Dixon, Charles F., age 94,of Quincy, formerly of So. Boston, Nov. 20. Beloved son of the late John J. & Ellen (Buchanan) Dixon. Devoted brother of Claire M. Boyce of Milton, Marion Lundfelt – Odermatt of Cohasset, Eugene Dixon of Quincy and the late John "Jack", George, Robert and Helen "Joan" Connors. Also survived by his devoted friend of many years, Maria Krivoshlioff, D.M.D. and many loving nieces & nephews. Funeral Service at the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton, Wed. morning at 11. Visiting hours from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to Service. Retired 38 year Boston Globe photographer and Globe Santa. WW II Coast Guard veteran, retiring from the Coast Guard Reserve as a full commander. In lieu of flowers expressions sympathy may be made to a charity of your choice.
Charles F. Dixon, of Quincy, Nov. 20, a retired Boston Globe photographer for thirty-eight years and Globe Santa died peacefully at nearly 95 years of age. Charlie served in the United States Coast Guard during WW II escorting troop ships in dangerous waters and participated in the occupation of Germany. He retired from the Coast Guard Reserve achieving the rank of full commander. Charlie was born and raised in South Boston. He was the son of John Joe Dixon, a Boston newspaper photographer and Ellen Buchanan Dixon, Boston newspaper poet. Charlie is survived by Eugene Dixon and his wife Angela both Boston newspaper photographers, Claire Boyce a candid photographer, and Marion-Lundfelt Odermatt, a newspaper columnist. He is preceded by his brothers, John Jack and George, both Boston newspaper photographic editors, Robert, a photographer for the Mass Turnpike, and infant Frederick. His sisters included Helen Joan Connors, a commercial photographer, and young sister Ruth. He is also survived by his devoted friend of many years Maria Krivoshlioff, D.M.D. and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday followed by a service at the funeral home at 11. Burial will be at Bourne National Cemetery later in the day. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a donation in his memory to a charity of their choice. www.alfreddthomas.com Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home Milton (617) 696-4200
Published in The Patriot Ledger on November 23, 2010
Charles F. Dixon, of Quincy, Nov. 20, a retired Boston Globe photographer for thirty-eight years and Globe Santa died peacefully at nearly 95 years of age. Charlie served in the United States Coast Guard during WW II escorting troop ships in dangerous waters and participated in the occupation of Germany. He retired from the Coast Guard Reserve achieving the rank of full commander. Charlie was born and raised in South Boston. He was the son of John Joe Dixon, a Boston newspaper photographer and Ellen Buchanan Dixon, Boston newspaper poet. Charlie is survived by Eugene Dixon and his wife Angela both Boston newspaper photographers, Claire Boyce a candid photographer, and Marion-Lundfelt Odermatt, a newspaper columnist. He is preceded by his brothers, John Jack and George, both Boston newspaper photographic editors, Robert, a photographer for the Mass Turnpike, and infant Frederick. His sisters included Helen Joan Connors, a commercial photographer, and young sister Ruth. He is also survived by his devoted friend of many years Maria Krivoshlioff, D.M.D. and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday followed by a service at the funeral home at 11. Burial will be at Bourne National Cemetery later in the day. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a donation in his memory to a charity of their choice. www.alfreddthomas.com Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home Milton (617) 696-4200
Published in The Patriot Ledger on November 23, 2010
Dixon, Charles F., age 94,of Quincy, formerly of So. Boston, Nov. 20. Beloved son of the late John J. & Ellen (Buchanan) Dixon. Devoted brother of Claire M. Boyce of Milton, Marion Lundfelt – Odermatt of Cohasset, Eugene Dixon of Quincy and the late John "Jack", George, Robert and Helen "Joan" Connors. Also survived by his devoted friend of many years, Maria Krivoshlioff, D.M.D. and many loving nieces & nephews. Funeral Service at the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton, Wed. morning at 11. Visiting hours from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to Service. Retired 38 year Boston Globe photographer and Globe Santa. WW II Coast Guard veteran, retiring from the Coast Guard Reserve as a full commander. In lieu of flowers expressions sympathy may be made to a charity of your choice.
Charles F. Dixon, of Quincy, Nov. 20, a retired Boston Globe photographer for thirty-eight years and Globe Santa died peacefully at nearly 95 years of age. Charlie served in the United States Coast Guard during WW II escorting troop ships in dangerous waters and participated in the occupation of Germany. He retired from the Coast Guard Reserve achieving the rank of full commander. Charlie was born and raised in South Boston. He was the son of John Joe Dixon, a Boston newspaper photographer and Ellen Buchanan Dixon, Boston newspaper poet. Charlie is survived by Eugene Dixon and his wife Angela both Boston newspaper photographers, Claire Boyce a candid photographer, and Marion-Lundfelt Odermatt, a newspaper columnist. He is preceded by his brothers, John Jack and George, both Boston newspaper photographic editors, Robert, a photographer for the Mass Turnpike, and infant Frederick. His sisters included Helen Joan Connors, a commercial photographer, and young sister Ruth. He is also survived by his devoted friend of many years Maria Krivoshlioff, D.M.D. and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday followed by a service at the funeral home at 11. Burial will be at Bourne National Cemetery later in the day. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a donation in his memory to a charity of their choice. www.alfreddthomas.com Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home Milton (617) 696-4200
Published in The Patriot Ledger on November 23, 2010
Charles F. Dixon, of Quincy, Nov. 20, a retired Boston Globe photographer for thirty-eight years and Globe Santa died peacefully at nearly 95 years of age. Charlie served in the United States Coast Guard during WW II escorting troop ships in dangerous waters and participated in the occupation of Germany. He retired from the Coast Guard Reserve achieving the rank of full commander. Charlie was born and raised in South Boston. He was the son of John Joe Dixon, a Boston newspaper photographer and Ellen Buchanan Dixon, Boston newspaper poet. Charlie is survived by Eugene Dixon and his wife Angela both Boston newspaper photographers, Claire Boyce a candid photographer, and Marion-Lundfelt Odermatt, a newspaper columnist. He is preceded by his brothers, John Jack and George, both Boston newspaper photographic editors, Robert, a photographer for the Mass Turnpike, and infant Frederick. His sisters included Helen Joan Connors, a commercial photographer, and young sister Ruth. He is also survived by his devoted friend of many years Maria Krivoshlioff, D.M.D. and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday followed by a service at the funeral home at 11. Burial will be at Bourne National Cemetery later in the day. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a donation in his memory to a charity of their choice. www.alfreddthomas.com Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home Milton (617) 696-4200
Published in The Patriot Ledger on November 23, 2010
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