THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 9, 2021 Page 13 OBITUARIES James J. Concannon, Jr. Of Malden, 76 passed away on March 29 th 2021. Jim was born in Malden on March 25, 1945. He was the son of the late James and Josephine (Crowley) Concannon. Jim graduated from Malden Catholic High School with the class of 1963. He then went on to attend classes at The Wentworth Institute of Technology. Jim married Marie (Cashman) in 1975 and the two settled in Malden with their daughter Laurie. Jim worked as a civilian pipe fi tter with the Dept. of the Navy traveling to a number of places including but not limited to Italy, Bahrain, and Israel. The tail end of his career was spent as a planner and estimator with the National Historical Center on the USS Constitution. Spanning 5 decades and only until this past December Jim was a staple bartender for the Irish American. Jim belonged to many clubs and organizations including The Irish American, The Elks Lodge and The Moose Lodge. Jim/Papa loved spending time with his 2 grandchildren, golfi ng and was known to always have a cigar in hand or within reach. He is survived by his daughter Laurie Grover and her husband Daniel Grover of Malden and his granddaughters Sophie and Josephine Grover. Jim was preceded in death by his wife Marie Concannon, his parents James Concannon, Sr. and Josephine Concannon and his sister Donna (Concannon) DiRuscio. Wilfred J. “Billy” Blais, Jr. Of Methuen, formerly of Malden, April 1. Beloved husband of Frances M. (Johnson) Blais. Father of Chris Blais of Easton and Wilfred J. “Buddy” Blais III and his wife Amy of Peabody. Grandfather of Catherine, Hayden and Logan. Brother of Bonnie Modica of New Hampshire. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Billy was raised and educated in Malden and is a graduate of Malden High School. He exceled in football and hockey during his high school years and was later inducted into the Golden Tornado Hall of Fame. He worked as a proud member of the Local 22 Laborer’s Union for 30 years. He was an avid golfer and a former member of the Moose Lodge in Malden. Joanna (Lanovara) Correnti Of Revere, formerly of Malden and Saugus, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2021. She was 83 years old. Joanna was the wife of the late Salvatore J. Correnti. She was the beloved mother of Denise Gibson and her husband Carson of Revere. Joanna was the dear sister of Vincent Lanovara and his companion Linda May and Joseph Marino and his wife Carmen. She was the cherished grandmother of Matthew Black and his wife Gina, Amanda Garbarino and her husband Nicholas, and Igna Gibson, and great grandmother of Ronald, Owen, Victoria, Julia, Vincenzo and Brooklyn. She is also survived by nieces and nephews. In lieu of fl owers donations in Joanna’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or stjude.org. 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Which U.S. president during World War I kept a fl ock of sheep at the White House to keep the grass trimmed save money and support the war eff ort? 9. On April 11, 1868, BPOE was founded; what does BPOE stand for? 10. What are Zoomers? 11. On April 12, 1985, Space Shuttle Discovery launched – with what toy that does tricks? 12. In 1895 volleyball was invented in what Western Massachusetts city known as “The Paper City”? 13. On April 13, 1964, what African American won Best Actor for “Lilies of the Field”? 14. What is sugaring off ? 15. The fi rst fl oppy disks measured what diameter inches: three, fi ve or eight? 16. On April 14, 1927, Clarence Birdseye of Gloucester, Mass., in the UK patented “Improvements in Methods of Preparing Fish Foods” to make what product? 17. The fi rst seven pro football players known to get paid mostly played for the Allegheny Athletic Association of what state (in the 1890’s)? 18. How are Bedouin, bivvy and geodesic similar? 19. Whose fi rst novel was serialized from spring 1836 in 19 popular issues and called “The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club”? 20. On April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was born, who painted “La Joconde” (or “La Gioconda”), which is better known as what? ANSWERS 1. “The Hunt of the Unicorn” 2. The Boy Scouts of America 3. A 1988 computer virus 4. Dr. Jonas Salk 5. Six 6. They are desserts named after women. 7. Boston’s Ted Williams Tunnel (90 feet below Boston Harbor) 8. Woodrow Wilson 9. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 10. They are children who appeared on the Zoom children’s entertainment series. 11. A yo-yo 12. Holyoke 13. Sidney Poitier 14. Making maple syrup into sugar 15. Eight 16. Frozen fi sh fi ngers 17. Pennsylvania 18. They are types of tents. 19. Charles Dickens’ 20. “The Mona Lisa” (Gioconda means jocund and is a pun on the feminine form of her married name, Giocondo.)
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