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James M. Kennary Jr., M.D.
Oct. 30, 2002
In Michigan, at 72. Dr. Kennary is survived by his wife, Jean; a son, James M.
III ’84; three daughters; two brothers, including William G., D.D.S., ’56;
three sisters; and eight grandchildren.
Perry P. Griffith, M.D.
Oct. 21, 2002
In New York, at 72. Dr. Griffith is
survived by his wife, Rosemary; six sons,
including Thomas I. ’82; four daughters,
including Rosemary E. ’81; a sister; and 18 grandchildren.
John T. Howard, M.D.
Nov. 26, 2002
In St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after a brief illness.
The former chief of surgery at St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester
Medical City, Dr. Howard had served as president of the medical
staff and chairman of the Trauma Committee; he had also been
an associate professor at UMass Medical School in Worcester.
Dr. Howard is survived by his wife, Sara; three sons; two
daughters; a sister; and six grandchildren.
John F. Solin
Aug. 27, 2002
In Cambridge, Mass., at 70. Prior to his retirement,
Mr. Solin had been a psychology professor for 25 years at
Fitchburg (Mass.) State College. He is survived by a brother.
Robert F. Lewis
Oct. 21, 2002
At his home in Nashville, Tenn., at 70. Professor emeritus
of biology at Long Island University, Brooklyn Center,
Mr. Lewis had held various appointments at Baltimore Junior
College;
New York University; St. Francis College, Brooklyn, N.Y.,
and, most recently, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing;
he published in the areas of cell biology, genetics, plant
science and human anatomy. During the 1980s, Mr. Lewis
had been active in alcoholic/addict counseling at Smithers
Center,
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital in New York City and
the Washtenaw Council on Alcoholism, Ann Arbor, Mich.;
he had
been actively involved in the establishment of Discovery
Place, Burns, Tenn. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife,
Barbara; four daughters; a sister; and 11 grandchildren.
Robert A. Maher
Nov. 25, 2002
In Connecticut, at 70. Prior to his retirement, Mr.
Maher had worked many years for Aetna Life & Casualty,
Inc., in Hartford, Conn. During his career, he had also
served
as a supernumerary for the Windsor Police Department and
coached Little League. Mr. Maher is survived by his wife,
Annette; three sons; three daughters; 11 grandchildren;
three brothers; and nephews and nieces.
Paul J. McCarthy
Oct. 13, 2002
In Georgia, at 68, after a brief illness. Mr. McCarthy
is survived by his wife, Judith; a son; five daughters; four
grandchildren; and two sisters.
Robert A. Murphy
Sept. 13, 2002
In Buffalo (N.Y.) General Hospital, at 69. Prior to his
retirement in 1988, Mr. Murphy had worked 30 years in the
West Seneca (N.Y.) school system, teaching Latin, German
and social studies; he was the former chairman of the foreign
language department at West Seneca West Junior and Senior
high schools. Named “Educator of the Year” in 1987
by the West Seneca Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Murphy received
the West Seneca Teachers Association’s “Twenty-Five-year
Service Award” and the New York State Association of
Foreign Language Teachers’ “Distinguished Service
Award.” Active in professional organizations, he had
been a member of the New York Association of Foreign Language
Teachers; a past vice president of the Western New York Council
for Foreign Language Departments; and a member of both the
Empire State and Western New York classical associations.
His community service included serving as a trustee and treasurer
of the West Seneca Town Library since 1975 and volunteering
for the American Cancer Society, the United Way of Buffalo
and Erie County and the American Heart Association. Mr. Murphy
is survived by his wife, Joan; a son; two daughters; two
brothers; a sister; and five grandchildren.
David C. O’Brien Sr.
Nov. 3, 2002
In Harrington Memorial Hospital, Southbridge, Mass.,
at 68. During his career, Mr. O’Brien worked 37 years
in the Southbridge school system, retiring in 1998 as principal
of the Charlton Street School. In addition to serving as
the principal and director of the Southbridge Adult Education
Program, he assisted immigrants in obtaining United States
citizenship and volunteered in the literacy program. Mr.
O’Brien had been a member of the board of directors
of Catholic Charities; Trinity Catholic Academy; and the
Massachusetts Association for Public School Education. He
is survived by his wife, Judith; three sons; a daughter;
a brother; eight grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Francis J. Skehan
Sept. 5, 2002
In Florida, at 68. Prior to his retirement in 1998, Mr.
Skehan had served many years as an insurance agent with the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, both in New York
and Fort Myers. He had been a veteran of the U.S. Marine
Corps. In Mamaroneck, N.Y., Mr. Skehan had been active in
the Republican Community; Lions Club; Boy Scouts; Camp Fire
Girls; and Westchester Life Underwriters Association. He
is survived by his wife, Alouise; a son; two daughters; his
brother-in-law, David A. Doern ’62; and nephews and
nieces. His brother was the late Peter F. ’54.
Norbert X. Dowd Jr.
Oct. 11, 2002
In Maine, at 67. Mr. Dowd is survived
by three sons; three daughters; two brothers,
including Shaun N., D.M.D., ’63;
and eight grandchildren. His father was the late Norbert
X. Sr. ’28. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Needham
Oct. 23, 2002
In St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center,
at 67. At the time of his death, Fr. Needham had been the
pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Worcester for almost
nine years; previously, he had served as pastor of Immaculate
Conception Parish in Lancaster, Mass., and St. Joan of Arc
Parish in Worcester. Fr. Needham received his first pastorate
in 1978 at St. Joseph the Good Provider Parish in Berlin.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1961, he began his ministry
as the associate pastor of Our Lady of the Angels, St. Bernard
and St. Catherine of Sweden parishes, all in Worcester, and
St. Joseph Parish in Auburn; from 1969 to 1971, he had been
campus minister at Worcester State College and Leicester
Junior College. Active for many years in the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith, Fr. Needham had served as assistant
director from 1962 to 1984, and as director, from 1984 until
2001. He is survived by a brother; three sisters, one of
whom was his twin; and nephews and nieces.
Paul A. Whelan
June 27 2002
At Memorial Hospital, Belleville,
Ill., at 72, of a heart attack. Mr. Whelan,
a retired Air Force colonel and college
educator, had been a five-year member of the board of commissioners
of the Bi-State Development Agency, serving as vice chair
since last August; he headed the commission’s Aviation
Task Force. During his career, Mr. Whelan had served as
the dean or president of several colleges; from 1981 to
1991,
he headed the Parks College of Engineering and Aviation,
Saint Louis (Mo.) University. Active in the Boys Scouts,
he was the recipient of the Silver Antelope Award; he had
also been a member of the Serra Club and other organizations.
A veteran of the Air Force, Mr. Whelan served in the Korean
and Vietnam wars, attaining the rank of colonel. He is
survived by his wife, Patricia; 10 sons; two daughters;
three sisters;
and 37 grandchildren.
Anthony D. “Wally” Bavaro
Oct. 20, 2002
At his home in Danvers, Mass., of cancer, at 64. During
his career, Mr. Bavaro taught history for more than 40 years
at the Beebe Junior High School in Malden, Mass.; he had
also coached football and track at Chelsea (Mass.) High School
for several years. As a student at Holy Cross, Mr. Bavaro
had been a member of the football and track teams for four
years. He is survived by his wife, Christine; two sons; a
daughter; two brothers; four grandchildren; and many nephews
and nieces.
Daniel J. O’Connell III
Sept. 24, 2002
In Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, at 56. An
attorney for almost 30 years, Mr. O’Connell began his
career as a trial lawyer with the Middlesex County district
attorney’s office; he then opened his own practice in
Boston which he maintained until a few weeks before his death.
Co-founder and past president of the Massachusetts Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers, he was a member of the National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He was listed in Best
Lawyers in America, from 1993 to the present, for criminal
law. During his career, Mr. O’Connell had been a longtime
coach and supporter of the Winchester (Mass.) youth hockey
and baseball organizations. He was a veteran of the armed
services. Mr. O’Connell is survived by his wife, Natalie;
two sons; two daughters, including Alison B. O’Connell
Lynch ’96; a brother; a sister; and a grandson.
Rabbi Harold Roth
Sept. 30, 2002
In UMass Memorial-HealthAlliance, Leominster, Mass., campus, at 79, after a
long illness. Prior to his retirement last year, Rabbi Roth had served the
Congregation Agudath Achim in Fitchburg, Mass., for 39 years. Previously, he
had been the rabbi of Congregation Ohavi Zedeck in Clinton, Mass., for three
years, and the Congregation Agudas Achim in Attleborough, Mass., for one year.
For many years, he had also been a chaplain at the Fernald School, Waltham;
the former Fort Devens, in Ayer; and the Massachusetts Correctional Institution,
Shirley. Rabbi Roth is survived by his wife, Martha; a son; a daughter; a brother;
two sisters; and three grandchildren.
Charles J. Ahearn
Oct. 12, 2002
At Wingate at Sudbury (Mass.) Nursing Home, at 53, after
a long illness. A graduate of Northeastern University School
of Law in Boston, Mr. Ahearn had practiced law in the Central
Massachusetts area. He also pursued an interest in the restoration
of old cars. Mr. Ahearn is survived by his parents; a son;
a daughter; a brother; two sisters; three grandchildren;
and nephews and nieces.
Louis N. Massery
Dec. 5, 2002
At his home in Winchester, Mass., of cancer, at 53. A
1974 graduate of Boston University Law School, Mr. Massery
practiced law for many years in Boston. At the start of his
career, he worked for several local law offices before forming
his own firm in 1995; at Massery & Gillis, he focused
his practice on personal injury and environmental law. In
the mid-1990s, Mr. Massery helped found the American Middle
East Lawyers Association. During his career, he had been
involved with the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
in Memphis, Tenn., serving as president of the Boston chapter
of the hospital’s support organization. Mr. Massery
is survived by his wife, Anita; a son; a daughter; two brothers;
a sister; and many nephews and nieces.
Donald J. Zelinski
Oct. 11, 2002
At St. John Macomb Hospital, Warren, Mich., at 39. Mr.
Zelinski had worked for many years in telecommunications
sales. As a student, he played football at De La Salle High
School and at Holy Cross. Mr. Zelinski is survived by his
parents; four brothers; a sister; nine nephews; six nieces;
four grandnephews and one grandniece.
Glenn A. Crane
Dec. 23, 2002
In Michigan, following a two-year battle with cancer,
at 21. A native of Sterling Heights, Mich., Mr. Crane was
a graduate of Cranbrook-Kingswood High School in Bloomfield
Hills, Mich., where he had been a member of the ice hockey
team; he then attended the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa.,
for one year. As a student at Holy Cross, Mr. Crane had been
a forward on the College ice hockey team. He was able to
play in four games during his first year before being diagnosed
with Hodgkin’s disease in December 2000; the following
fall, he saw some ice time before a relapse cut short his
comeback. In November 2001, Mr. Crane’s teammates shaved
their heads for a weekend series at Mercyhurst and Canisius,
as a tribute to his chemotherapy treatments; the team traveled
to Michigan to attend his funeral on Dec. 28. “It was
an honor to know a young man like Glenn Crane,” says
Holy Cross head hockey coach, Paul Pearl. “In the toughest
of circumstances, he was the most positive person I have
ever known. Holy Cross is a better place, and we are a better
hockey program because of his coming here.” Mr. Crane
is survived by his parents; a sister; his maternal grandfather;
and his paternal grandparents.
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