Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, July 30, 2021 Greater Boston Labor Council endorses eight candidates FAMILY | FROM PAGE 7 ight Malden candidates for City Council received the endorsement of the Greater Boston Labor Council (GBLC). The GBLC strongly believes this contingent of candidates will fight for a fair and equitable city for Malden’s working families. Unions represent more than 100,000 hardworking families throughout every neighborhood in the Greater Boston region. They stand for opportunity, equity and safety. They’re hotel workers, construction workers, healthcare workers, janitors, teachers and more. E The eight Malden candidates are Carey McDonald, At-Large; Karen Colón-Hayes, At-Large; Amanda Linehan – Ward 3; Ryan O’Malley – Ward 4; Ari Taylor – Ward 5; Steve Winslow – Ward 6; Michelle Bucci Luong – Ward 7; and Nate Bue Kupel – Ward 8. 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Call for additional availability We will not be working with buyer’s agents at this time. VARSITY LETTER: The Abney Brothers, Matt and Robert, display the Varsity Letter their grandfather, Robert Bailey, a 1925 Malden High School graduate, earned as a student-athlete as a Golden Tornado standout. (Advocate Photo) S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. Masonry - Asphalt • Brick or Block Steps • Brick or Block Walls • Concrete or Brick Paver Patios & Walkways • Brick Re-Pointing • Asphalt Paving www.JandSlandscape-masonry.com • Senior Discount • Free Estimates • Licensed & Insured 617-389-1490 Designing and Constructing Ideas that are “Grounds for Success” Landscaping both Class of 1927 Malden High School graduates, kept a small collection of team photographs in their family “archives.” The late Robert Bailey was a multi-sport Golden Tornado, a member of the swim team and outdoor track team, tall and lanky, with plenty of athletic ability. “He was really a sports-minded guy who instilled a love of sports in our family early on,” Matt Abney said. Marjorie (Holbrook) Bailey played on the Malden High girls’ basketball team beginning in 1925 and through her graduation year of 1927. The 1920s were very strong ones for the Golden Tornados teams on both the girls’ and boys’ sides, with a number of championships won in a variety of sports. Girls’ sports were still in their formative years, both at Malden High and also statewide, though the Golden Tornados girls’ basketball teams in the late 1920s were recognized as some of the best in the state. Robert and Matt Abney brought several photos of their grandparents’ teams from the mid-1920s to Malden High one recent afternoon and donated them in their family name to the school. Much to their delight, there were already in place several trophy cases in the MHS hallway across from the cafeterias, near the main entrance of the school, with a robust collection of vintage sports team photos, including others from the 1920s, on prominent display. “We just wanted to see the place where it all began, and to help preserve some of this great Malden High history,” Robert Abney said. The visit to Greater Boston had another, more poignant mission. The Abneys’ mother, Beth Holbrook Bailey Abney, has passed away in January at 78, and after stopping at Malden High, they had intended on driving to nearby Revere Beach. As an ode to her East Coast roots – having been born in Fitchburg and lived for several years in this area, where her parents grew up – the brothers intended to inter some of her ashes at the beach, which is historically recognized as the very first public beach in America. The Abneys’ dad, Larry, 75, had passed away just four months earlier in September 2020. He was a Vietnam veteran and retired clinical social worker, where he worked for many years at the New Mexico Behavioral Institute, where he had worked with his wife, Beth. As had their grandparents before them, the Abney brothers grew up as sports-minded guys. Both Abneys, tall like their parents and grandparents, were involved in basketball as trainers and coaches. Matt Abney was the owner of the New Mexico Flash basketball program for a number of years. Rob and Matt Abney still live in the suburbs of Las Vegas, N.M., in the communities of Los Lunas and Los Cruces, N.M., respectively. “Our family will be very happy we were able to visit the place where it all began – Malden High School – and honor our family’s beginnings,” Rob Abney said.
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