RICHARD PATRICK "DICK" FLAVIN

FLAVIN, Richard Patrick "Dick" Age 86, of Quincy, passed away December 28, 2022. He lived a life celebrated to the fullest. He was an American poet, entertainer and author known as the Poet Laureate of the Boston Red Sox, the team's public address announcer, a television journalist, political commentator, playwright, and newspaper contributor. Flavin was loved by all who knew him, his family most of all. He leaves behind two daughters, Leslie, her husband, Rich; and their two children, Bitsy and Duke McCarthy of Los Gatos, CA, and Meredith Flavin her husband, Alan Frank and their daughter, Helena of Carlsbad, CA. The mother of his children is Betsy Flavin Gustafson, to whom he was married for 20 years and remains a part of his family. He was one of four children and leaves behind his little sister, Marilyn (Flavin) Colman, her husband, Richard and their four children. There are many loved nieces and nephews, grandnieces and nephews, in-laws, cousins and extended family that he leaves behind as well. He is predeceased by his sister Marguerite Flavin and his brother, Fr. James J. Flavin, OMI. Dick will be missed by legions of friends and fans as a unique contributor to the fabric of the Boston area. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Mass in Holy Trinity Parish at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 237 Sea Street, Quincy, at 10 AM on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Burial will be private. Please see www.Keohane.com for directions and online condolences.