Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 11, 2022 A Reader’s Perspective: Strange How the Wind Blows By Janice K. Jarosz I t was quite windy Monday afternoon, but a nice, warm and friendly kind of wind with just enough strength to send Private Maurice E. Silva to me. Several days ago, the Daughters of the American Revolution placed flags on the front lawn of the Saugus Town Hall honoring those who were Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 of 31. He excelled as an amateur boxer, winning the New England Golden Gloves Our 50th Anniversary Dan 1972 R.Y.O. TOBACCO ---------TUBES CIGAR SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 Handmade Cigars - Long Leaf Filler - Four Year Old Tobacco Wrapped including a Cohiba $43.95 We Sell Cigars & Accessories Buy Cigars by the Box & SAVE! Competitive prices on all Brands, Great Selection -----------Keys Made Any Cigars Priced with a Green Label or Buy 2, Get One Free! * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 STORE HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday & Holidays: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM The back of Brandon Montella’s t-shirt Chris 2022 Championship in 2012 while fighting in the heavyweight division just nine months after his initial training. He fought 21 fights as an amateur, winning 14 of his bouts. Three of his seven losses were to the best amateur fighter in the country. He went 9-0 as a professional boxer in the light heavyweight division, with eight knockouts. He was ranked 23rd in the country at the time of his retirement from boxing in 2017. Meanwhile, Montella has earned his living as a personal trainer since establishing his fitness and boxing gym in Woburn in 2010. He and his wife, Tonya, who is originally from Virginia, have been together for 16 years. They got married on May 23, 2010 – a date that is tattooed on his left wrist. The couple bought a home on Walnut Street in Saugus several months after their marriage. They have a fiveyear-old son, Isaiah. Montella’s Mission Ready was the recipient of a Cummings Foundation $100,000 grant last year after its second year as a nonprofit organization. His goal is to acquire land where he can ASKS | SEE PAGE 5 members of the Armed Forces and with their names tagged to the flags. But, due to the wind, two tags became detached, sending their names scattering over the lawn. On my way back from lunch, I found the first tag on the lawn at the side door of the Hall. I brought it out front where the flags were and, with the help of fellow employees Christine and Tracy, another tag was also found on the lawn. Once we found the vacant flags, we were able to reattach the names. Later, after leaving for the day, I found another “missing soldier” lying on the street right by my car door. I picked it up and Maurice Edward Silva, Private/POW US Army, World War II, “introduced” himself. Meet PVT Maurice E. Silva Maurice Edward Silva was born on August 15, 1924, in East Boston, Mass. After high school, Maurice enlisted in the US Army during World War II, on December 11, 1942, at 18 years of age. At the time he weighed 130 lbs. and was 5’8” tall with black hair and brown eyes. Editor’s Note: Janice K. Jarosz, a Saugus native and 1961 graduate of Saugus High School, is a longtime local writer who has deep family roots in her hometown. Her ancestors helped settle the town in 1812, and her great-grandfather (Samuel Parker) sold property to the Town of Saugus for Town Hall. A proud Saugonian, she has worked on numerous community and civic projects over the years. She received the Woman of the Year Award during the 2008 Founders Day celebration because of her contributions to the betterment of the community. She is a former Town Meeting Member and was the first chair of the Saugus Recycling Committee. And for the last decade, she has been president of the MEG Foundation. She worked for eight years as clerk of the Board of Selectmen. Early last year, she agreed to return to the Board of Selectmen as an Saugus writer and native Janice K. Jarosz, the 2008 Founders Day “Woman of the Year,” is pictured at the 41st Annual Founders Day in September. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) interim clerk following the sudden death of Wendy Reed, and she has remained in that position ever since.
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