filtration Systems.
He had also volunteered for 18 years with the “Meals
on Wheels” program; active in the Hartford ( Conn.)
Jaycees, he had founded a chapter in Farmington Valley. Mr.
Avery had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by
his wife, Mary Ellen; a son; and two daughters.
Arthur M. McHugh
June 4, 2004
At Marlborough (Conn.) Health Care, at 85. During
his career, Mr. McHugh had been employed by: the Savings
Bank of Manchester, Conn.; Dynamac Inc. of Marlborough, Mass.,
the J.C. Barton Co. of East Hampton, Conn.; and the Rafferty-Brown
Steel Co. of East Longmeadow, Mass. Involved in several professional
and community associations, he had been a member of the Middlesex
County Council of the Boy Scouts of America and a corporator
of Farmers and Mechanics Bank; elected to the East Hampton
Board of Education, he had held the post of chairman. Mr.
McHugh served in the Army during World War II, in the South
Atlantic Frontier Command and, also, in the Pacific theater;
assigned to the 76th Infantry Division, he retired with
the rank of major. Former Connecticut Gov. William O’Neill
appointed Mr. McHugh to the Governor’s Military Staff
as an adjutant, with the rank of colonel. He is survived
by a son; a daughter; and five grandchildren.
James D. Canarie
June 2, 2004
At his home in West Hartford, Conn. Prior to his
retirement, Mr. Canarie had been a pharmaceutical sales representative
for Penwalt Labs and Pfizer. An Army veteran, he served in
the Philippines during World War II. Mr. Canarie is survived
by his wife, Grace; two sons; two daughters; a brother; a
sister; 10 grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Joseph L. DeCourcy Jr.
June 22, 2004
At the Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash, Ohio,
at 81. A longtime public official, Mr. DeCourcy had served
as the Hamilton County ( Ohio) auditor from 1970-90; previously,
he had been a Hamilton County commissioner for seven years.
At the start of his career, Mr. DeCourcy worked as a real
estate broker; elected to the Cincinnati (Ohio) City Council
in 1957, he later served as Cincinnati vice mayor. Mr. DeCourcy
had been a member of the executive committee of the County
Commissioners Association of Ohio. He is survived by his
wife, Polly; three daughters; a brother, Cornelius B., M.D., ’41;
six grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Michael C. Saab
Aug. 24, 2004
In Massachusetts, at 83. Mr. Saab had been the owner for
several years of the former Picture Apron Co. in Springfield,
Mass. He is survived by a brother; and a sister.
Edouard A. Brodeur
Aug. 2, 2004
At Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, Ga. During his
career, Mr. Brodeur had been a research chemist, working
on the development of vinyl-latex products; he held patents
for carpet and flooring products as well as for “Supreme
Allweather Surfaces.” A
veteran of World War II, Mr. Brodeur had served as a captain
of LST 564. He is survived by a son; a daughter; two brothers;
two sisters; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and
nephews and nieces.
Donald X. Clavin Sr.
Sept. 3, 2004
At his home in Valley Stream, N.Y., at
78. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Clavin had served 10 years
as a Nassau County (N.Y.) District Court judge. Following retirement,
he worked as counsel to New York state Sen. Norman J. Levy.
Mr. Clavin began his career as an assistant district attorney
in Nassau County; a prosecutor for 17 years, he attained the
position of chief of the county court trial bureau. Mr. Clavin
was a Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife,
Rosanna; a son; four daughters, including Virginia A. Clavin-Higgins ’84;
and eight grandchildren.
Bernard F. Peacock, M.D.
Aug. 6, 2004
At Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church,
Va., at 78. Dr. Peacock had maintained a private surgical practice
in Marlow Heights, Md., for 34 years, retiring in 1988; from
1980-88, he had been a general surgeon at the Southern Maryland
Hospital Center in Clinton. During his career, Dr. Peacock
had also been the chief of surgery at the former Cafritz Hospital–now
the Greater Southeast Community Hospital, Washington, D.C.,
from 1966-80; from 1954-70, he was associated with Providence
Hospital, Washington, D.C., where he held the post of chief
resident of surgery. A World War II veteran, Dr. Peacock
had served as a medical officer in the Navy until 1954, attaining
the rank of lieutenant junior grade. He had been a member
of the American Medical Association and a fellow of the American
College of Surgeons. Dr. Peacock is survived by his wife,
Mary Lou; three sons; three daughters; a brother; and six
grandchildren.
John V. Swan Sr.
June 28, 2004
At his home in Leicester, Mass., at 81.
Prior to his retirement in 1983, Mr. Swan had been the national
sales manager for Port Clyde Foods. Joining Standard Brands
as a food broker in 1950, he had also worked for Morris Alper & Sons,
Inc.; Food Enterprise, Inc.; and Lawrence Kolbin & Co.
During his career, Mr. Swan had been active in community
affairs, including the Boy Scouts and the H.E.L.P. organization,
a community-based social service agency which he started
in Leicester; he and his wife were founding members of St.
Pius X Church, also located in Leicester. A Marine Corps
veteran of World War II, Mr. Swan served in the 1 st Division,
7 th Regiment, in the Asiatic-Pacific theater. He is survived
by his wife, Elizabeth; three sons; two daughters; a sister;
two granddaughters; and many nephews and nieces.
Edwin J. Caffrey
Aug. 8, 2004
At his home in Willamsport, Pa., at 80. During
his career, Mr. Caffrey had served in the Army, retiring
in 1966 as a major. An Army Air Force fighter pilot during
World War II, he attended the Army Language School in Monterey,
Calif., prior to beginning a tour in Europe as a military
intelligence officer. Mr. Caffrey is survived by his wife,
Brigitte; a son; a daughter; a brother; a sister; and two
grandsons and two granddaughters.
Donal J. Smith
Aug. 28, 2004
In St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center,
after a brief illness, at 81. During his career, Mr. Smith
had worked for many years in the oil industry; he retired
from the U.S. Department of Energy in 1980 as an allocation
and conservation specialist. A Marine Corps veteran of World
War II, Mr. Smith had been a radar operator in the Pacific
theater. He is survived by three sons; eight grandchildren;
a great-grandson; and a nephew.
James H. Connors
June 30, 2004
In Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston,
at 77. During his career, Mr. Connors had been the president
of Federal National Linen Service, the National Coat & Apron
Manufacturing Co., and Bell Linen Service, all located in
Boston; he had also served as treasurer of the Universal
Linen Supply in Portland, Maine. Mr. Connors was a member
of the board of directors of the Linen Supply Association
of America. In addition, he had been the president of the
former Narragansett Raceway in Pawtucket, R.I.; a board member
of the Narragansett Racing Association for several years,
he was elected its president in 1961. Mr. Connors served
in the Navy during World War II. He is survived by his wife,
Jean; three sons; a daughter; three brothers, including John
J. ’55; a sister; and 12 grandchildren.
Robert T. Crowley
July 26, 2004
In New York. Mr. Crowley is survived by four sons;
three daughters; a sister; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Richard J. Bonahoom
July 5, 2004
In Illinois, at 72. Mr. Bonahoom is survived by
a son; four daughters; 10 grandchildren; and many nephews
and nieces.
William A. Hahn
July 15, 2004
In Vermont, at 74. During his career, Mr. Hahn
had been a business professor at Loyola College in Baltimore,
Md.; St. Peter’s College in New Jersey; and, at St. Michael’s,
Trinity, Johnson State and Champlain colleges in Vermont.
Involved in the real estate business, he had owned Hahn & Cannizzaro
Realtors Inc. and other realty and building companies, including
Hahn Associates in Essex Junction, Vt. Mr. Hahn and his family
had also operated Mother Nature’s Natural Foods Store
in Burlington, Vt., for many years; most recently, he had
been a driver for Priority Express. A veteran, Mr. Hahn had
served in the Army. He had been a Holy Cross class agent;
as a student, Mr. Hahn had been a member of the track and
cross country teams. He is survived by his wife, Celeste;
a son; five daughters; a brother; a sister; 15 grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
William J. Hoey
Sept. 11, 2004
At his home in Worcester, at 72. Mr. Hoey had
been the president for many years of the W.J. Hoey Tire Co.;
he had founded the business in Worcester in 1974. Active
in community affairs, Mr. Hoey had been a longtime member
of the Kiwanis Club which recognized him with its “Tablet of Honor”; in
addition, he had been a member and board director of the
Emerald Club–serving as its president in 1991–and
was a recipient, this year, of the club’s “Quiet
Man Award.” A former president and board director of
the Worcester Executives Association, Mr. Hoey had a deep
interest as well in the Mercy Centre in Worcester. He served
in the Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Hoey is survived by
his wife, Kathleen; a son; two daughters; a brother; three
grandsons; and nephews and nieces.
John H. Johnston Jr.
Aug. 7, 2004
In Little Compton, R.I., after a long
illness, at 72. Prior to his retirement in 1986, Mr. Johnston
had worked many years at Coronet Print, a former textile finishing
business in Fall River, Mass.; he had been a founder of the
company. At the start of his career, Mr. Johnston worked a
short time for the Velveray Corp. in Clifton, N.J. He is survived
by his wife, Joan; a son; a daughter, Mary Johnston Driscoll ’85;
and four grandchildren.
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