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George A. Cooney Jr.
Feb. 2, 2006
In Massachusetts. Mr. Cooney is survived by his wife, Theresa; and three daughters.
Robert J. O’Connor
Aug. 31, 2006
At the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Agawam, Mass., at 76. Prior to his retirement in 1992, Mr. O’Connor had been a security guard at ADT in Springfield, Mass.; previously, he had served as a probation officer for the state of Connecticut. At the start of his career, Mr. O’Connor had been a teacher at the Frontier Regional High School in South Deerfield, Mass., and, later, at the Tantasqua Regional High School in Sturbridge, Mass. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. O’Connor is survived by a son, Richard T. ’73; two daughters; two sisters; and six grandchildren. His brother was the late Edwin T. ’48.
James P. Weldon
Aug. 23, 2006
At his home in North Hampton, N.H., at 75. Prior to his retirement in 1985, Mr. Weldon had worked many years as a manufacturing executive at the J.D. Cahill Co. in Hampton, N.H. Active in civic affairs, he had been a member of North Hampton town committees and the Winnacunnet High School Scholarship Foundation—and regional fund chairman for the Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America. From 1975-79 and 1983-89, Mr. Weldon had been a member of the board of trustees of the University of New Hampshire as well as numerous university committees; from 1991-95, he had served on the New Hampshire State Port Authority. President of the Abenaqui Country Club, Rye Beach, N.H., in 1969, Mr. Weldon had held various director positions at the club and won the 1969 championship there; between 1964 and 1975, he had also won nine club championships at the Wentworth Fairways. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Weldon had served as a gunnery officer aboard the USS Heerman (DD-532). He is survived by his wife, M. Virginia; two sons; a daughter; two sisters; a grandson and two granddaughters; and nephews and nieces.
Rosario J. Boisvert Jr.
Sept. 29, 2006
At the MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, Mass., at 75. During his career, Mr. Boisvert had worked more than 35 years for Clair International Motorcars of West Roxbury, Mass., serving as a senior executive. He had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross. Mr. Boisvert is survived by his wife, Marjorie; two daughters, including Catherine M. ’76; two grandsons; and many nephews and nieces.
Rev. Dominic J. DePasquale
Aug. 16, 2006
In California, at 75. A longtime priest of the Diocese of San Bernardino, Calif., Fr. DePasquale had served the parishes of: Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Riverside; Our Lady of the Desert in Apple Valley; Our Lady of Guadalupe in Chino; and St. Joan of Arc in Blythe. Ordained to the priesthood in 1961 for the Diocese of San Diego, he first served at St. Mary’s Parish, Redlands, which was then part of this diocese. During his ministry, Fr. DePasquale had also been involved in prison work; prior to pursuing theological studies in 1958 at the Immaculate Heart Seminary in San Diego, he had spent five years with the Cistercians in Spencer, Mass. Fr. DePasquale is survived by two brothers; two sisters; and numerous nephews and nieces.
John F. Eyring Jr., M.D.
Sept. 19, 2006
At his home in Guilford, Md., at 74. Prior to his retirement in 1985, Dr. Eyring had maintained a private medical practice for many years in Baltimore, with offices in Lutherville, Dundalk and Guilford. During his career, he had also served as team physician for the football and lacrosse squads at the Gilman School in Baltimore. Dr. Eyring had been a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons; three daughters; a sister; nine grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
William J. Hines
Sept. 16, 2006
In Washington, at 76. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Hines had worked 32 years in sales and marketing for Kaiser Aluminum. A veteran, he had served four years in the Navy. Mr. Hines had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; three sons; a daughter; and six grandchildren. His brothers were the late Francis X. ’43 and Paul A. ’44.
Daniel J. Lucey
Sept. 11, 2006
At UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, at 75. An educator and administrator for many years with the Worcester Public Schools, Mr. Lucey had most recently served as an assistant principal at the Worcester East Middle School prior to his retirement in 1991. A longtime member of the Paxton (Mass.) School Committee, he represented the town of Paxton on the Wachusett Regional District School Committee. Mr. Lucey had belonged to the Retired Educators Association of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the National Education Association. A veteran, he had served in the Army during the Korean War. Mr. Lucey is survived by his wife, Gail; a son; three daughters; a sister; and seven grandchildren.
Rev. Charles E. McNeice, S.S.E.
Dec. 19, 2005
In Vermont, at 71. A professed member of the Society of St. Edmund for 48 years, Fr. McNeice had most recently been the pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Tuskegee, Ala., for six years, retiring in 2003; previously, he had served the parishes of Our Mother of Mercy in Plateau, Ala., and Our Lady of Fatima, Prichard, Ala., from 1984-97. Ordained an Edmundite priest in 1962, Fr. McNeice began his ministry at St. Elizabeth Parish in Selma, Ala., from 1962-66. After working three years as head of the youth program and vocation director at St. Edmund’s Novitiate in Mystic, Conn., he had been the pastoral vicar at St. Edmund of Canterbury Parish, Whitton, England, from 1969-72, and, at St. Lawrence Parish, Essex Junction, Vt., from 1972-73. Fr. McNeice was then appointed pastor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Williston, Vt., from 1973-76, and St. Edmund of Canterbury Parish, Whitton, England, from 1976-78. Following retirement, he relocated to St. Michael’s College, Colchester, Vt., where he assisted with coverage at local parishes. Fr. McNeice is survived by three brothers; and two sisters.
Walter P. Strumski
Aug. 29, 2006
In the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, Mass., at 71. During his career, Mr. Strumski had taught social studies at Canton (Mass.) High School for more than 32 years; he had also served as coach of the football team and assistant coach of the track team. Mr. Strumski had been a member of the varsity football and track teams at Holy Cross—and a member of the football team at his alma mater, Canton High School. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. A veteran, Mr. Strumski had served in the Army. He is survived by a brother; a sister; and many nephews and nieces.
Paul J. McCormick
Oct. 21, 2006
At his home in Braintree, Mass., at 70. For the past 29 years, Mr. McCormick had owned and operated P&M Transportation in Braintree—a transport service for people with special needs. A Navy lieutenant during the Korean War, he had retired in 1980 as a captain. Mr. McCormick is survived by a son; three daughters; a brother; two sisters; four grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Rev. Francis J. Murphy
Aug. 28, 2006
In Wellesley Hills, Mass., at 71. A priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, Fr. Murphy had served as an associate professor of history for many years at Boston College; he had also taught at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Mass. In addition, Fr. Murphy had been the chaplain of the Nazareth Home, Jamaica Plain, and, for the past 20 years, chaplain of the Sisters of Charity, Mt. St. Vincent Community, in Wellesley Hills. Following his ordination to the priesthood, he had served the parishes of: Star of the Sea, East Boston; St. Margaret Mary, Westwood; Blessed Sacrament, Cambridge; and Sacred Heart in Newton. During his ministry, Fr. Murphy had also been the spiritual leader of the New England Food Foundation. He is survived by two sisters; an aunt; a nephew and two nieces; and a grandnephew and two grandnieces.
Philip T. Sheerin
Oct. 31, 2006
In Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass., at 71. During his career, Mr. Sheerin had served as the director for the United Way of New Britain, Conn., and, also, for the Cape Cod Child Development in Hyannis, prior to his retirement; in addition, he had been a volunteer for the town of Dennis. Mr. Sheerin had been an active member of the Holy Cross Club of Cape Cod. He is survived by his wife, Helen; a son; three daughters; a sister; and 11 grandchildren.
Jerome V. Hayes
Aug. 28, 2006
In Alabama, at 69. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Hayes had worked many years for the Norton Company in Birmingham, Ala. A veteran, he had served during the Korean War. Mr. Hayes is survived by his wife, Elaine; three daughters; and five grandchildren.
J. Francis McGuire
Aug. 11, 2006
In Massachusetts. Mr. McGuire had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Mary Patricia; a son; two daughters; a brother, Kevin J. ’64; a granddaughter; nephews; nieces; and cousins.
Robert H. Forget
July 28, 2006
In California, at 66. During his career, Mr. Forget had worked many years as a technical writer and field engineer for the NCR Corp. in San Diego. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he had been an information products designer for AT&T Global Information Solutions, also in San Diego. A veteran, Mr. Forget had served four years in the Army with the Intelligence Corps in Germany; he was also a member of the Army Rifle Team and the recipient of numerous high honors. An instructor and a competitor in lawn bowling, Mr. Forget had belonged to the American Lawn Bowling Association, serving as head umpire and tournament chairman for its Southwest Division; in addition, he had been a member of the Joslyn-Lake Hodges Bowling Center in San Diego and overseer of the maintenance of the grounds there. Mr. Forget is survived by two brothers; two sisters; and many nephews and nieces.
Rev. Roland L. Gamache
Sept. 2, 2006
In Winchendon, Mass., at 65. Fr. Gamache had most recently been the pastor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Winchendon, from 1986 until the time of his death; previously, he had been appointed temporary administrator and, then, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Fitchburg, Mass. Ordained to the priesthood in 1967 in the Diocese of Worcester, Fr. Gamache had been the temporary assistant at Sacred Heart Parish, Fitchburg, assistant pastor of Christ the King Parish, Worcester; and temporary assistant at Good Shepherd Parish, Linwood, before beginning his studies in sacred theology at Yale University, New Haven, Conn., in 1968. Upon receiving his master’s degree and Ph.D. from Yale in 1970, Fr. Gamache returned to the Worcester Diocese, where he served as assistant pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Millbury; St. Mary Parish in Spencer; Notre Dame des Canadiens Church in Worcester; and Good Shepherd Parish, Linwood. He is survived by a sister; an uncle; an aunt; two nieces; three grandnephews; and two grandnieces.
Thomas W. Palace
Aug. 26, 2006
At the Calvary Hospice Hospital, Bronx, N.Y., at 65. During his career, Mr. Palace had practiced law in Hackensack, N.J., for 38 years. A veteran, he had served in the Navy as a lieutenant j.g. aboard the USS Allagash. A member of the varsity basketball team at Holy Cross, Mr. Palace had been inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame of his alma mater Don Bosco Prep. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Palace is survived by his wife, Cecilia; two sons; two brothers; two sisters; and many nephews and nieces.
Daniel D. McLaughlin Jr.
Oct. 23, 2005
In New York. Mr. McLaughlin is survived by his wife, Bernadette; and three children.
Gregory W. Morrissey
Aug. 17, 2006
In Massachusetts, at 59. Mr. Morrissey is survived by his mother; two brothers; a sister; an uncle; two aunts; two nephews; and two nieces.
Thomas E. Moisan
July 30, 2006
At Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, at 57. Mr. Moisan, who joined the staff of St. Louis (Mo.) University in 1989, had served 10 years as chairman of the English department. During his tenure, he had also been the director of the department’s graduate program; head of the College of Arts and Sciences committee on academic honesty; president of the Arts and Sciences faculty council; and a member of the SLU Library Associates, serving on the committee that selects a recipient for its annual St. Louis Literary Award. Previously, Mr. Moisan had taught at Middlebury (Vt.) College; Arkansas State University, Jonesboro; and the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. A Shakespearean scholar, he had published essays on Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Othello, among other plays. In addition, Mr. Moisan had been co-editor of In the Company of Shakespeare: Essays in Honor of G. Blakemore Evans and editor of Allegorica, a journal of Medieval and Renaissance scholarship. He had been active as well in many professional organizations, including the Shakespeare Association of America and the Renaissance Society of America. Mr. Moisan is survived by his wife, T. Christine Stevens; and a nephew.
Edward C. Nagy
July 29, 2006
At his home in Clifton, Va., at 56. Mr. Nagy is survived by his wife, Deborah; a son; a daughter; his mother; a brother; a granddaughter; two nephews; and a niece.
Joseph R. O’Malley Jr., D.D.S.
July 28, 2006
At his home in Concord, Mass. A graduate of the University of Detroit Dental School and Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Dr. O’Malley had practiced both dentistry and law in the Boston area. During his career, he had also been an executive with Xerox Corporation and Lynch Ryan. Dr. O’Malley had been a member of the East Coast Aero Club and the Pleasant Park and Cottage Park yacht clubs in Winthrop, Mass. He is survived by his wife, Lorie; his mother; a brother, Michael P. ’75; three sisters, including Barbara O’Malley Cannon ’82; and 14 nephews and nieces. His father was the late Joseph R. ’49.
William B. Doctor
Aug. 22, 2006
In Tennessee, at 48. Mr. Doctor is survived by his wife, Mary Silva Doctor ’80; three daughters; two sisters; his father-in-law and mother-in-law; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and nephews and nieces. His brother was the late John S. ’78.
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