THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 22, 2023 Page 3 ~ Malden Musings ~ “Arthur P. Boyle Sr. – An Extraordinary Ordinary Man” By Peter Levine ust so Malden doesn’t forget, here’s a little reminder of who the Arthur P. Boyle Building was actually named after. In Malden, Mr. Boyle was a giant, not just physically, but as mentor, friend, community leader and beloved father and husband. I reached out to son Arthur for his memories on dad and I found a wonderful article written by son Michael on the interweb. The title of this article was from something Michael wrote in 2019. I have weaved Michael’s thoughts as well as oldest son Arthur’s into this piece. Arthur Boyle Jr. from the Class of 1975 recalls his father: “I can’t believe it’s been nearly 40 years and I still think of him regularly and his name comes up about school events, the scholarship in my family’s name, the nice card I get from Jeanne Marquardo on special days, a nice remembrance from Ed Lucey our former mayor in honor of my mother who was the bigJ On Tuesday, November 7th gest part of Dad’s life. “There were many days I wish I had the benefit of his counsel. There were other times, like the loss of our grandson at three days old where I could have used his words of wisdom. It shows the The hearse bearing the body of Malden High School Principal Arthur P. Boyle passed directly in front of the school he loved during his funeral procession. (Tom Hiltz photo) type of character he had as you must go back forty years for words from the man you admire most. “He does live on in the memories of his grandchildren particularly Mandy and Jen who are now in their 40’s. He lives through his grandson, Billy, whom he never met but is named for (former police commissioner Bill Davidson and my father) so he is William Arthur. We have my brother Michael’s two children Mark and Michaela. Mark is in his first year of college and Michaela is a professional hockey player. Dave’s two, Emily (a MUSINGS | SEE PAGE 14 Councillor Winslow to hold Ward 6 Community Meeting Oct. 2 W ard 6 Councillor Stephen Winslow will hold a Ward 6 Community Meeting on Monday, October 2, 2023, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Trafton Park Picnic Area. The topics for the Community Meeting will include the start of and schedule for construction of Trafton Park Phase II, a public safety update from Malden Police Chief Glen Cronin and an introduction to plans for traffic calming on residential streets within Ward 6 and across Malden, and other transportation updates. Light refreshments will be available. (In case of rain, the meeting will be held in the Community Room at the Malden Police Station.) For further information please contact Councillor Winslow at swinslow@cityofmalden.org or 781-3976893. GRAND OPENING SPECIAL! GO TO REVERESELFSTORAGE.COM TO RESERVE ONLINE OR SCAN QR CODE • 100% Climate Controlled Facility • Newly Constructed Facility • 5000 Lb. Oversized Elevator • Secure Units–Various Sizes • State-Of-The-Art Surveillance Cameras • Secure Units–Various Sizes
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