Saturday, April 27, 2013
Five-decade long resident, "Triple Eagle" served on the state's highest court.
Joseph R. Nolan, a "Triple Eagle" who reached the heights of a long-judicial career as a member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court where the long-time Belmont resident was known for his conservative views, died peacefully April 23, 2013 at Brighton's St. Elizabeth's Medical Center surrounded by his family. Nolan was 87. He died of complications of a broken hip he suffered at his home last Saturday. Recognized as the first judge to serve at every level of the Massachusetts court system, Nolan was the conservative voice on the court that reflected his deep faith and beliefs garnered from a life that embraced the teachings of the Catholic Church. Born in Mattapan, Nolan graduated from Boston College High School before serving in …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Lifelong Belmont resident, he helped popularize the VW Bug in the United States.
Clark Kendall, a life-long Belmont resident who help popularize the VW Bug as one of the first Volkswagen dealers in the US, died peacefully surrounded by his family at his Belmont home on Friday, April 19, 2013. Kendall was 90. Clark was born on May 15, 1922 at 124 Goden St., the son of Francis Hathaway Kendall and Harriet Johnston Kendall, and brother of the late John Hathaway Kendall. Clark attended Belmont public schools, graduating from Belmont High School in 1940. He attended Bryant & Stratton Business School, and graduated from a course in Business Administration. Clark served in World War II for 39 months with the United States Army Infantry and as a Surgical Technician in the 123rd Evacuation Hospital in France and Germany. He …
Industrialist and devoted to the Catholic Church, Faye lived in Belmont for 44 years before moving to Rye, NY in 1978.
Robert Joseph (Bob) Fahey died peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Fahey was 81. He died after a short illness. Fahey was born in Belmont on Jan. 31, 1932, the fifth of six children to Michael Patrick Fahey and Dorothy Sughrue Fahey who lived at 3 Essex St. He graduated from Belmont High School and earned his Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1953, and from Harvard’s Advanced Management Program. He married Mary Elizabeth Brine in 1957 in Newton, settling shortly after marriage in Belmont, where they had five children. Fahey served two years as an intelligence officer in the U. S. Air Force before beginning his career at Arthur D. Little and Company, working with a diverse group of clients including…
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A man from Belmont's past who brought the town into the future.
He was named Walter but he was known as Wally for his entire life. Wally Flewelling was a life-long resident of Belmont, who left town to serve his country and to find a bride before coming back to participate in leading the town during a transformation from a town attempting to retain its small town roots into a modern suburb. Flewelling, who served as a Belmont Selectman for 21 years in the 1970s to the 1990s, died suddenly at his home this weekend. Flewelling was 83. "He had an affable, engaging way of approaching people and encouraging them to do what was best for the Town," said Ann Marie Mahoney, who served on the Belmont School Committee while Flewelling served as Selectman. "He worked hard, enjoyed his many roles in town …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Services for the School Street resident will be held Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at Beth El Temple.
Daniel Scharfman, a long-time resident who brought an analytical mindset along with a wry sense of humor to the Belmont School Committee, died on Monday, Jan. 21 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge after suffering a serious heart attack at his home last Tuesday. He was 55. The announcement of Scharfman's death was made at the annual Martin Luther King Community Breakfast at Belmont High School Monday morning. "Dan was a deeply committed being who made broad contributions to the town and we all feel a deep sadness with his passing," said Town Moderator Michael Widmer. "I'm terribly saddened to hear the news about Dan," said State Rep. Dave Rogers. "He was a great leader in the community as well as a very kind and decent human being." "…
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Boston TV icon hosted a children's show in the 1950s-1970s. Do you have any photos from back in the day?
Rex Trailer, a Boston TV icon who had been recovering from pneumonia recently, has died. Trailer hosted “Boomtown,” a children’s show with a Western theme on WBZ-TV from 1956-1974. How did a Western cowboy make his mark in Boston? According to Wikipedia, his corporate overlords gave him a choice of Cleveland or Boston. But he's remembered for more than his cowboy get-up. The Boston Globe wrote in an editorial last year: Kids adored Trailer’s rodeo tricks. But mostly they adored him for his consistent kindness and competence. Trailer was 84. A funeral is being planned, but no date has been set yet, according to his website. Meantime, what are your memories of Rex Trailer? Did you ever meet him or have your picture taken with him? If …
Friday, December 14, 2012
A computer specialist who worked throughout the school system cheerfully assisting staff and students alike.
Dan Downey, an employee of the Belmont Public Schools, passed away suddenly on Dec 12. Downey, of Belmont, was 54. Dan was a computer specialist working throughout the school system cheerfully assisting staff and students alike. Downey was a man of many interests, collections and passions: he loved the paintings of Hokusai; Japanese netsuke; cactus and succulents – he was a member of the Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts – digital photography especially of plants; salamanders of all sorts and owned several. He loved gems and minerals and had an extensive collection. He loved sumo wrestling and was a huge fan of such disparate music as Phillip Glass, Morrissey, the Throat Singers of Tuva and the Flaming Lips. He owned many …
Friday, November 16, 2012
John T. McGurl, of Belmont, passed away Thursday, Nov. 15.
John T. McGurl, of Belmont, died Thursday, Nov. 15. Beloved husband of 60 years to Barbara A. (Doyle) McGurl. Devoted father of Mary M. Humphrey and husband Steve of Arlington and Barbara Ann McGurl of Belmont. Brother of Francis McGurl of West Roxbury and the late Mary Barry, Eugene, Thomas, James, Joseph and Donald McGurl. Brother in law of Maureen McGurl of Woburn. Funeral from The DeVito-O'Donnell Funeral Home 1145 Mass. Ave., ARLINGTON, Monday morning at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at 10 a.m. in St. Eulalia Church, Winchester. Interment to follow Highland Cemetery, Belmont. Visiting at the DeVito Funeral Home on Sunday 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations to: Compassionate Care Hospice, 800 West Cumming Park, Suite 3400, Woburn…
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Long-time town resident won Pulitzer for a narrative explaining regulations in business.
Thomas K. McCraw, a long-time Belmont resident who won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize in History for his narrative of how government regulation of industry affected the American economy, died this past Saturday, Nov. 3, in Cambridge. The Rutledge Road resident, who taught for 31 years at the Harvard Business School until 2007, died after a long illness, according to his family who spoke to the New York Times. McCraw was 72. McCraw's "Prophets of Regulation," for which he won the Pulitzer, "remains a seminal study of the development of American economic regulation and a sterling example of biography-as-history," according to a tribute from the Harvard University Press, which last month published his latest book, "The Founders and Finance," that …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Continuous reporting on events and races throughout the day in Belmont. Add your photos and comments to our coverage.
Belmont Patch will be following the events and results in national and state races in Belmont throughout Tuesday with photos, videos and written reports. You can view the updates by following the site on Twitter and Facebook. Include your photos and views on election day in Belmont by uploading photographs, cell phone images and comments to this article. 7:50 p.m. Once 8 p.m. comes, a police officer will get to the end of the line and no one else can vote. But don't expect quick results as most polling stations have hundreds of absentee ballots to count. It could be 9 p.m. before results come in. 7:30 p.m. Lines are at all eight polling stations as the town will likely see more than 16,000 out of the 17,800 voters take out ballots. That's …
Evanthia Malliris
11:18 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
I am so very sorry to hear about Dan. My deepest sympathies to his family. I did not know Dan, but always thought that he was one of the good ones. more ›