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  In Memoriam
     
    1927-1950

1951-2003

Friends



1951

Robert B. Lambert  
April 19, 1999  
At White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital, at 69. Prior to his retirement in 1990, Mr. Lambert had worked for the Mobil Oil Corp. in New York City for many years. He had been a member of the President's Council and a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Lambert is survived by his wife, Maureen; a son; and seven nephews and nieces.  

John H. Lynch  
May 15, 1999  
In Upper St. Clair, Pa., at 72. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Lynch had worked 25 years as a federal probation officer. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Mr. Lynch is survived by his wife, Bonnie; a son; a daughter; a brother; two sisters; and three grandchildren.  

Edward P. Nolan  
April 23, 1999  
In Rhode Island. Mr. Nolan is survived by his wife, Corrine; a son; a daughter; and three grandchildren.  

James T. Scully Jr.  
June 12, 1999  
At Cape Coral (Fla.) Hospital, at 73. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Scully had been employed by GTE Sylvania in Salem, Mass., for 37 years. He was also employed by the United Way and had been a member of the Governor's Council on Mental Retardation. During World War II, Mr. Scully served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Anne; two sons; two daughters; four sisters; and a grandchild. 

1953 

John F. Devlin  
April 20, 1999  
At Cape Cod (Mass.) Hospital, at 67, after a long illness. Prior to his retirement in 1990, Mr. Devlin had been an independent insurance agent for Lincoln National Life in Fallston, Md. Previously, he had been an insurance agent for the Mass. General Life Insurance Co. in Boston. Mr. Devlin, who joined the Navy in 1951, was stationed on the island of Okinawa during the Korean War; he was discharged as a lieutenant, junior grade, in 1957. Mr. Devlin is survived by his wife, Carol; his mother; three sons; three daughters; a brother; two sisters; 10 grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.

1954 

Robert J. Corboy  
Dec. 25, 1998  
In North Carolina. Mr. Corboy is survived by his wife, Janet; three children; and four grandchildren.  

Gerald P. Darcangelo  
June 25, 1999  
At his Lunenburg, Mass., home, at 67, after an illness. Prior to his retirement in 1997, Mr. Darcangelo had been a consultant for 12 years at the Teleresource Co. in Fitchburg, Mass. Previously, he had been an outside plant engineer for the New England Telephone Co. in Fitchburg, where he had worked for 33 years before retiring in 1985. Mr. Darcangelo had served in the Navy and then the Army Reserve. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; a son; two daughters; a brother; a granddaughter; and nephews and nieces.  

Robert G. Phelan  
July 20, 1999  
At Union Hospital, Lynn, Mass., at 66. A practicing attorney, Mr. Phelan founded the law firm of Phelan and Phelan in Lynn with his wife, in 1957. A prosecuting attorney with the Essex district attorney's office from 1957 to 1960, he became a public defender in Essex County in 1960. Beginning in 1972, Mr. Phelan represented the 10th Essex District in the House of Representatives for three consecutive terms. From 1970 to 1980, he taught constitutional law and criminal procedure to police officers at Northeastern University, Boston. Mr. Phelan is survived by his wife, Shirley; five sons; three daughters; a brother; a sister; eight grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.    

1955 

John H. Connelly  
June 27, 1999  
At his home in Stonington, Conn., at 65. Prior to his retirement in 1995, Mr. Connelly had been a chemist at Corning (N.Y.) Glass Works for 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Virginia; a son; a daughter; a sister; and three grandchildren.

Francis L. Coyle, M.D.  
March 24, 1999  
In Iowa, at 65. Dr. Coyle is survived by his wife, Donna; three sons; and a daughter.  

1956 

James B. McQuillen, M.D.  
June 14, 1999  
In Burlington, Vt., at 64. At the time of his death, Dr. McQuillen shared a private neuropathology and forensic consulting business with his wife in Hardwick, Vt. Previously, he had been associated with Mansfield (Ohio) Neurology Inc., until his retirement in March 1998. Dr. McQuillen, who completed his medical training at Boston University, practiced 10 years at the Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pa. In 1976, he relocated to Charlotte, Vt., where he taught and practiced medicine at the University of Vermont. Dr. McQuillen is survived by his wife, Eleanor; three sons, including Charles S. '84 and Michael T. '93; two daughters; a daughter-in-law, Tracy A. McDermott '84; and three grandchildren. 

1958 

Daniel F. Doherty  
April 21, 1999  
At his home in Holliston, Mass., at 62, after a brief illness. Mr. Doherty had most recently been employed by Offtech, in Worcester. Previously, he had worked approximately 20 years at Bay State Business Products in Rockland, retiring in 1997. At the start of his career, he worked for the A.B. Dick Co. in Waltham for about 10 years. An Army veteran, Mr. Doherty served three years during the Korean War, stationed in Japan. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, including Daniel F. III '88; a daughter; two daughters-in-law, including Nancy E. '88; two sisters; five grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.

1960 

Roger K. Soderberg  
June 18, 1999  
At his home in Peabody, Mass., at 60. Since 1991, Mr. Soderberg had been a partner in the Boston law firm of Deutsch, Williams, Brooks, DeRensis, Holland & Drachman where he served as head of the corporation and banking group. Previously, he had been associated with Schauer and Soderberg for 15 years. Mr. Soderberg is survived by his wife, Barbara; his parents; a son; two daughters; a sister; and a grandson.  

1970 

Robert H. Haley, D.D.S.  
April 6, 1999  
In Illinois, at 50. Dr. Haley had maintained a dental practice in Bloomingdale, Ill. He is survived by his wife, Judy; his mother and father, Wallace F. Jr., M.D., '43; a son; a daughter; three brothers; and a sister. His uncle was the late Bernard J. '42.  

1982 

Christopher G. Casey  
July 26, 1999  
In Naples, Fla., at 39. Mr. Casey had worked for several humanitarian organizations, including the Special Olympics. Most recently, he had been the president of Casey Enterprises, a charter yacht company in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Mr. Casey is survived by his mother and father, Alan F. '55; two brothers; two sisters, including Kerry A. '86; a brother-in-law, Kevin P. Kelley '86; and nephews and nieces. His grandfather was the late George A. Gallagher '27.  

1987 

Christopher R. McVeigh  
Aug. 2, 1999  
At Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital, New York City, at 33. For the past two years, Mr. McVeigh had been  a vice president of marketing for the Prudential Insurance Co., Newark, N.J. He is survived by his wife, Joann K. '87; a son; a daughter; his father; his stepmother; a brother; three sisters; and nephews and nieces.  

1999 

Roland R. Vigeant II  
May 23, 1999  
At Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, Ga., at 21. Mr. Vigeant began his studies at Holy Cross in 1995 following his graduation from Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, Mass., where he had participated in the football, track and weightlifting programs. He joined the Army a short time later, serving with the U.S. Division in Kuwait during 1998; most recently, he had been working as a surveyor for the Army. Mr. Vigeant is survived by his parents; a sister; his grandparents; uncles; aunts; and cousins. 

2003 

Joe Murphy  
July 9, 1999  
At Boston Children's Hospital, of an allergic reaction, at 18. Mr. Murphy, who recently graduated from Winchester (Mass.) High School, had been accepted at Holy Cross as a member of the class of 2003. While a student at Winchester High, he had been a member of the National Honor Society and captain of the lacrosse team; compiling 38 goals and 36 assists in the spring, he had led the team to the state championship in June. Mr. Murphy had planned to play lacrosse at Holy Cross. He is survived by his mother and father, Joseph M. Jr., M.D., '67; and two sisters, Jessica A. '96 and Julianne M. Murphy '99.  

 

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