IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF MEMBERS LOST

(As of 9/3/26)

In honor and memory of Mass Retirees members who have recently passed away, we offer this tribute to them – their names, addresses and former public service.

We extend our deepest sympathy to their families.

AFTOSMES, CHARLES J. – Cypress, TX

(Hull Teacher)

BARR, SUMNER D. – Brimfield, MA

(Sturbridge Teacher)

BARTER Jr., DOWARD L. – Lexington, MA

(Arlington Fire Dept.)

BELLAND, ROBERT F. – Barre, MA

(Blackstone Valley Reg. Voc. HS)

BLACKWOOD, PATRICIA A. – Wales, MA

(Turnpike Toll Collector)

BRESLIN, ROBERT G. – Nutting Lake, MA

(Lexington Fire Dept.)

BROW, KATHLEEN B. – Leominster, MA

(Narragansett Reg. HS Teacher)

BROWN, BENJAMIN E. – Wilmington, NC

(Boston Fire Dept.)

BROWN, DIANA E. – Bucksport, ME

(Holyoke Teacher)

CABRAL, WALTER A. – Sun City Center, FL

(New Bedford Teacher)

CAREY, MAUREEN F.  – Needham, MA

(State Survivor)

CARROLL, MARY – Medford, MA

(Boston Licensing Board)

CATON, PATRICIA P. – Carver, MA

(Dartmouth Police Dept.)

CHUNG, RICHARD K. – Saugus, MA

(Boston Inspectional Services)

CINTOLO, KAREN E. – Tewksbury, MA

(Tewksbury Teacher)

COLLINS, SUSAN B. – Pittsfield, MA

(Pittsfield Teacher)

CORREIA, CARL A. – Marion, MA

(New Bedford Teacher)

COSTELLO, THOMAS J. – Whitman, MA

(Mass. Trial Court)

COVENEY, WILLIAM – Palm Desert, CA

(Mass. Health)

DAUDERIS, WALTER J. – Worcester, MA

(Dept. of Education)

DAWSON, MARY W. – Rocky Mount, NC

(Springfield Teacher)

DENNEHY, PATRICK B. – Tewksbury, MA

(Boston Police Dept.)

DONOVAN, RICHARD W. – Norwood, MA

(Boston Police Dept.)

DUPREY-GUTIERREZ, IRENE – Tiverton, RI

(EDCO Collaborative Teacher)

FINNEGAN, FRANCESCA – Raynham, MA

(Mass. Rehab. Commission)

FLEMING, SUSAN V. – S. Boston, MA

(Boston Assessing Dept.)

FLYNN, BERNADETTA A. – Medford, MA

(Dept. Transitional Assistance)

GLESMAN, MARY J. – Holyoke, MA

(Holyoke Teacher)

GOLDSTEIN, HARVEY – Punta Gorda, FL

(Town of Athol)

GOODRICH Sr., CURTIS W. – Dudley, MA

(Worcester Police Dept.)

GREGORY, JUDITH E. – Medway, MA

(Medfield State Hospital)

GREGORY, ROBERT L. – E. Freetown, MA

(DOT District 5)

GRIFFIN, BEVERLEY A. – Peabody, MA

(Essex County Commissioner’s office)

HALLETT, WAYNE – E. Longmeadow, MA

(Dept. Transitional Assistance)

HAYES, MARGARET E. – Lawrence, MA

(Haverhill Teacher)

HERSHMAN, IRENE – Hull, MA

(Hull Teacher)

INGENITO, CARMELA A.  – Plymouth, MA

(Plymouth Superior Court)

IRELAND, CURTIS – Plymouth, MA

(Plymouth Police Captain)

JOHNSON, DAVID C.  – Medford, MA

(Boston Fire Dept.)

JONES, PAMELA M. – Waltham, MA

(Waltham Housing Authority)

KELLEHER, PATRICIA M. – Fredericksburg, VA

(Hudson Teacher)

KELLIHER, FRANCIS X. – W. Roxbury, MA

(Boston Redevelopment Authority)

KELLY, VIRGINIA J. – Wrentham, MA

(Dept. Mental Health)

KING, STEPHENSON O. – Dorchester, MA

(Dept. of Correction)

KOZFRAS, FRANCIS – N. Andover, MA

(Lawrence Teacher)

KUZIA, GREGORY F. – Hardwick, MA

(UMass Lab Technician)

LASWELL, BILL – Waltham, MA

(Town of Weston)

MacPHAIL, ROBERT B. – Henderson, NV

(Dept. of Revenue)

MALONEY, JOHN – Cooper City, FL

(Sharon Teacher)

MANGONE, WILLIAM – Cambridge, MA

(Cambridge School Dept.)

MASSE, RAYMOND A. – Dracut, MA

(Burlington Teacher)

McCARTHY, EDWARD G. – Clinton, MA

(Marlborough Teacher)

McKENNA Sr., RALPH J. – Billerica, MA

(Billerica Town Accountant)

McNAMARA, JAMES W. – Plymouth, MA

(Boston Fire Dept.)

MELLIN, MARY L.  – E. Taunton, MA

(Dept. Public Health)

O’LEARY, ROBERT E. – Charlestown, MA

(Trial Court)

PICCIRILLLI, JOHN P. – Dennis, MA

(Norwood Teacher)

RAYMOND Sr., RONALD J. – Rehoboth, MA

(Mass. Highway)

RYAN, MARSHA – Westfield, MA

(Holyoke Community College)

SAMPSON, BEVERLY L. – N. Reading, MA

(N. Reading Teacher)

SHEEHAN, MARY L. – Dorchester, MA

(Boston Registry Division)

SHELDON, CLAIRE L. – Fairfield, ME

(Dept. Mental Health)

SHEPARDSON, RODNEY B. – Nashua, NH

(Salem State University)

SILVIA, CAROL A. – Cumberland, RI

(Wrentham Developmental Center)

SOLLETTI, JAMES M.  – Abington, MA

(Boston Fire Dept.)

SUMNER, DAVID M. – Norton, MA

(King Philip Teacher)

TOOMEY, EVANGELINE – Danvers, MA

(Dept. of Higher Education)

VAFIDES, ROBERT W. – Hingham, MA

(Braintree Teacher)

WALTON, CHARLES S. – Chicopee, MA

(W. Springfield Teacher)

WEEKES, GLADSTONE L. – Jamaica Plain, MA

(Boston Fire Dept.)

WELCH, MARY A. – Jamestown, RI

(Southern Berkshire RSD Teacher)

WESTWATER, JOHN F. – Medford, MA

(Everett Teacher)

WOLLERSCHEID, WILLIAM L. – Swampscott, MA

(Swampscott Police Dept.)

ZUWALLACK, BARBARA – Mashpee, MA

(Brockton Teacher)