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Thomas F. Gallagher Jr.
Dec. 30, 2006
In Summerville, S.C., at 77. Prior to his retirement in 2000, Mr. Gallagher had been New York state’s director of manufacturing business development on Long Island, N.Y., for five years. Previously, he had served nine years as executive director of the Suffolk County (N.Y.) Water Authority, securing federal grants and overseeing construction of new water supply systems in the county. Working at his father’s business at the start of his career—Astoria Tire Co. in Queens, N.Y.—Mr. Gallagher founded his own concrete company in 1962, called Gallagher Service Corp. He earned his master’s degree in public policy at SUNY-Stony Brook in 1978—and assisted the university president through 1979 as a graduate assistant. A veteran, Mr. Gallagher had been a commissioned officer in the Navy until 1956. He had been a captain of the varsity swim team at Holy Cross. The past president of numerous business associations, Mr. Gallagher had been a coach for the Three Village Little League; longtime chairman of the Setauket-Stony Brook Republican Club; and program chair of the Stony Brook Foundation at SUNY-Stony Brook. He had been an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow. Mr. Gallagher is survived by his wife, Mary; a son; three daughters, including Melinda A. ’95; a brother, John S.T. ’53; a sister; and four grandchildren.
Thomas F. McManus Jr.
April 13, 2007
In the Holyoke (Mass.) Soldiers’ Home, at 80. Prior to his retirement in 1996, Mr. McManus had been the principal for 28 years of the Juniper Park School in Westfield, Mass.; he later taught as an adjunct professor at Westfield (Mass.) State College. Mr. McManus had been an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Joan; two sons; a daughter-in-law; a sister; three grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Harold D. Gagnon Jr.
April 16, 2007
In Connecticut, at 76. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gagnon had been a teacher and a guidance counselor for 35 years in the East Hartford (Conn.) school system. A veteran, he had served in the Army during the Korean War. Mr. Gagnon had been a former coach of the Rockville (Conn.) American Legion baseball team and a member of the Tallwood Country Club in Hebron, Conn.; at Holy Cross, he had been a member of the varsity baseball team. Mr. Gagnon is survived by three sons; three daughters; three sons-in-law; three daughters-in-law; a sister; and 27 grandchildren.
John J. Harrahy
Dec. 31, 2006
At the Knollwood Nursing Center, Worcester, at 76. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Harrahy had been a bank examiner for many years with the commonwealth of Massachusetts in Boston. A commissioned officer of the Navy, he had served two years of active duty during the Korean War. Mr. Harrahy is survived by a brother and his wife; and three nephews and nieces. His father was the late John P. ’30.
Charles W. Tracy, D.D.S.
Dec. 8, 2006
In Massachusetts. A veteran of the Air Force, Dr. Tracy had served during the Vietnam War. He is survived by two sons, including Charles L. ’81; four daughters; five sisters; and nine grandchildren.
Louis E. Vigliatura Jr.
April 18, 2007
At Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, at 80. During his career, Mr. Vigliatura had worked for 36 years in the research and development department of Bay State Abrasives in Westborough, Mass.; following retirement, he had been a consultant for Organic Product Development of New Jersey. A graduate of Saint Anselm College, Manchester, N.H., in 1951, he received his master of science degree in chemistry the following year from Holy Cross; Mr. Vigliatura had also earned a certificate from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute of Industrial Management. A veteran, he had served in the Navy during World War II. Mr. Vigliatura is survived by his wife, Mary; two sons; two daughters; two sons-in-law; a daughter-in-law; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Philip Briguglio, M.D.
March 14, 2007
Of McLean, Va., and Jupiter Island, Fla. Dr. Briguglio had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; three daughters; three sons-in-law; a brother; a sister; and six grandchildren.
Harold F. Cook
April 13, 2007
At his home in Uxbridge, Mass., at 77. During his career, Mr. Cook had been a businessman in Korea and Japan; previously, he had worked in both countries for Catholic Relief Services. Mr. Cook had also been an active member of the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea branch; his involvement included serving as a tour guide and lecturer about the country and its history. He had been an Army veteran of the Korean War and a recipient of the Bronze Star. A member of St. Mary’s Church in Uxbridge, Mr. Cook had served as a Eucharistic Minister and as a lector. He is survived by his wife, Theresa; two daughters; two sons-in-law; and a granddaughter.
Walter F. Brady Jr.
Jan. 23, 2007
In Cambridge, Mass., at 73. During his career, Mr. Brady had taught mathematics at Connecticut College in New London for 34 years; joining the faculty in 1967 as an assistant professor, he was named professor emeritus in 2001. Involved on many committees during his tenure, Mr. Brady had been the college parliamentarian and president of the Connecticut State Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). In 1998 and 1999, he worked for the U.S. Census Monitoring Board as a consultant. While earning his Ph.D. in mathematics at Indiana University, Mr. Brady had taught briefly at the University of Connecticut. A veteran, he had served in the Navy from 1955-58, attaining the rank of lieutenant junior grade. His interests included running, sailing and playing the piano. A participant in innumerable races and marathons, Mr. Brady ran the 1980 London-to-Brighton 54-mile ultramarathon, the 100th Boston Marathon and the 1986 Cape Cod Marathon; he had been a member of the Thames Yacht Club in New London. Mr. Brady is survived by his longtime partner, Gail Shulman; two brothers; three sisters; two brothers-in-law; a sister-in-law; 14 nephews and nieces; and 16 grandnephews and grand nieces.
Richard C. Casey
March 22, 2007
In New York, at 74. During his career, Mr. Casey had served almost 10 years as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Nominated for the judgeship by former President Clinton, he was sworn into the judiciary on Nov. 25, 1997—10 years after becoming blind due to a degenerative eye disease. Mr. Casey was the first blind judge named to the federal district court. During his tenure, he had presided over several high profile cases, including a constitutional challenge of the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. In 1998, Mr. Casey delivered an address, titled “A Jurist Who Happens to be Blind in the Federal Courts,” to delegates attending the convention of the National Federation of the Blind. A 1958 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., he had first worked as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan from 1960-63; in 1964, Mr. Casey joined the New York City law firm—Brown & Wood—now known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood; his specialty was securities and corporate litigation. A parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church in New York City, he had been a member of the Order of Malta, serving as president of the American Order. At Holy Cross, Mr. Casey had been a member of the varsity football team. He is survived by a son; a daughter-in-law; a granddaughter; and eight nephews and nieces.
Edward M. Holihen
April 15, 2007
In Florida, at 73. Prior to his retirement in 1992, Mr. Holihen had been the vice president, human resources, of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. Active in civic affairs in Rhode Island during his career, he had been a member of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped; the Governor’s Council on Youth Employment; and the board of directors of the Rhode Island Association of the Blind, among other organizations. A member as well of the Catholic Diocese Personnel Committee and the National Alliance of Business, Mr. Holihen continued his community involvement in Naples, Fla., following retirement—as a lector and Eucharistic Minister at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and as a volunteer with Florida’s SHINE (Securing Health Insurance Needs of Elders) program. A veteran, Mr. Holihen had served 20 years in the Navy, retiring as a commander. He had been a Holy Cross agent. Mr. Holihen is survived by his wife, Sylvia; two sons, Kevin ’88 and Terrence R. ’90; a sister; and several grandchildren.
William L. Cosgrove II
April 18, 2007
In Palm Desert, Calif., at 71. During his career, Mr. Cosgrove had worked 40 years as the general manager of numerous country clubs in California, including The Springs Club and The Club at Morningside; prior to his retirement in 1997, he had been associated with Tamarisk Country Club. Mr. Cosgrove had been a member of the Club Managers Association of America. A veteran, he had served as a captain in the Marine Corps. Mr. Cosgrove is survived by his wife, RaNae; three sons; two daughters; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Robert A. Pauly
April 23, 2007
In St. Mary’s Hospice, Rochester, N.Y., at 72. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Pauly had worked 35 years for Lederle Laboratories in New York, a division of the American Cyanamid Co. A graduate of Canisius High School, Buffalo, N.Y., he had played football there—and was later inducted into the school’s sports hall of fame. Mr. Pauly is survived by his wife, Virginia; six sons; three daughters; three sons-in-law; six daughters-in-law; a brother; a sister-in-law; many grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Eugene J. Riel Jr.
March 12, 2007
In the Hospital of Central Connecticut, at 71. Prior to his retirement in 1991, Mr. Riel had been an assistant professor of mathematics for many years at the Central Connecticut State University in New Britain; at the start of his career, he had taught at the Bacon Academy in Colchester, Conn. Mr. Riel was a veteran of the Navy. He is survived by his wife, Linda; a son; two daughters; two stepchildren; two sons-in-law; a daughter-in-law; eight grandchildren; and several cousins.
Thomas A. McGrath Jr.
March 15, 2007
In Connecticut. Prior to his retirement in 1999, Mr. McGrath had worked 38 years for Deloitte & Touche, serving in its New York and Washington offices, as well as at the firm’s national office in Wilton, Conn.; he had been named a partner in 1972. During his career, Mr. McGrath had also held the post of chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Practice Section Peer Review Committee of the American Institute of CPAs. A member of St. Aloysius Parish in New Canaan, Conn., he had been a Eucharistic Minister, member of the Parish Council and a participant in the Emmaus retreat program for teenagers. Mr. McGrath had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by his wife, Teresa; a son, Thomas A. III ’89; two daughters, including Anne McGrath DeMichele ’90; a sister; a grandson; and four granddaughters.
Robert M. Defino
Jan. 25, 2007
In UMass Memorial Medical Center-Memorial Campus, Worcester, at 70. Prior to his retirement in 1999, Mr. Defino had served 37 years as an executive with the Ford Motor Company; during his career, he had worked in the Midwest as well as in Massachusetts. An accomplished athlete, Mr. Defino had been a member of the varsity baseball and football teams at Holy Cross; he had also played sports at his alma mater Shrewsbury (Mass.) High School, where he was inducted into its Hall of Fame. Mr. Defino is survived by his wife, Judith; four daughters; his stepmother; and 10 grandchildren.
Rev. James N. Loughran, S.J.
Dec. 24, 2006
In Jersey City, N.J., at 66. A longtime college administrator, Fr. Loughran had most recently served as the 21st president of St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, from 1996 until the time of his death. Previously, he had been the interim president of Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Md., from 1993-94 and acting president of Brooklyn (N.Y.) College in 1992; from 1984-91, Fr. Loughran had held the post of president of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. A philosophy teacher at St. Peter’s College from 1965-67, he had been an associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University in New York City from 1974-84; the assistant dean of Fordham College, Fordham University, from 1970-73 and the dean of Fordham College, from 1979-82, he had been the interim vice president for academic affairs and interim dean of the Arts and Sciences faculty at the university prior to beginning his tenure as the president of St. Peter’s College. From 1992-93, Fr. Loughran had held the Edmund Miller, S.J., professorship at John Carroll University in Cleveland. Entering the Society of Jesus in 1958, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1970; Fr. Loughran professed his final vows in 1978. During his career, he had been the author of numerous articles for a variety of publications. Fr. Loughran is survived by a brother-in-law; two nephews and two nieces.
William J. Banfield, M.D.
Feb. 2, 2007
In Florida, at 65. A gastroenterologist, Dr. Banfield had maintained a medical practice in Easton, Md., for 21 years, prior to his retirement in 1998. Chief of staff of the Memorial Hospital in Easton, he had also been the chairman of the Credentials Committee there and a recipient of the Cecil Award for excellence in physican education. Becoming a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine—in internal medicine in 1972—and—in gastroenterology in 1975—Dr. Banfield had been an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California in San Francisco, from 1974-75; he then opened a medical practice in Wilson, N.C., where he remained until relocating to Maryland in 1977. Dr. Banfield had been a fellow of both the American College of Gastroenterologists and the American College of Physicians, as well as a member of the American Medical Association; his civic involvement included serving as a member of Ducks Unlimited and the Coastal Conservation Association and, also, as president of the Senior Baseball League. A captain in the Air Force during military service, he had been stationed at Clovis Air Force Base in New Mexico, from 1968-70. Dr. Banfield had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; a son, William C. ’93; a daughter; a son-in-law; two sisters; two grandchildren; a nephew; and two nieces.
John J. Driscoll
March 19, 2007
At the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, at 62. An attorney during his career, Mr. Driscoll had been associated with the Worcester firm Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting; he later maintained a private practice. Mr. Driscoll had also been a member of the faculty at several area colleges—Assumption, Anna Maria and Becker—as well as at Quinsigamond Community College, where he taught political science for 17 years. A longtime volunteer at the Frances Perkins branch of the Worcester Public Library, he had been active for a few years with P.A.W.S. and manager, in 2006, of the farmer’s market at UMass Hospital-University Campus, in Worcester. A member of All Saints Church in Worcester, Mr. Driscoll served as head usher and member of the folk group; in addition, he had belonged to the Worcester Art Museum and the Worcester Center for Crafts. Completing military service in the Army, Mr. Driscoll had been stationed with the Judge Advocate General’s Office in Augsburg, Germany. He is survived by his wife, Andrea; a daughter, Erica Driscoll Ribeiro ’97; a son-in-law; a sister; and two grandchildren.
Richard E. Joyce
Jan. 23, 2007
In Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, N.C., at 63. Prior to his retirement in 2006, Mr. Joyce had worked 36 years for IBM. At the start of his career, he had played professional baseball; signing a contract with the Kansas City Athletics, he had been a pitcher in the team’s minor league system for several years and a starter for Kansas City in three major league games. Mr. Joyce had been a member of the varsity baseball team at Holy Cross, attaining a 20-5 record; in 1964, he was named a pitcher for the U.S. Baseball Federation team that toured Japan during the Tokyo Summer Olympics. A three-team star athlete at his alma mater Cheverus High School in Portland, Maine, he pitched for the baseball team—which won the Telegram League Championships in 1959-61; Mr. Joyce earned All-League honors for his efforts. He had also been a pitcher for the Andrews Post Junior Legion team in Portland, attaining a 38-5 record. A member of the Cheverus High School Hall of Fame, Mr. Joyce had been inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; two sons; a daughter; a daughter-in-law; a sister; a brother-in-law; a sister-in-law; two aunts; three grandchildren; four nephews; a niece; and cousins.
E. Thomas Mitchell
March 21, 2007
In California, at 60. Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife, Linda; his mother; and a daughter.
James R. Granger
Feb. 20, 2007
In Westborough (Mass.) Health Care Center, at 59. Prior to his retirement in 1999, Mr. Granger had worked 15 years as the chief of campus police at Worcester State College; a patrol officer with the Worcester Police Department at the start of his career, he later became a sergeant and served as a detective within the department. A member of the International Brotherhood of Police, as well as the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the State, County, and Municipal Employees Association, Mr. Granger had taught religious education classes at St. George’s Church in Worcester and, also, coached for the Joe Schwartz Little League. A veteran, he had served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Mr. Granger is survived by his wife, Julie Ann; a son; a daughter; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; three brothers; a sister; three grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Paul F. Hally
April 19, 2007
In Charlotte, N.C., at 56. Mr. Hally had most recently been assistant general counsel, business development, for SPX Corp., in Charlotte. He had previously served in the same capacity for the General Signal Corp., Stamford, Conn.—remaining with the company following its acquisition by SPX Corp. in 1998; during his 22-year affiliation with both corporations, Mr. Hally had specialized in mergers and acquisitions. At the start of his legal career, he had worked for the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C.; in 1977, he joined Timex Corp., Middlebury, Conn., in its legal department, where he was employed until 1985. Mr. Hally had also been active in community affairs in Middlebury, serving as a member of the Parish Council of St. John of the Cross Church—and, also, on the boards of the town library and the Highfield Country Club. A graduate of Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Conn., he had been a member of the school’s track team. Mr. Hally had belonged to the President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by a son; a daughter; four brothers; three sisters; three grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Martin J. McNulty
Feb. 21, 2007
In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at 56. During his career, Mr. McNulty had served as an immigration attorney, with offices in Lowell and Lynn, Mass. A frequent traveler to Cambodia, he had made many contributions to the people there through his charitable efforts. At the start of his career, Mr. McNulty had been the director of guidance at the Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute in Hathorne, Mass. He is survived by a brother; four sisters; a brother-in-law; a sister-in-law; nephews and nieces; and a grandnephew and grandnieces.
Jose M. de Arango Jr.
March 27, 2007
In the Whittier Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Ghent, N.Y., at 57. Prior to his retirement in 2002, Mr. de Arango had served 27 years as a senior market claims manager with Allstate Insurance in Latham, N.Y. Active in alumni affairs, he had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. de Arango is survived by his wife, JoAnn; his mother; a daughter; his mother-in-law; a brother, Fernando F. ’74; four brothers-in-law; four sisters-in-law; nephews; and nieces, including Deanna M. ’04.
Gregory Bottari
March 6, 2007
In Sound Shore Medical Center, New Rochelle, N.Y., at 54. A financial planner for 27 years with several companies, Mr. Bottari had most recently worked for Sagemark Consulting, a division of the Lincoln Financial Group, in Tarrytown, N.Y.; he had been both a certified financial planner and a chartered property and casualty underwriter. Mr. Bottari had belonged to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Pelham Manor, N.Y., where he had been a member of the Ushers’ Society. He is survived by his mother; a brother; a nephew and a niece.
Marzena N. Ladziejewska
Feb. 25, 2007
In Cheshire, Conn., at 29. During her career, Ms. Ladziejewska had worked at an accounting firm in Farmington, Conn., until the time of her death. She had been a religious studies major at Holy Cross and an active participant in the College’s campus ministries program; Ms. Ladziejewska had been elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. A graduate of the Orville H. Platt High School in Meriden, Conn., she had been a parishioner of St. Stanislaus Church in Meriden and St. Bridget Church in Cheshire. Ms. Ladziejewska is survived by her father; her maternal grandmother; and two brothers.
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