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Born in Cambridge 5/11/28…St. Mary’s Grammar School, Rindge Technical High School (before it became Cambridge Rindge and Latin), graduate of Northeastern University…worked at First National Stores, Metallic Arts sheet metal shop, and then 44 years at John Hancock Life Insurance Company as Director of Field Administration, before retiring in 1991. Served in the 26th Division, Massachusetts National Guard from 1946 to 1955. Discharged from Guard as a First Sergeant E-7 in the 101st Infantry. Although at Camp Drum, New York, for summer training when the Korean War broke out in 1950, the 26th Yankee Division was not activated, but the 25th and 27th Divisions were activated. Married to Barbara Rogers in 1955…lived in Cambridge, Everett, and settled in Melrose in 1963…had 6 children, Jim Jr., Susan, Mary Ann, Kathleen, Carol, and Barbie, and 13 grandchildren...ran the St Mary’s Melrose CCD program (public school children) while his children went to St. Mary’s School...Hobbies include writing, chair caning and stained glass. Additional Articles by Jim :
id 5862 They come in threes -- Travel --May 3, 2002 id 5878 They come in threes Part 2 -- Travel -- June 7, 2002 id 6338 A Penn Dutch Experience -- Travel -- October 4, 2002 id 6339 Niagra Falls, Toronto, Ottowa -- Travel -- December 6, 2002 id 6943 Paris and French Riviera -- Travel -- April 4, 2003 id 7511 Trip to Grand Canyon -- Travel -- May 3 2003 id 8444 Branson? Who, What, Why --Travel -- November 3, 2003 id 9243 Washington D.C. -- Travel -- June 2, 2004 id 9777 Two's company. Three's a crowd -- Travel -- October 1, 2004 id 10120 Vacation in the Hudson River Valley--Where? -- Travel -- 12/3/04 id 10254 Bermuda is another world -- Travel 2/04/05 id 10609 Best kept secret on N. Shore -- Features 5/6/05 id 10948 Washington D.C., 2nd time around -- Travel -- August 5, 2005 id 11182 What are the odds? -- Features 9/2/05 id 11267 Wedding invitation to P.E.I. -- Features 11/4/05 id 11642 Cruisin the Mediterranean -- Travel 1/6/06 id 11830 New York, New York -- Travel 3/3/06 id 11882 Did you ever go across the sea to Ireland? -- Travel 5/5/06 id 12075 Did you ever go across the sea to Ireland, Part II -- Feature 6/2/06 id 12222 Golfers are a strange breed -- Features 8/4/06 id 12223 Traveling America from Boston to San Antonio -- Travel 11/03/06 id 13132 Those were the good old days -- Feature 2/2/07 id 13044 From Lord Baltimore to Camden Yards -- Travel 2/2/07 id 13219 Have you been to a wine tasting lately? -- Travel 3/2/07 id 13043 From the Mystic River to the Mystic River -- Travel 4/6/07 id 13790 Good night Mrs. Calabash wherever you are -- Travel 8/3/07 id 14154 Innovation Odyssey...check it out -- Features 11/2/07 id 15784 How's your text going? --Features 4/3/09 id 15890 Where were you when.....? -- Features 5/1/09 id 15996 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 7/3/09 id 16157 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus --Random Thoughts 9/4/09 id 16067 This is my Providence --Features 10/2/09 id 16209 Times have changed at the old ballyard --Features 10/2/09 id 16681 More thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 4/2/10 id 16602 Thoughts while shaving #3 --Random Thoughts 6/410 id 17031 Thoughts while shaving #4 --Features 7/2/10 id 17067 Thoughts while shaving #5 --Features 8/6/10 id 17213 Thoughts while shaving #6 --Random Thoughts 9/3/10 id 17214 Thoughts while shaving #7 --Random Thoughts 10/1/10 id 17215 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 11/5/10 id 17216 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 12/3/10 id 17218 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 2/4/11 id 17768 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 3/4/11 id 17219 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 4/1/11 id 17769 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 5/6/11 id 17770 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 6/3/11 id 17771 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 7/1/11 id 17772 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 8/5/11 id 17773 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 9/2/11 id 18390 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 12/2/11 id 18391 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 1/7/12 id 18392 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 2/3/12 id 18393 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 3/2/12 id 19035 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 4/6/12 id 19036 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 5/4/12 id 190153 A trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina --Travel 6/1/12 id 19037 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 7/6/12 id 19038 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 8/3/12 id 19040 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 9/7/12 id 19585 Thoughts while shaving --Random Thoughts 10/5/12 id 19730 Thoughts while shaving -- Random Thoughts 11/2/12
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