Of Weymouth, 79, May 26, 2011 in Punta Gorda, Florida. He will be greatly missed by his beloved wife, of 57 years, Barbara (O'Brien) Shields: daughters Kathy Shields, Eileen Shields, Lynne Colpoys, Jan Bradford: grandchildren Jamie, Dan, Mike, Kelsey, Christian and sister Theresa Hagerty. He was predeceased by his brother Kent Shields.
Bill was born in Boston and attended Milton schools and Vermont Academy, pitching for their baseball teams. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard for three years serving on the USCG Duane and at the Boston District Headquarters. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1958 and started his career in industrial paper sales in Boston and was transferred to Springfield for five years returning to live in Scituate and Beverly until his retirement from Dowd Paper Co. in 1991, after which he had a wonderful 20 years dividing his time among Mousam Lake, Maine, Punta Gorda, Florida and Weymouth, MA.
Bill was born in Boston and attended Milton schools and Vermont Academy, pitching for their baseball teams. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard for three years serving on the USCG Duane and at the Boston District Headquarters. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1958 and started his career in industrial paper sales in Boston and was transferred to Springfield for five years returning to live in Scituate and Beverly until his retirement from Dowd Paper Co. in 1991, after which he had a wonderful 20 years dividing his time among Mousam Lake, Maine, Punta Gorda, Florida and Weymouth, MA.
Of Weymouth, 79, May 26, 2011 in Punta Gorda, Florida. He will be greatly missed by his beloved wife, of 57 years, Barbara (O'Brien) Shields: daughters Kathy Shields, Eileen Shields, Lynne Colpoys, Jan Bradford: grandchildren Jamie, Dan, Mike, Kelsey, Christian and sister Theresa Hagerty. He was predeceased by his brother Kent Shields.
Bill was born in Boston and attended Milton schools and Vermont Academy, pitching for their baseball teams. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard for three years serving on the USCG Duane and at the Boston District Headquarters. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1958 and started his career in industrial paper sales in Boston and was transferred to Springfield for five years returning to live in Scituate and Beverly until his retirement from Dowd Paper Co. in 1991, after which he had a wonderful 20 years dividing his time among Mousam Lake, Maine, Punta Gorda, Florida and Weymouth, MA.
Bill was born in Boston and attended Milton schools and Vermont Academy, pitching for their baseball teams. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard for three years serving on the USCG Duane and at the Boston District Headquarters. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1958 and started his career in industrial paper sales in Boston and was transferred to Springfield for five years returning to live in Scituate and Beverly until his retirement from Dowd Paper Co. in 1991, after which he had a wonderful 20 years dividing his time among Mousam Lake, Maine, Punta Gorda, Florida and Weymouth, MA.
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