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John Joseph Dolan, 62, a 25-year head injury survivor, passed away at the Hyannis Pavillion on Saturday evening, May 14, 2011 where he had been receiving supportive care for the past two and a half years after a long battle with overwhelming illness. Born and raised in Chelsea, Mass. He was the son of the late John P. and Lillian (Carroll) Dolan. John attended St. Rose parochial School and was a 1968 graduate of Dom Savio High School in East Boston. He attended University of Massachusetts in Boston and settled for a time in Swampscott, Mass. and Natick, Mass. During the late 1970s he briefly owned/operated a Brigham’s Ice Cream Shop in Natick and he also worked as a commercial film developer. He
Leita J. (Monroe) Lucas, 77, of Old Farms Road in West Simsbury, Conn., beloved wife of Barrett R. Lucas, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Simsbury, Conn. She was born July 7, 1933 in East Conway, a daughter of the late Ernest James and Lillian (Smith) Monroe and had lived in Enfield prior to moving to West Simsbury, 47 years ago. Lucas was a real estate Agent for Henry J. Bahre Real Estate in Canton, Conn. for many years
John Joseph Dolan
later took a position as a district sales representative for a large giftware distributor assigned to the northern New England region. In 1985 he fell victim to a serious head injury sustained in an automobile accident. After many months of rehab on Cape Cod and Community Reentry Services in Lynn, Mass., he became self-sustaining and resided in Lynn until three years ago when he suffered several medical setbacks necessitating more supportive care. John was and remained an avid chess player who liked to write and pen poetry. Prior to his injuries he also enjoyed amateur photography. He is survived by his dear sister and caregiver, Annemarie Santoro, of Marstons Mills, Mass.; two daughters, Kristin Dolan, of North Conway, and Katelyn
Leita J. (Monroe) Lucas and was a member of the Simsbury 58 Club. Besides her loving husband of 42 years, she is survived by her stepdaughter and stepsonin-law, Dana L. and Thomas M. Mocko, of Marlborough, Conn. and three stepgrandchildren, Ross, Courtney and Scott. A funeral service will be held Monday, May 23, at 11 a.m. at Wood Funeral Home at 9 Warren Street in Fryeburg, Maine. Burial will be in South
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Dolan, of Dover, and his only granddaughter, Sophia DiBella. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said in St. Rose Church at 600 Broadway in Chelsea on Friday, May 20, at 11 a.m. Services will conclude with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Mass. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to gather at the Frank A. Welsh and Sons Funeral Home at 718 Broadway in Chelsea Friday morning only, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The funeral home is fully handicapped-accessible; there is ample parking opposite the funeral home. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Hyannis Pavillion Nursing Home, 876 Falmouth Road, Hyannis, MA, 02601. For directions or to send expressions of sympathy visit www.WelshFuneralHome.com
Chatham Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Health Assistance Foundation, Alzheimer's Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD, 200871 or Farmington Valley Visiting Nurses Association, 8 Old Mill Lane, Simsbury, CT, 06070. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www. woodfuneralhome.org.
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