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Charles E. Mason, 91, investment banker
Chestnut Hill
Saturday, November 13, 1999
Charles Ellis ``Monk" Mason of Chestnut Hill, a retired investment banker, died Saturday at Clark House in Westwood after a brief illness. He was 91.
Born and raised in Boston, Mr. Mason graduated from St. Mark's School and Harvard College, Class of 1930. While in college, he was a member of the 1928 U.S. Olympic Rowing Team that competed in Amsterdam.
After graduating, he joined the Merchants National Bank. He later worked at M.C. Wainwright & Co. and White Weld & Co.
Mr. Mason had an extensive collection of lithographs of 19th century rural and industrial New England. As the honorary curator of Prints for the Boston Athenaeum, he worked for many years to establish a significant print collection for the Athenaeum.
He served the Trustees of Reservations for many years, both as a member of the board, and as its president and chairman and helped preserve World's End, the Olmsted - designed Peninsula Park in Hingham and the Cape Pogue reservation on Martha's Vineyard, where he was a summer resident.
Mr. Mason was a member of the Tavern Club, the Club of Odd Volumes, the American Antiquarian Society and the Country Club.
Husband of the late Ada Brooks (Trafford), he is survived by three sons, Charles E. III of Boston, Benjamin L. of Charlotte, Vt., and Dr. William T. of Seekonk; a daughter, Elizabeth Mason - Possidente of Stony Creek, Conn.; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill.
Burial will be private.
Arrangements by J.S. Waterman & Sons - Eastman - Waring, Boston.
Francis J. McCarthy, 76, retired Hub firefighter
West Yarmouth
Sunday, November 14, 1999
Francis J. McCarthy of West Yarmouth, formerly of Milton and Dorchester, a retired firefighter, died Thursday at his daughter's home in Milton. He was 76.
Born and educated in Boston, Mr. McCarthy served in the Navy in World War II. He was assigned to Engine 52 in Dorchester in February 1947 and transferred to Engine 54 at Long Island Hospital in September 1977.
He retired in April 1981 after 32 years with the Boston Fire Department.
He was a member of IAF Local 718 AFL - CIO, and he was a life member of Knights of Columbus Council 180 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8699.
Mr. McCarthy is survived by his wife, Marie (Morehouse); three daughters, Annemarie Fraser of Bridgewater, Elaine Hurley of Milton and Maureen Shafer of Scituate; a son, Kevin of Marlboro; two sisters, Margaret Morehouse and Alice Patterson, both of Quincy; and six grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Agatha's Church, Milton.
Burial will be in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.
Arrangements by John J. O'Connor & Son Funeral Home, Dorchester.
Richard M. McGrath, 68, retired legislator
North Andover
Sunday, April 25, 1999
Richard M. McGrath of North Andover, a retired legislator, died Thursday at the VA Medical Center in Boston following a brief illness. He was 68.
Born in Somerville, he was educated in Medford. He enlisted in the Marine Corps following high school during the Korean War. He was discharged after five years of service as a gunnery sergeant.
Mr. McGrath was elected to the state Legislature to represent Watertown and Belmont in the 1970s. He was responsible for much of the disability legislation, and for the state highway code that was later used as a model by the Federal Highway Administration under then - Secretary of Transportation John Volpe. Mr. McGrath initiated many pieces of legislation, of which 38 have become law. He wrote the law that created Iwo Jima Day.
He dressed as Santa Claus for the children at the Home for Little Wanderers for many years.
After his retirement, he was a legislative lobbyist in Washington and Boston.
Mr. McGrath is survived by his wife, Betty (Crowley); two brothers, Fred of Woburn and Chester of Las Vegas; a sister, Maureen Conti of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi, Medford.
Burial will be in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.
Arrangements by Dello Russo Funeral Service, Medford.
James P. McGuire, 90, Superior Court justice
Fall River
Saturday, April 24, 1999
The Honorable James P. McGuire of Fall River, a retired associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, died Wednesday at Catholic Memorial Home. He was 90.
Born and raised in Fall River, Judge McGuire resided in Barrington, R.I., and Boston. He returned to Fall River in 1988.
Judge McGuire graduated from B.M.C. Durfee High School in 1926 and was a recipient of the Durfee Alumni Award. In 1930 he graduated from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He received an honorary degree and the school's prestigious judiciary award in 1973. Judge McGuire earned a law degree from Boston University in 1933.
Judge McGuire was appointed to the Superior Court of Massachusetts by former Gov. Francis W. Sargent in 1973. He was former corporation counsel for the cities of Fall River and Boston. He was also former chairman of the Fall River licensing board.
A trial lawyer for 40 years before becoming a judge, Judge McGuire began practicing as both a civil and criminal trial lawyer in the Massachusetts and federal court system. He was a longtime partner at Trophy and McGuire, one of Fall River's most prominent law firms.
As a judge, Judge McGuire presided over several unique cases. He was judge for the Gilbert murder case, in which X - ray identification of the victim was allowed. He also worked the Lykus murder case, in which a voice print tape was allowed as evidence for the first time in a Massachusetts trial.
Judge McGuire also presided over the abortion - manslaughter trial of Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin, which raised key issues left unresolved by the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion.
Judge McGuire served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II.
He was a communicant of Holy Name Church in Fall River, a former communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Fall River and a former member of the Knights of Columbus.
He was active in the Catholic Charities Appeal and the United Way.
Judge McGuire was a member of the Fall River Quequechan Club; the Fall River Historical Society; the Fall River, New Bedford and R.I. Country clubs; and the Massachusetts, Fall River and Bristol County Bar associations.
He served as president of the Fall River Bar Association from 1953 to 1955.
Husband of the late Catherine (Shay) and the late Eleanor (Sherry), Judge McGuire is survived by two daughters, Anne C. McGuire of Evanston, Ill., and Mary Shay McGuire of State College, Pa.; a son, James P. III of Harwich; a stepson, Timothy L. Dunlap of Scituate, R.I.; three stepdaughters, Deborah Boyd of Rochester and Candice Dunlap and Marijane Dunlap - Jensen, both of Cambridge; a brother, Attorney Thomas F. of Bellevue, Wash.; and five grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Holy Name Church.
Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River.
Arrangements by Cherry Place Home of Waring, Sullivan, Ashton, Coughlin, Driscoll, Fall River.
William D. McHugh, 77, Boston Fire Dept. captain
West Roxbury
Tuesday, November 9, 1999
William D. McHugh of West Roxbury, a retired Boston Fire Department captain, died Saturday. He was 77.
Mr. McHugh served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
He was employed for a time as a linotype operator.
In 1954, Mr. McHugh was appointed to the Boston Fire Department and was assigned to Engine 49 in Hyde Park. He was transferred to Engine 52 in Roxbury later that year.
He was transferred to Engine 30 in West Roxbury in 1961 and Engine 53 in Roslindale in 1964. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1966, and was transferred to Engine 50 in Charlestown the same year.
He was transferred to Ladder 23 in Dorchester in 1967 and finally to headquarters when he was promoted to captain in 1970. He retired in 1986 after 32 years.
He was a member of Boston Firefighters Local 718 IAFF, Society of St. Florian, Boston Firemen's Relief Fund, Boston Firemen's Mutual Relief Fund and the Norwood American Legion Post.
Husband of the late Frances (Galvin), Mr. McHugh is survived by four daughters, Janet Lemus of Norwood, Linda McDevitt of Rockland, Irene Monahan of Westwood and Deborah Leduc of Franklin; four sons, William of Westwood, Robert of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thomas of Sandwich and Wayne of Merrimack, N.H.; 17 grandchildren; and one great - granddaughter.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mt. Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury.
Arrangements by Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral Home, West Roxbury.
Marie Mitton, at 100, wife of store president
Chestnut Hill
Monday, November 15, 1999
Marie (Taff) Mitton of Chestnut Hill, the widow of the former Jordan Marsh Co.'s president, died at home Friday. She was 100.
A graduate of Barnard College, she traveled across the globe with her husband, Edward R., who presided over the Jordan Marsh Co. for many years.
She was a member of Newton's Brae Burn Country Club.
Mrs. Mitton is survived by a son, Edward J. of Marion and Vero Beach, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and a niece, Agnes C. Clark of Charlottesville, Va.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Lawrence Church, Chestnut Hill.
Burial will take place in Forest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale.
Arrangements by J.S. Waterman and Sons - Eastman - Waring Funeral Service, Boston.
