Obituaries

Richard Bergeron ’53 of Brockton died July 6. He is survived by his wife, Julieta, four sons, eight grandchildren, one great-grandson and cousin Michael Bergeron ’65.

Richard Gallery ’55 of Quincy died July 21. He is survived by five children, including son Robert ’93, seven grandchildren, a brother and niece Kayla Everett ’23.

Ann (Gibbons) Halstead ’55 of Danville, Vt., died March 19. She is survived by 10 children,17 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two siblings and cousin William Boyle ’63.

Daniel Mullen ’56 of West Barnstable died May 11. He is survived by his wife, Janet, three children and eight grandchildren.

Kenneth Ford ’57 of Dedham died August 18, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, four children and seven grandchildren.

William Griffith ’57 of Sarasota, Fla., died June 27. He is survived by four children, 13 grandchildren and three sisters.

Mary (Ridge) Swidey ’59 of Somerset died March 25. She is survived by five children, including daughter MaryAnn (Swidey) Jackson ’87, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Thomas Long ’60 of Plymouth died May 25. He is survived by six children, 15 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two sisters.

Edward Stevens ’60 of Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio, died June 21. He is survived by his longtime companion, Anne, and two siblings.

Richard Boucher ’61 of East Bridgewater died July 19. He is survived by two sons, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three siblings.

Lawrence Donnelly Jr. ’61 of Milton died April 15. He is survived by two sons, three grandchildren and three siblings.

Brian Walsh ’62 of West Yarmouth died May 29. He is survived by four nephews and one niece.

Theodore Pina ’63 of Jacksonville, Fla., died March 11. He is survived by two children, seven grandchildren and two siblings.

Jere Buttimer ’64 of O’Fallon, Ill., died May 16. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, two children and four grandchildren.

David Eustis ’64 of Plymouth died July 18. He is survived by his wife, Susan, two children and five grandchildren.

Jane Galvin ’65 of Weymouth died July 21. She is survived by a brother.

Mary (Yorkoski) O’Connell ’65 of Brockton died July 20. She is survived by her daughter, a brother and a grandson.

Kevin Sullivan ’65 of Mansfield died June 29. He is survived by his wife, Suzette, three children, six grandchildren and one sister.

Rev. Robert Baker, C.S.C. ’66 of Lima, Peru, died January 11. He is survived by two sisters and his brothers in the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Carmine Casciano ’66 of Plymouth died May 17. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, four children and 14 grandchildren.

Elaine (Murphy) Higgins ’66 of Norwell died July 5. She is survived by her three children, two grandchildren and a sister.

Charles Horan ’66 of Charleston, S.C., died April 1. He is survived by his three siblings and 10 nieces and nephews.

Laurence Keating Jr. ’66 of Southport, N.C., died May 25. He is survived by his wife, Jaime, three children and two grandsons.

Gerard Shea ’66 of Hudson, Fla., died May 26. He is survived by his wife, Edna, two daughters, three grandchildren and two siblings.

Marianne (Daly) Morelli ’67 of Oak Bluffs died June 18. She is survived by her husband, Gerard ’67, five children, seven grandchildren and two sisters.

Joseph Murray ’67 of Bridgewater died July 27. He is survived by three children, four grandchildren and two siblings.

Michael Fortuna ’68 of Scituate died May 2. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, five children, six grandchildren and two sisters.

Timothy Brown ’69 of Newport, R.I., died July 5. He is survived by his wife, Karen, three children, including Timothy ’02, five grandchildren, two sisters and daughter-in-law Maryellen Atkins ’03.

Thomas Burgess ’70 of The Villages, Fla., died June 16. He is survived by his wife, Judy, three children, two grandchildren and three siblings, including brother David ’72.

Mary Margaret Quinn ’71 of New Bedford died May 8. She is survived by two siblings and several cousins.

Stanley Rutowicz ’71 of Orange, Conn., died April 7. He is survived by several cousins.

Stephen Clancy ’72 of Sea Cliff, N.Y., died May 19. He is survived by his wife, Sally Ann, four children and seven grandchildren.

David DeCoste ’72 of Carver died March 29. He is survived by two sons.

Robert Melchin ’73 of Canton died May 27. He is survived by two siblings and a niece.

Alice (Ryan) Korzeniowski ’75 of Hingham died June 30. She is survived by seven children.

Diane Wood ’78 of Stoughton died May 29. She is survived by four siblings.

Mary (Maurer) Osterberg ’79 of Portland, Ore., died June 16. She is survived by her husband, Peter, and many nieces and nephews.

Jeffrey Cornell ’80 of Middleborough died June 1. He is survived by his wife, Sherril, five children, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a sister.

Ellen Dow ’80 of Arlington died March 14. She is survived by her husband, Clark, two children and three siblings.

Maureen (Nagle) Davin ’81 of Morrisville, Vt., died April 13. She is survived by her husband, Michael ’81, two daughters, her mother and one brother.

Mary Nathan ’81 of Easton died May 3. She is survived by many close friends.

Margaret (St. George) Geanakakis ’82 of Stoughton died February 7. She is survived by her husband, David, and two siblings.

David Lemieux ’83 of Mansfield died June 1. He is survived by two sisters, a brother and several nieces and nephews.

Carole Ross ’84 of Weymouth died July 26. She is survived by her son, two grandchildren and four siblings.

Deborah (Pettinato) Luoma ’86 of Weymouth died April 17. She is survived by her husband, Eric, three children, 13 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and three siblings.

Michael Brown ’87 of Warwick, R.I., died July 28. He is survived by a daughter, his parents, two siblings and two stepbrothers.

Eunice Cormier-Clark ’90 of Waxhaw, N.C., died July 30. She is survived by her husband, Warren, and four siblings.

Angela (DeVasto) Kane ’94 of Bellingham died April 19. She is survived by her husband, Steven, two daughters, her mother, her father, Daniel DeVasto ’70, and one sister.

Nathaniel O’Brien ’02 of Attleboro died June 6. He is survived by his wife, Laura, four sons and four siblings.

Timothy DeMarco ’07 of Pittsfield died July 7. He is survived by his wife, Vanessa, his parents, his grandmother, four siblings and several aunts and uncles, including Mary (Costigan) Wrenn ’85 and Patricia (Costigan) Wilmot ’90.

College Obituaries

George Tyrrell ’68, who died in May, spent nearly 50 years quietly, effectively providing technological services to students and faculty. Known for his gentle spirit and willingness to help others, he is survived by his wife, Professor Emerita of Biology Maura (Geens) Tyrrell ’64, and their children Julianne ’01, Mark ’02 and Sarah.

Kenneth LeGrice, head softball coach, died in May. For 17 years, LeGrice, a Brockton Police Department lieutenant, served our student-athletes as a teacher, mentor and friend. He guided the Skyhawks to a record 197 wins and six Northeast-10 Conference Tournament appearances. He is survived by his wife, Angela, five children and many Stonehill friends.

Nancy Cavanagh died in May. After her husband, director of Buildings and Grounds, Richard Cavanagh, died in 2001, she helped establish the Stonehill Retirees Association, which today has 300 members. She also created the Cavanagh Family Scholarship in Richard’s name. To date, it has assisted 15 students.

John Leahy, retired associate director of athletics, died in June. He also served as director of Recreational Sports. The first director of the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex, he played a key role in its renovation in 2015. He is survived by his wife, Shelley, former associate director of Academic Services, and son J.J. ’14.