Virginia King
Longtime Clerk at Bank of Boston
Virginia L. King of VineAvenue, Winthrop passed away at the Sancta Maria Nursing Family in Cambridge onFeb. 27. She was 73 years old.
Born in Winthrop, thebeloved daughter of the late Virginia (Chisholm) and E. Arthur King. A lifelongresident of Winthrop, she worked as a clerk at Bank of Boston for many years.
She was the dear sister ofArthur King of Winthrop and is also survived by several cousins and friends.
The funeral was conductedfrom the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on Wednesday, March 4followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church. Servicesconcluded with the interment in the Cross Street section of Winthrop Cemetery.
To sign the online guestbook go towww.caggianofuneralhome.com.
Richard Milano
Active in many Winthrop organizations
Richard J. Milano of GoldenDrive, Winthrop passed away on Feb. 26. He was 75 years old.
Born in Revere, the belovedson of the late Helen (Driscoll) and Michael Milano, he was a lifelong residentof Winthrop. He graduated from Winthrop High School and then went on to attendthe University of Denver earning a BSBA. He was the former proprietor of RetailEnterprises and ICI. He was a member of the Cottage Park Yacht Club, theKnights of Columbus, the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce and was a Board Member onthe Winthrop High School Hall of Fame Committee.
Hewas the loving father of Patrick Milano, Maria Milano, William Milano and thelate Michael Milano; the dear brother ofDonald Milano and the late Peggy Cash, Michael Milano and Walter Milano and thecherished grandfather of Ava.
The funeral was conducted from theCaggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on Tuesday, March 3, followedby a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St.,Winthrop. Committal was private. To sign the online guestbook gotowww.caggianofuneralhome.com.
Richard A. Lynds
Lifelong East Boston resident
Richard A. Lynds of Hudson,N.H., formerly a lifelong East Boston resident died on Tuesday, March 3,surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with Lymphoma.
He was 76 years old.
Richard was born on Feb. 19,1944, in Boston and moved to East Boston at a young age. He was the eighthchild of the late Franklin and Marion (Carbone) Lynds and grew up in theMaverick Housing Development on New Street. There, he met his future wife Ann(Hennessey) Lynds of Grady Court.
Richard, like many of hisneighborhood friends growing up, was a member of the Assumption CYO Drum and Bugle Corp in the late 1950s andearly 1960s. The Drum and Bugle Corp performed at many competitions and had thehonor of greeting then U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy when he arrived at BostonLogan Airport to march in the East Boston Columbus Day Parade in 1958.
Richard attended East Bostonelementary schools and East Boston High School before going to work as a DeliSupervisor for First National Supermarkets.
He worked for First Nationalfrom 10th grade until the local First National stores went out of business inthe late 1970s.
Always a worker and providerfor his wife and three children, Richard worked several jobs between the late1970s and early 1980s, including at Airways Rent-A-Car.
In the 1980s he began acareer at the Boston Water and Sewer where he elevated to Manager of Facilitiesand Fleet. Richard was an important figure in establishing the Boston Water andSewer’s first union.
After leaving Boston Waterand Sewer, he opened his own flower shop on Meridian Street. Richard spentseveral years as the proprietor of Albano’s Florist before selling the businessto take a more steady job at Delta Airlines.
AtDelta Airlines, Richard worked as a cargo logistics specialist from the 1990suntil he retired last year.
Throughout his life Richardwas involved in many community activities. He was a member of the Knights ofColumbus (KofC) Fitton Council. Through the KofC, he and other members wereable to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years for local organizations.
Richard was also a EastBoston Little League coach, as well as a Cub Scouts of America Den Leader inEast Boston in the 1980s.
During the late 1960s, he,along with many of his East Boston neighbors, fought against Logan Airportexpansion and the taking of Wood Island Park. He participated in severalcommunity-wide protests, like the organized traffic slowdowns at Logan, as wellas the tunnel marches.
Laterin life and before retiring to Hudson, NH Richard was still an active member ofthe East Boston community. He was a member of the Orient Heights NeighborhoodCouncil and served for several years on the neighborhood’s Climate AdaptationPlanning Delegation.
Hewas the husband of Ann (Hennessey) Lynds; father of Joann Lynds of Winthrop,Richard C. Lynds and his wife, Jeanine, of Lynnfield and John Lynds and hiswife, Rebecca, of East Boston. He was the Papa of Sofia, Brody and Chase Lynds.He was the brother of the late Ruth Langhoff, Franklin Lynds, William Lynds, Doris Watson, Wilson Lynds, and Mary Reidy.He is survived by his sister Ella Shallow and her husband, Edward, ofDorchester. He was also survived by many loving nieces, nephews andgodchildren.
Visiting hours will be heldon Sunday, March 8 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home,971 Saratoga St., East Boston.
AFuneral Mass will be held on Monday, March 9 at 10 a.m. at Holy RedeemerChurch, 65 London St., East Boston. Immediately following the Mass committalwill be held at Mt. Auburn Cemetery Chapel, 580 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge.
In lieu offlowers, donations may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory ofRichard A. Lynds to support cancer research and patient care at: Dana-FarberCancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or via www.dana-farber.org/gift.Gifts may also be sent to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St.Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
