Lawrence Nicolini, Jr., 90, died Thursday morning, October 15, 2009 in a local nursing facility following a lengthy illness. He was the loving husband of the late Margaret (Meehan) Nicolini, with whom he shared forty years of marriage.
Born in Boston on Jan. 9, 1919, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Rebecca (Brady) Nicolini. He was raised in Revere’s Beachmont section and was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1936. Mr. Nicolini served honorably in WWII, obtaining the rank of staff sergeant while serving in the European Theater.
Employed as an FAA air traffic controller, he worked at both the Boston Center at Logan Airport, and the New England Center in Nashua until the time of his retirement. Following retirement, he worked for several years at the Myopia Hunt Club.
An avid sports fan and golfer, Mr. Nicolini was a charter member of the Beachmont VFW Post 6712 and a member of the DAV. A Danvers resident for fifty years and a founding communicant of Saint Richard Church, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Thomas E. Power Council 1505.
He is survived by a son, William Nicolini of Danvers, a daughter, Mary Elaine Nicolini of Eastham, two sisters and their husbands, Paula and William DeCain and Florence and William Boudreau, two brothers-in-law, Dominic Parro and Joseph Simonson, a dear friend, Deborah Kay DeMaso, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother John and three sisters, Ernestine Parro, Constance Simonson, and Phyllis Chaffey.
His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 11AM in Saint Richard Church, 90 Forest St., Danvers. Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery, Hobart St., Danvers. Relatives and friends are invited. Visitation will precede the Funeral Mass on Monday morning from 9:15AM to 10:40AM in C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Nicolini’s name may be made to the Danvers People-to-People Food Pantry, PO Box 2076, Danvers, MA 01923.