Page 16 OBITUARIES Richard A. Murphy THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2022 AIRMAN | FROM Page 1 served as president and CEO of the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA from 2000 to 2007. He was also chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Alberta (1986-1992), director of the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University (1992-2000), and interim president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (2007-2008). Rich was born in Revere. He O f Belmont and New London, NH Richard “Rich” Murphy died on March 24, 2022 in La Quinta, CA, surrounded by his family. A neuroscientist, he ISSUES | FROM Page 4 Drive at any given time, and during the morning and evening rush hours, many North Revere residents traversing Salem Street report being cut off by erratic drivers from Overlook Ridge as tenants seek to enter or exit the property in a rush to get to and from the Route 1 ramps.” Serino said the City of Revere needs to hold large-scale developers like Roseland accountable to the people of the city. “This is really one of the reasons why I have a lot of mistrust to developers that come into this community,” said Councillorat-Large Dan Rizzo. “This goes back – Councillor Serino alludes leaves his wife of 53 years, Elaine Murphy (ne Finnegan), their three children, his two brothers, and their families. Donations in his memory are welcome to the American Brain Tumor Association (bit.ly/DonateABTA) and the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund (www.ouimet.org). to a master plan from 2019, but you can go 15 years before that, and that’s when it really started and promises were made. They have fulfi lled none of what they promised the city.” Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky noted that he was on the council in 2003 when the plans for the development got underway. “We were promised in 2009 that they were going to start all the reconstruction and that they would be fi nished by 2014,” he said. “Gee, I think it’s [2022] now and what have you seen? Zero, nothing; I don’t trust them. I know they have changed management companies since the place has been sold. I do not trust them.” Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Force, where he served under the rank of Staff Sergeant. McMackin was assigned to the 68th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force during the summer of 1943. On August 1, 1943, he and others boarded a B-24D Liberator nicknamed “Satan’s Hell Cats” and traveled from the Libyan desert to Romania. However, the aircraft crashed after suff ering enemy anti-aircraft fi re during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the largest bombing mission against Axis refi neries and oil fi elds in Ploiesti, Romania. All nine crew members aboard the aircraft were killed in the crash. McMackin’s remains were not identifi ed and buried along with other Unknowns in the Hero Section of the Civilian and Military Cemetery in Bolovan, Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania. For his eff orts, he was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. Following the conclusion of the war, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) disinterred all the American remains from the cemetery for identifi cation. However, more than 80 were unable to be identified, including McMackin, and were interred at Ardennes American Cemetery and HenriChapelle American Cemetery in Belgium. In 2017, the DPAA exhumed the Unknowns associated with Operation TIDAL WAVE and sent them to the DPAA Laboratory at Off utt Air Force Base, Nebras~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS...WELCOME HOME! This IMPRESSIVELY renovated 7 rm. Colonial boasting NEW addition featuring 4 bdrms., 2½ baths, out-of-a-magazine kitchen featuring oversized, waterfall island w/ wine cooler, quartz counter tops, custom backsplash, dining area leading to great rm. w/ custom white stone wall housing a warm & cozy primary bdrm. w/ walk-in closet, gorgeous, private bath on-demand, Navien hot water system, large, corner lot. You won’t be disappointed - You’ll be proud to call this HOME! View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. B-24D Liberator McMackin was aboard during Operation TIDAL WAVE. (Photo Credit: DPAA) DPAA 2. 44th Bomb Group Photograph Collection / Wikimedia Commons ka for examination and identifi cation. McMackin was offi cially identifi ed on August 17, 2020, with news of the identifi cation being released on November 17, 2021. To identify his remains, scientists with the DPAA used anthropological and dental analysis, while scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. SUPPORT | FROM Page 1 Viscay said the administration does have a process by which the request for ARPA funds is vetted and then recommended out and appropriated. “I’m not sure if any action would bind this vote to be given out,” said Viscay. “I want to make it clear: I think the motion has merit, but we have a process that has been sent out in regard to all of the requests for spending the ARPA funds, and I would just hope that we can respect that process.” Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo, who chairs the Ways and Means Subcommittee, said he understands the City Council cannot appropriate money, but agreed Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. BUYER1 BUYER2 Pan, Deanna Katz, Lindsay REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS SELLER1 SELLER2 Kaur, Sarbjit ADDRESS Nguyen, John T Nguyen, Mary Sharkey, John F Sharkey Jr, John F 70 Patriot Pkwy Crist, Benjamin Dass, Shiv C Katz, Kimberly Coole, Brian 3 Burnham St #1 DATE PRICE Revere 11.03.2022 $ 850 000,00 10.03.2022 $ 699 900,00 261 Bellingham Ave #2 08.03.2022 $ 809 000,00 McMackin’s name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery in Impruneta, Italy, along with other missing servicemen from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has since been accounted for. A funeral for Charles G. McMackin will be held in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts on April 14, 2022. with the desire to provide bonuses for Revere’s fi rst responders. “When you think back to the beginning of this pandemic, nobody knew – all our fi rst responders – nobody knew what they were dealing with,” said Rizzo. “I know that out of a lot of the money that was given to the city as a result of the pandemic – there was a lot of outrage by some over some of the raises that were proposed using COVID money, and it was heavily contested. These are our fi rst responders who are out there day in and day out not knowing what they are walking into; they didn’t take a day off when we didn’t know anything about this potential virus.”
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