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Francis J. Ryan Jr.
Francis Ryan died Nov. 17, 2007, at Hay-Madeira Hospice House, in Stuart, Fla., at 100. A corporate litigation attorney, Mr. Ryan had been a partner for many years in the New York City law firm of Hahn, Hessen, Margolis & Ryan; at the start of his career, he had maintained a private law practice in Darien, Conn. During World War II, Mr. Ryan had served as a naval officer in Panama. He is survived by two sons; three daughters; a sister; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. His brother was the late Gerald T. ’29.
Francis A. Gallagher III
Francis Gallagher died Oct. 14, 2007, at Kanmar Place Hospice in Tucson, Ariz., at 97. Prior to his retirement in 1969, Mr. Gallagher had been a member of the board of directors, for two years, of Villa Julie College in Stevenson, Md.—and, in 1966—comptroller of Loyola College in Baltimore; from 1951-66, he had served as a comptroller and chief of the program analysis staff at the CIA. Mr. Gallagher began his career in Washington, D.C., as an auditor with the General Accounting Office; from 1935-46, he set up regional audit offices and audited defense contracts during World War II. Mr. Gallagher then relocated to Japan where, from 1946-51, he held the post of civilian adviser on economics to Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Mr. Gallagher is survived by his wife, Jean; six sons; a daughter-in-law; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. His brother was the late Richard J. ’37.
Francis B. Smith
Francis Smith died Dec. 23, 2007, in Framingham, Mass., at 95. During his career, Mr. Smith had worked many years as an attorney for the Veterans Administration. A veteran, he had served in the Navy during World War II. Mr. Smith is survived by three sons; three daughters; two sisters-in-law; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Robert F. Downey
Robert Downey, of West Hartford, Conn., died Dec. 19, 2007, at 93. During his career, Mr. Downey had been a longtime attorney for the Veterans Administration. An Army veteran of World War II, he had served in the Ardennes, Central Europe, Northern France, the Rhineland and the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Downey had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by a sister; five nephews; five nieces; numerous grandnephews and grandnieces; and a great-grandniece.
Rev. Edward J. Dyer
Rev. Edward Dyer died on Sept. 29, 2007, in the Life Center of Auburn in Auburn, Mass., at 94. A longtime priest of the Diocese of Springfield, Mass.—and, later, of the Worcester diocese—Fr. Dyer had served five years as the pastor of St. Catherine of Sweden Parish in Worcester, until his retirement in 1985. Previously, he had been the pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Lancaster, from 1970-80; St. Joseph Parish in Barre, from 1965-70; and St. Anne Parish, South Ashburnham, from 1962-65. Ordained to the priesthood in 1941, Fr. Dyer began his ministry as the associate pastor of St. Thomas Parish in West Springfield. His subsequent assignments were: St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Milford; Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Hopedale; Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Worcester; St. Louis Parish in Webster; St. Leo Parish in Leominster; Blessed Sacrament Parish in Worcester; and St. Joseph Parish in Auburn. Fr. Dyer is survived by six cousins.
Charles J. Durkin Sr.
Charles Durkin died Dec. 21, 2007, at the Bethel (Conn.) Health Care Center, at 93. During his career, Mr. Durkin had been the co-owner, with his late brother James, of the former Durkin’s Diner in Danbury, Conn.; the restaurant, which had been founded by his father in 1937, was sold in 1971. A lifetime resident of Danbury, Mr. Durkin had been a member of the city’s Board of Estimate for many years, as well as a member of the Consolidation Commission in the early 1960s. He was a lifelong member of St. Peter Church in Danbury. Mr. Durkin is survived by three sons; four daughters-in-law; a sister; a sister-in-law; 10 grandchildren, including Daniel M. ’98; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. His brothers were the late Robert M. ’35 and James G. ’38 and his cousin was the late Peter J. Jr. 42.
Andrew F. Burnham
Andrew Burnham died June 19, 2007, at the Warde Health Center in Windham, N.H., at 94. A longtime educator, Mr. Burnham had taught 37 years in the Nashua, N.H., school system—at both the Nashua Junior High and Nashua High schools. During World War II, he had served as an Intelligence noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army Air Force, stationed at Pecos, Texas. Mr. Burnham had been a parishioner at St. Patrick’s Church in Nashua for many years. He is survived by three sons; two daughters; three daughters-in-law; and eight grandchildren, including Alexander R. ’02.
W. Paul Dunn
W. Paul Dunn, of Walpole, Mass., died on Dec. 14, 2007, at 91. A longtime resident of Needham, Mass., Mr. Dunn had been the owner of the Paul Dunn Insurance Agency. A member of the town’s Board of Appeals, he had also been a member of the Exchange Club and a longtime director of the Needham Co-Operative Bank—Mr. Dunn was recently presented with a chair by the bank, in recognition of his years of service. A Navy veteran of World War II, he had been a lieutenant aboard the destroyer escort USS Jenks. Mr. Dunn is survived by his wife, Mary; a son; three daughters; two sons-in-law; a daughter-in-law; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a nephew and nieces and their families; and a cousin.
John H. Lavin Sr.
John Lavin died Sept. 30, 2007, at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Brewster, in Brewster, Mass., at 90. Mr. Lavin had worked many years for H.P. Hood and Sons of Charlestown, Mass., prior to his retirement. A veteran, he had served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Lavin is survived by two sons; a daughter; a daughter-in-law; a sister; two sisters-in-law; four grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Murtha P. Lawrence
Murtha Lawrence died Dec. 12, 2007, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, N.Y., at 89. During his career, Mr. Lawrence had served as a teacher and track coach at Brooklyn (N.Y.) Preparatory High School and, also, at Catholic Central High School in Binghamton. A former board member of ARC, a community-based organization, serving individuals with intellectual and developmental special needs, he had been a volunteer and staff member as well at the Nazareth Farm in West Virginia. Mr. Lawrence had been a parishioner of St. Rita’s Church in Chenango Forks, N.Y. A veteran, he had served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Lawrence is survived by two sons; six daughters; four sons-in-law; two sisters; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. His brothers were the late William F. ’37 and Louis J. ’38.
Richard G. Canavan
Richard Canavan died Sept. 28, 2007, in Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence, R.I., at 87. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Canavan had worked in the sales department of New England Telephone. He had been a naval officer during World War II. Mr. Canavan is survived by four sons; three daughters; two sisters; and four grandchildren.
Peter J. Durkin Jr.
Peter Durkin died Nov. 19, 2007, at his home in Danbury, Conn., at 87. During his career, Mr. Durkin had been the proprietor of the former Durkin’s Liquor Store in Danbury. He had been a lifetime member of St. Peter Church, also in Danbury. Mr. Durkin is survived by his companion, Margaret McLaughlin; a brother; a nephew; and two nieces, including Kathleen M. (Durkin) Whitelock ’79. His cousins were the late Robert M. ’35, Charles J. ’36 and James G. ’38.
Robert J. Mathieu
Robert Mathieu died Dec. 10, 2007, at the Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Westborough, Mass., at 87. During his career, Mr. Mathieu had been the founder and former owner of Bob Mathieu Ford Village in Westborough; his wife and he later owned Bob and Lee Mathieu Realtors. A World War II veteran, Mr. Mathieu had served with the Air Force, attaining the rank of staff sergeant. He had been an active parishioner of St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Westborough and a member of the Sodality of the College. Mr. Mathieu had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross and a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Leonore “Lee”; seven sons; five daughters; four sons-in-law; four daughters-in-law; 22 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and many nephews and nieces. His brothers were the late Joseph A. ’43 and Ralph E. ’53.
John E. Ryan
John Ryan died Dec. 11, 2007, in New York, at 85. During his career, Mr. Ryan had worked in the insurance field, founding, and operating for many years, the Ryan and O’Haire Agency in Troy, N.Y., until his retirement. He had also been an active volunteer in church and civic activities. A veteran, Mr. Ryan had served as a Navy lieutenant in the Pacific during World War II. He is survived by a son; a daughter; a sister; a grandson; and four nephews and their families.
John F. Barry Jr.
John Barry, of Mountainside, N.J., died on Dec. 25, 2007, at 84. During his career, Mr. Barry had served as in-house counsel for many years at Ballantine Beer in Newark, N.J., Schaefer Beer in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Rockefeller Center, in New York City. He had also been a longtime member of the Mountainside Board of Health and a volunteer at both the Children’s Specialized Hospital, in Mountainside, and Overlook Hospital, in Summit, N.J. A Navy veteran, Mr. Barry served aboard a destroyer escort in the Atlantic during World War II; he attained the rank of lieutenant junior grade. Mr. Barry had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; three sons; three daughters; a brother; a sister; and 11 grandchildren.
Joseph M. Keegan
Joseph Keegan died on Oct. 21, 2007, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, N.J., at 85. A longtime attorney, Mr. Keegan had maintained a private practice in Passaic for more than 45 years. During his career, he had also been involved in politics, serving four, two-year terms in the New Jersey State Assembly beginning in 1957, and one term in the New Jersey State Senate, from 1965-67. After receiving his degree in 1948 from the John Marshall Law School, Mr. Keegan had clerked for two judges before assuming the position of law secretary for former Passaic Mayor Morris Pashman in the early 1950s. Executive director of the New Jersey State Alcoholic Beverage Commission, he had also been board chairman and commissioner of the Passaic Valley Sewage Commission, counsel to the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, a longtime trustee of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Passaic and a member of the board of trustees of St. Mary’s Hospital. During World War II, Mr. Keegan had served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and received the Purple Heart. He had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross and a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Keegan is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a daughter; a grandson and a granddaughter; and many nephews and nieces.
Daniel L. Donovan Jr., M.D.
Dr. Daniel Donovan, of Atlantic Beach, Fla., died Sept. 27, 2007, at 83. During his career, Dr. Donovan had maintained a private medical practice in Melbourne, Fla., from 1959 until his retirement in 1994. Specializing in cardiology, he assisted Brevard Hospital—now Holmes Regional Medical Center (HRMC)—in Melbourne, with the acquisition of its first coronary care unit; Dr. Donovan also played an active role in the establishment of the Cardiac Catheterization and Open Heart Surgery program at HRMC. Serving in the Navy while attending Loyola Medical School and pursuing an internship at the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, he subsequently completed his residency at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. A captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean War, Dr. Donovan was selected as the first chief resident of medicine at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham, N.C. From 1953-58, he taught medicine at the Duke University Medical Center and, then, at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Founder of the Brevard Heart Association and the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center in Melbourne—as well as a past president of the Brevard County Medical Society—Dr. Donovan was selected in 1985 by the HRMC as the recipient of its Humanitarian of the Year Award; in 2005, he was named a Florida Medical Association Distinguished Physician. Owner of the Donperosa ranch in Holopaw, Fla., Dr. Donovan pursued numerous interests, including music, tennis, golf and other sports. He is survived by two sons; five daughters; five sons-in-law; two daughters-in-law; a brother, William T., M.D., ’50; a sister; a sister-in-law; 20 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. His father was the late Daniel L. ’10.
Paul V. O’Leary, M.D.
Paul O’Leary, M.D., most recently of East Dennis, Mass., died Nov. 6, 2007, on Cape Cod, at 86. A longtime physician in Worcester, Dr. O’Leary had practiced obstetrics and gynecology for more than 40 years; he began his career in private practice with the late Dr. Herbert Hedberg. Affiliated with St. Vincent and Memorial hospitals, Dr. O’Leary had also been an adjunct professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. A longtime member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Worcester, he had provided medical services to those in need, for many years, through Catholic Charities programs. Dr. O’Leary was a Navy veteran of World War II; serving as a lieutenant in the South Pacific theater, he saw action in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the invasion of Okinawa. Dr. O’Leary is survived by his wife, Susan; three sons; six daughters; five sons-in-law; two daughters-in-law; and 14 grandchildren.
Daniel J. Truland
Daniel Truland died on Dec. 3, 2007, in Guildhall, Vt., at 84. During his career, Mr. Truland had been the co-owner of the F.B. Spaulding Company in Lancaster, N.H., for 39 years. His community involvement included serving as a Boy Scout leader; trustee and volunteer—installing Lifeline systems—at the Weeks Memorial Hospital; director of the Lancaster National Bank; and longtime member of the Lancaster Ambulance Corp. In 1988, Mr. Truland was voted Lancaster Citizen of the Year. He had been a life member of the American Radio Relay League; the Quarter Century Wireless Association; the Civil Air Patrol; and the American Motorcyclist Association. Mr. Truland was a parishioner of All Saints Church in Lancaster. He had been an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Truland is survived by his wife, Shirley; four sons; three daughters; two sons-in-law; three daughters-in-law; a sister; and 10 grandchildren.
Paul W. Mooney
Paul Mooney, of West Roxbury, Mass., died on Nov. 18. 2007. During his career, Mr. Mooney had served as chief structural engineer in the department of planning and engineering for the Boston Public School Department. A World War II veteran, he had been a lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Mr. Mooney is survived by four daughters; three sons-in-law; and three grandchildren.
Ferdinand A. Heinige Jr.
Ferdinand Heinige, of Clearwater, Fla., died Nov. 13, 2007. During his career, Mr. Heinige had been an insurance adjuster for Employers Mutual of Warsaw; he had also held the posts of councilman and mayor, for four terms, in Little Ferry, N.J. A World War II veteran, Mr. Heinige had served as a medic in the Navy. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Heinige is survived by his wife, Irene; a daughter; a son-in-law; a brother-in-law; two grandchildren; and a nephew and a niece.
Sheldon L. Kaplan
Sheldon Kaplan, of New York City, died on Dec. 3, 2007, at 85. A longtime businessman, Mr. Kaplan had been the president of a public company. During World War II, he had served in the Navy. Mr. Kaplan is survived by his wife, Gloria; a son; a daughter; two sisters; a brother-in-law; two grandchildren; two nephews; and numerous grandnephews and grandnieces.
Edward J. Wallace
Edward Wallace, of Englewood, Fla., died Dec. 17, 2007, at 84. A veteran, Mr. Wallace had served as a pilot in the Navy during World War II. He had been a member of the Holy Name Society in Palisades Park, N.J. Mr. Wallace is survived by his wife, Florence; two sisters-in-law; and many nephews and nieces.
Thomas S. Loughlin
Thomas Loughlin died Oct. 6, 2007, at his home in South Yarmouth, Mass., at 81. Prior to his retirement in 1987, Mr. Loughlin had worked many years as the manager of Buttner’s department store in Hyannis, Mass.; at the start of his career, he had been employed by the Freitag Manufacturing Co. in New York. Past president of the former Hyannis Board of Trade and an active member of the Downtown Hyannis Merchants Association, Mr. Loughlin had also been a trustee and the treasurer, for 26 years, of the West Yarmouth (Mass.) Library Association—and a member of the town of Yarmouth Library Board, serving as its chairman in 1993. A longtime parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis, he had been a Eucharistic minister, lector and member of the St. Vincent de Paul and Holy Name societies—as well as an active participant, for 20 years, in the church’s Brazilian Apostolate; Mr. Loughlin was honored by the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., with its Marian Award. Involved in the General Alumni Association, he had been a charter member and former president of the Holy Cross Club of Cape Cod. A Navy veteran, Mr. Loughlin had served in the Marshall Islands during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine; a daughter; two sons-in-law; a sister; five grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. His brother was the late Francis J. ’44.
Bernard D. Prusaczyk
Bernard Prusaczyk, of South Windsor, Conn., died Dec. 18, 2007, at 80. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Prusaczyk had been an English teacher and the director of adult education for the East Hartford, Conn., public school system; he had worked at East Hartford High School, for 32 years. A teacher as well in Spencer, Mass., for six years, Mr. Prusaczyk had also coached varsity basketball for 25 years—at St. Mary’s High School in Worcester, David Prouty High School in Spencer and East Hartford High School. A member of the varsity basketball team at Holy Cross, he later played semi-professionally. Mr. Prusaczyk had been a parishioner at St. Margaret Mary Church in South Windsor. A veteran, he had served in the Army during the Korean War. Mr. Prusaczyk is survived by his wife, Susan; a son, Bernard D. Jr. ’82; a daughter, Susan Prout ’86; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; a brother; a brother-in-law; two sisters-in-law; five grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. His father-in-law was the late Henry J. Butkiewicz ’30.
Richard J. Durand
Richard Durand died Dec. 4, 2007, at his home in Marlborough, Mass., at 79. Mr. Durand had served many years as the clerk-magistrate of the Marlborough District Court, retiring in 1992. Previously, he had been a longtime attorney in private practice in Marlborough; at the start of his career, Mr. Durand had been a teacher and coach in the Marlborough school system. During the Korean War, he served as a sergeant first class in the combat infantry. A member of the varsity football team at Holy Cross, Mr. Durand had played in the Orange Bowl in 1946; he was an inductee of the Marlborough Football Hall of Fame. Mr. Durand had been a Holy Cross class agent. He was a member, for many years, of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Marlborough. Mr. Durand is survived by his wife, Mary Pat; a son; a daughter; two sons-in-law; a daughter-in-law; a brother; a sister; seven grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Michael A. Marchese
Michael Marchese, of New Hyde Park, N.Y., died on Oct. 28, 2007, at 79. Mr. Marchese is survived by his wife, Diana; a son; a daughter; two sisters; and two grandchildren.
Patrick J. Brophy
Patrick Brophy, of Clearwater, Fla., died Dec. 10, 2007, at 83. During his career, Mr. Brophy had worked many years as a public relations director in the automotive industry. He had also been an active community volunteer. Mr. Brophy is survived by his wife, Norine; a son; two daughters; two sons-in-law; a daughter-in-law; a sister; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
James A. Clary
James Clary died Oct. 23, 2007, in Florida, at 81. Mr. Clary had most recently worked as a realtor with National Realty in Palm Bay, Fla.; he had previously served as a commercial realtor with the McAbee Real Estate Company in Yarmouth Port, Mass., from 1975-83. Following his graduation from Holy Cross, Mr. Clary returned to Marcellus, N.Y., to assume the position of president of the Finger Lakes Telephone Company, an independent utility founded by his parents. Following the sale of the company in 1966, he relocated to Westport, Conn.— and, during this time, attended and taught Smaller Business Association of New England seminars at the Harvard Business School in Boston; Mr. Clary had been an active member of the association. A Navy veteran, he served in the South Pacific as an electrician mate, third class. Mr. Clary had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by a son; a daughter; and five grandchildren.
Dr. Andrew J. De Lisle
Dr. Andrew De Lisle, of Parksley, Va., died on June 21, 2007. Dr. De Lisle is survived by his wife, Beverly; three sons; three daughters; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.
William H. Welch
William Welch died Oct. 4, 2007, at his home in Northampton, Mass., at 79. A longtime attorney and judge in Western Massachusetts, Mr. Welch had most recently served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, from 1986 until his retirement in 1998. He had previously maintained a private law practice in Northampton for 21 years, specializing in criminal and civil law. At the start of his career, Mr. Welch had joined the Northampton practice of Edward O’Brien, following his graduation from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., in 1953; he continued his association with the firm until Mr. O’Brien’s death in 1965. Town counsel to several local communities, Mr. Welch had taken part as well in numerous civic affairs, including service as president of the board of trustees of the Cooley Dickinson Hospital of Northampton, from 1970-80, and chairman of the Community Chest; he was named Citizen of the Year in 1981 by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce. Appointed to the State Board of Bar Overseers, Mr. Welch had also been an active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association; a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; president of the Hampshire County Bar Association; and chairman of the Hampshire County Courthouse building committee. Involved in Democratic politics in the 1950s, Mr. Welch had been chairman of the local Kennedy for President Committee. A 1945 graduate of Northampton High School, he served in the Navy his senior year, during the final year of World War II. Mr. Welch is survived by his wife, Joan; three sons, including Mark T. ’83 and Robert J. ’89; two daughters; a brother; two sisters; five grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. His father was the late William M., Class of 1904.
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