Archive for 2013

Edgar N Hobby Jr. passed away on December 16, 2013 in Greenville South Carolina at the age of 83, after an extended illness.  He worked for Joe Dodge in 1948 & 1949. Mr. Hobby was born in Lynn, MA, the son of Eva and Edgar Hobby. Prior to college, Ed was a hut man at…

Robert L. Daniels, formerly of West Newton, died Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 in Radford Virginia. He was born November 14, 1921 in Waltham, Massachusetts to Dr. Louis Riley and Cora Colburn Daniels. Bob was predeceased by his wife, Ruth Ripley Daniels, son Richard D. Daniels, brother Richard Daniels, sister and brother-in-law Ruth and James Mangan…

Dr. William Terry Herbert Wright III, 70, died on September 6, 2013. Born February 13, 1943 in Newton, MA, he was the son of the late Bill & Ruth Wright, long time residents of Wellesley, MA. After graduating from Wellesley High School in 1961, he earned his BS in Geology from Middlebury College 65. His…

Roger Bloomfield died peacefully of Multiple Systems Atrophy at his home in Contoocook, Friday, July 19, 2013. He worked at Lonesome Lake in 1962 & 1963. Roger Bennett Bloomfield was born on April 28, 1944, in Milford, Mass. to Rachel and Roger G. Bloomfield. He grew up in Wellesley, Mass. with his brothers Eric and…

Charles Richardson, of Jamaica Plain, age 60, passed away on May 4, 2013 after a 6-year battle with cancer. Long-time activist for economic and social justice and peace, Charley worked for decades in the labor movement – at UMass-Lowell Labor Extension Program, the United Steelworkers International Union and other unions nationally and internationally – and…

‘Tall Paul’ Scannell, 41 years old, of Arlington, died peacefully of sleep apnea on February 2, 2013. Paul was an Artist – a photographer, writer, animator, web designer, avid music fan and renowned humorist. Graduated U Mass Dartmouth, Hut Master at the Appalachian Mountain Club and had nearly completed his master’s degree in multimedia design…