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John Clancy, Championed socially responsible architecture
Thursday, August 26, 2004
John Martin Clancy of Brookline died Friday, Aug. 20, 2004. He was 74.
Mr. Clancy was a principal and co-founder of the architectural firm, Goody, Clancy and Associates. A past president of the Boston Society of Architects, and fellow of the American Institute of Architects, his work in design included a wide range of architectural projects. He made an architectural contribution to housing, education, environmentally sensitive buildings and historic preservation. His career was distinguished by his insistence for socially responsible architecture. His work in housing has been studied and emulated internationally.
His work was honored with many awards, including the Honor Awards for Design Excellence from the American Institute of Architects, The Boston Society of Architects and Urban Land Institute.
Clancy was principal architect for such socially significant projects as Tent City, a mixed-income housing community near Boston's Copley Square, which won the United Nations World Habitat Award. In 1968, after protesters and squatters living in tents demanded affordable housing, Mr. Clancy and his colleagues designed Tent City in collaboration with community leaders. Together they succeeded in revitalizing a blighted urban site as well as integrating the lives of residents of varying socio-economic backgrounds. He also designed Langham Court in Boston's South End and Auburn Court in Cambridge, both of which served as new models for creating quality urban living spaces for residents of all incomes.
Founder and most recently director and vice president of the nonprofit Brookline Improvement Coalition, dedicated to developing affordable housing in his own community, he was elected to serve on the Brookline Redevelopment Authority.
Mr. Clancy grew up in East Troy, Wis. He was an outstanding student and accomplished musician. He decided he wanted to be an architect when he was about 12 years old. He attended the University of Wisconsin, settling for studies in engineering because the university, at that time, did not have a school of architecture. After two years, he was able to transfer to the University of California at Berkeley to begin his formal architectural studies.
Because of the Korean War, Mr. Clancy's draft board only allowed him to complete requirements for a degree in design before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951. He served in the Korean conflict, rising to the rank of 1st sergeant. He refused receiving a Purple Heart, because he knew his parents would be notified of his injury. After his Army service, anxious to get back to architecture, he attended MIT's School of Architecture, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1956.
During the war, the transport plane that had brought him to Japan for a week of rest and recreation crashed on the return trip, leaving him stranded for a month. The experience proved formative: Traveling throughout the country, he became enamored of Japanese architecture and culture. He spoke often of the influence of Japanese design, as well as of the California architecture to which he was exposed during his time at Berkeley. These influences are most visibly articulated in his design of private residences in the late 1950s-1960s.
John Clancy took a studio class with Marvin Goody at MIT, joined Goody's young firm, and became his partner in 1961.
Mr. Clancy's preservation work included the transformation of Busch Hall into the Center for European Studies at Harvard. His design for 18th- and 19th century dormitories at Harvard won an Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Austin Hall at Harvard Law School won multiple AIA regional and local awards for Design Excellence.
Mr. Clancy designed the Ecumenical Center in Roxbury, now the Crispus Attucks Children's Center. He also designed, with Mr. Goody, the Massachusetts State Transportation Building in Boston, and he designed the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge.
An award has been initiated to honor John Clancy's commitment to affordable housing. The John Clancy Award will be administered by the Boston Society of Architects to recognize and encourage socially responsible urban housing by architects internationally.
He leaves his wife, Sylvia (Reid) Clancy; his daughter, Caitlin Clancy of Boston; his sisters, Jeanne Helser of Wisconsin, and Patricia Kertin and her husband, Robert, of California; his brothers, Lawrence Clancy and his wife, Nancy, of Wisconsin, and David Clancy and his wife, Myra, of Florida; his brother-in-law, Walker M. Reid of Texas; and many nieces and nephews.
He was father of the late Peter Reid Clancy, and brother-in-law of the late Bernard Helser.
Burial was private.
A memorial service will be held Friday Aug. 27, 11:30 a.m., in the MIT Chapel, 48 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St, Boston, MA 02215; The Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445; or the Boston Foundation for Architecture, c/o Boston Society of Architects, 52 Broad St., Boston, MA 02109.
Dorothea Sasserno, Retired executive secretary
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Dorothea D. (Durling) Sasserno of Needham, formerly of Chestnut Hill, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004, at North Hill in Needham. She was 89.
Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Frederick E. and Agnes (Hassett) Durling.
Mrs. Sasserno was a retired executive secretary for Sheraton Hotels.
She was the wife of the late Henry A. Sasserno.
A funeral was held Thursday, Aug. 19, from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, Wellesley, followed by a funeral Mass in St. Paul Church.
Burial was in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.
Memorial donations may be made to the Boston Catholic Television Center, P.O. Box 9109, Newton, MA 02460.
John Egan Sr., Retired Brookline police officer
Thursday, August 26, 2004
John P. Egan Sr. of Brookline died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004.
He was the son of the late Walter and Marjorie (Lewis) Conlon.
Mr. Egan was a retired police officer in the Brookline Police Department. He had also been employed by Boston College in the Dining Service Department.
A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict, he was a member of Brookline Post #11, American Legion.
He leaves his children, John P. Egan Jr. of Maine, Susan Lynn Egan of Pembroke, Lori Ann Ward of Westwood, Pam O'Leary of South Weymouth and David Scott Egan of Yarmouthport; his sisters, Jeanne Belbin of Brockton and Marjorie Conlon of California; his grandchildren, Kyle, Amanda and Declan Ward; and his niece, Jean M. Belbin.
He was the grandfather of the late Victoria Ward.
A funeral was held Tuesday, Aug. 24, from the Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home, Brookline, followed by a funeral Mass in St. Mary of the Assumption Church.
Burial was in Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Rabbi Moshe Holcer, Spiritual leader, father of resident
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Rabbi Moshe Holcer of Cambridge died Monday, Aug. 9, 2004. He was 91.
Known as Reb Moshe, Holcer was the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Cambridge for 47 years. The congregation honored him with a 90th birthday Shabbat celebration last year.
Born in Koretz, Poland, Holcer was educated at Orthodox yeshivot. During World War II, he was arrested by the Russian occupying force and interned for seven years in forced-labor camps in Siberia.
Upon return to Poland after the war, he found that his family had been murdered in the Holocaust. He moved to Germany, where he married, then to France. In 1954, he moved to the United States, settling in Cleveland.
Holcer moved to Cambridge in 1959 to work as shammash (sexton) at Congregation Beth Israel. In 1962, he congregation merged with Temple Beth Shalom, and he became its spiritual leader.
He leaves his wife of 57 years, Freda (Levison) Holcer; his daughters, Paulette Donath and her husband, Max, of Minneapolis, Rosa Drapkin and her husband, Mark, of Brookline, and Jacqueline Fessel and her husband, Steven, of Monsey, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Temple Beth Shalom, Cambridge.
Burial was at the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, West Roxbury.
Remembrances may be made to Temple Beth Shalom, 8 Tremont St., Cambridge, MA 02139; or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements were made by Levine Chapels, Brookline.
Polly LaMothe, Former Brookline resident
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Polly Drew LaMothe of Needham, formerly of Roslindale and Brookline, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2004, at the Avery Manor Nursing Home. She was 89.
Born in Haverhill, Mrs. LaMothe was the daughter of the late Verner H. and Mildred L. (Morse) Drew. She had been a resident of Needham for more than 35 years.
A graduate of Simmons College, she and worked as an executive secretary to the president of the Tandy Leather Co., formerly of Boston, for many years. After retiring in the early 1980s, Mrs. LaMothe obtained her real estate license. She was a broker in the Needham area for many years.
Wife of the late Benjamin F. LaMothe, she leaves two nieces, Sandra Bickford of Canandagua, N.Y., and Joanne Douglas of Florence; and one nephew, Herbert Douglas of Southington, Conn.
She was the sister of the late Dana Drew and Frances L. Hutchinson.
Services were private.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
Arrangements were made by the Eaton Funeral Home, Needham.
Paul Salter, Lawyer, former Brookline resident
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Paul Victor Salter of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., formerly of Brookline, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004. He was 85.
Born in Chelsea, Mr. Salter was a graduate of Worcester Academy. He earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1941 and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School.
Mr. Salter served as a lieutenant in the Navy Supply Corps in World War II on the USS Melville, a destroyer stationed in the North Atlantic.
He practiced law with his brother at the firm Wasserman and Salter for more than 50 years.
Mr. Salter was a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Commercial Law League of America. He also enjoyed membership at Belmont Country Club and the Harvard Club of Boston. He was a Mason and Shriner in the Everett C. Benton Lodge for more than 50 years.
He volunteered as a big brother for the Jewish Big Brother Association and was a member of Temple Israel of Boston. After retiring to Florida, Mr. Salter was the president of the Golf and Racquet Club at Eastpointe in Palm Beach Gardens and was a member of the Harvard Club of the Palm Beaches.
He enjoyed music, golf, bridge, traveling, skiing, reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
He leaves his wife of 52 years, Marjorie (Kimball) Salter; a daughter, Sarah Salter Levy and her husband, Steven D., of Weston and Stuart, Fla.; two sons, Andrew H. Salter of Mercer Island, Wash., and Dr. Daniel K. Salter and his wife, Frances, of Lexington; two brothers, Leonard M. Salter of Newton and Herbert K. Salter of North Miami Beach, Fla.; a sister; Natalie S. Merson of Santa Barbara, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Services were held Thursday, Aug. 19, at Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley.
Burial was at Sharon Memorial Park.
Remembrances may be made to the Paul Victor Salter Judaica Book Fund, Harvard College Library, Widener Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Arrangements were made by Levine Chapels, Brookline.
John Flood; Retired Brookline police officer
Wed Feb 21, 2007, 06:13 PM EST
Brookline - John F. Flood of Brookline died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007.
A son of the late Patrick and Josephine (Connelly) Flood, Mr. Flood was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. He was a retired Brookline Police officer.
He leaves his wife of 51 years, Peggy (Sughrue) Flood; his children, Dorothy McWeeney and her husband, Joseph, of Lexington, Marjorie Lalli and her husband, George, of Brookline, John P. Flood of West Roxbury, and Edward F. Flood and his wife, Kathleen, of Washington, D.C.; a brother, William Flood; his in-laws, Dennis Sughrue and his wife, Joan, of Braintree; and grandchildren, Suzanne, Joseph and Michael McWeeney, Christine and Daniel Lalli, Jacqueline and Allison Flood, and Thomas and Michael Flood.
He was brother of the late Marie Mathena.
His funeral was held Friday, Feb. 16, from the Bell-O’Dea Funeral Home in Brookline, followed by a funeral Mass in St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Brookline.
Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury.
Bruce A. Jordan
A funeral service will be held today at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Lexington for Bruce A. Jordan, a 50-year Lexington resident, who died Sunday, June 29 at Cape Cod Hospital in Cape Cod.
He was the husband of Erma (Burgess) Jordan of Centerville.
Born in Braintree, he was the son of Malcolm J. and Lillian M. (Beach) Jordan.
Mr. Jordan served in World War II in the Navy as a Seaman, First Class. He was employed as a machinist, and retired in 1994.
He was a member and past master of Simon W. Robinson Lodge, 32nd degree mason; a member of Scottish Rite of Free Masonry; and a member and past deacon of First Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Jordan leaves: one son, Glenn A. Jordan of Harvard; three daughters, Donna M. Jordan of Lexington, Cynthia E. Knowles of Franklin and June L. Elder of Dwight, Ontario, Canada; a brother, George Jordan of Royalston; two sisters, Ruth MacFarlane of Kingston and Dorothy Jean Glidden of Hanson; and 10 grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, Mass., 01701-4688.
Arrangements are under the direction of Douglass Funeral Home.
Camille F. Palmer
A funeral service was held Monday for Camille F. (Salerno) Palmer, formerly of Lexington, who died Thursday, June 26 in Concord.
She was the wife of the late William A. Small and William A. Palmer.
Born in New York, she was the daughter of Joseph and Frances (FaLachio) Salerno. Mrs. Palmer resided in Lexington for 10 years following a move from Va Latia, N.Y.
She was employed by Macy's in retail for 20 years.
Mrs. Palmer leaves: one son, William A. Small of Lexington; two grandchildren; and one nephew.
She was also the sister of the late Arthur A., Louis B. and William A. Salerno.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Palmer's memory to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, Mass., 01701-4688.
Funeral was under the direction of Douglass Funeral Home and burial was held in Westview Cemetery.
Donald C. Presho
A funeral service was held Friday in Nashua for Donald C. Presho, 86, of Nashua, who died at his residence Tuesday, June 24.
He was the husband of Marie F. (Barentine) Presho.
Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Maud L. (Porter) Presho. He was educated in Cambridge and, after graduation, took courses at Wentworth Institute in Boston.
A resident of Nashua since March of 1996, he previously lived in Lexington for 27 years.
Retiring in 1975, Mr. Presho was employed as plant superintendent for the Rubbair Door Division of Eckle Corporation in Ayer for 25 years.
Mr. Presho was a longtime member and past master of Charity Lodge A.F.& A.M. of Cambridge and a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Waltham. He also held membership in the Massachusetts chapter of the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
He enjoyed woodworking, and working around the house and in the community vegetable gardens while living in Lexington. He also enjoyed bridge, golf, reading, crossword puzzles and music.
Mr. Presho was a longtime member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Arlington.
In addition to his wife, he leaves: a daughter, Barbara Davis of Indianapolis, Ind.; a sister, Hester Linehan of Oakham; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Contributions in his Mr. Presho's memory may be made to Alzheimer's Disease Research, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, N.H., 03756.
He was also the husband of the late Louise (Franks) Presho, father of the late Eleanor Warner and the brother of the late Dwight Presho.
Donations may be made in Mr. Presho's memory to Alzheimer's Disease Research, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, N.H., 03756.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home in Nashua, N.H., and burial was held in Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.
