Cause of death: Cancer
At the age of 37, he enlisted in the U.S.Army in 1943 and went to war, inspite of the fact that he had 8 children. He spent more than 30 years as a lettercarrier of the U.S.Mail in the Dorchester section of Boston.
In his younger days, back in the late 1920's, he was a boxer and fought under the name of "Johnny Madden" so his Dad wouldn't know. He had a lot of explaining to do, so he said.
He was very active in the "Knights of Columbus" and sang "Bass" in the "Barber Shop Quartet" of the Redberry Council #117 in Neponset, MA. At which time, they were winners on the "Major Bowe's Show" in a Barber Shop Quartet contest, back in the 1930's.
At the age of 37, he enlisted in the U.S.Army in 1943 and went to war, inspite of the fact that he had 8 children. He spent more than 30 years as a lettercarrier of the U.S.Mail in the Dorchester section of Boston.
In his younger days, back in the late 1920's, he was a boxer and fought under the name of "Johnny Madden" so his Dad wouldn't know. He had a lot of explaining to do, so he said.
He was very active in the "Knights of Columbus" and sang "Bass" in the "Barber Shop Quartet" of the Redberry Council #117 in Neponset, MA. At which time, they were winners on the "Major Bowe's Show" in a Barber Shop Quartet contest, back in the 1930's.
Cause of death: Cancer
At the age of 37, he enlisted in the U.S.Army in 1943 and went to war, inspite of the fact that he had 8 children. He spent more than 30 years as a lettercarrier of the U.S.Mail in the Dorchester section of Boston.
In his younger days, back in the late 1920's, he was a boxer and fought under the name of "Johnny Madden" so his Dad wouldn't know. He had a lot of explaining to do, so he said.
He was very active in the "Knights of Columbus" and sang "Bass" in the "Barber Shop Quartet" of the Redberry Council #117 in Neponset, MA. At which time, they were winners on the "Major Bowe's Show" in a Barber Shop Quartet contest, back in the 1930's.
At the age of 37, he enlisted in the U.S.Army in 1943 and went to war, inspite of the fact that he had 8 children. He spent more than 30 years as a lettercarrier of the U.S.Mail in the Dorchester section of Boston.
In his younger days, back in the late 1920's, he was a boxer and fought under the name of "Johnny Madden" so his Dad wouldn't know. He had a lot of explaining to do, so he said.
He was very active in the "Knights of Columbus" and sang "Bass" in the "Barber Shop Quartet" of the Redberry Council #117 in Neponset, MA. At which time, they were winners on the "Major Bowe's Show" in a Barber Shop Quartet contest, back in the 1930's.
