Richard H. Skeffington Jr.

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Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home

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Woburn, Massachusetts

Richard Skeffington Obituary

Of Woburn, unexpectedly, July 28th. Beloved husband of Joanne E. (Lightbody) Skeffington. Devoted father of Karen J. Lally and Michael, Richard H. Skeffington III and his wife Marcia, Carol A. Skeffington, and Thomas M. Skeffington and his wife Donna, all of Woburn, Edward F. Skeffington and his wife Tania of Salem, and Kathryn R. Lentini and her husband Kevin of N. Reading. Dear brother of Doris Reitchel of Wilmington, Linda Ferrera of CA, and the late Jean Griffiths and Grace Proux. Also survived by 17 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main St., WOBURN, on Monday, August 2nd, at 8:15 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Charles Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn, at 9. Calling hours Sunday 4-8 p.m. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dick's memory to the Boys and Girls Club of Woburn, Charles Gardner Lane, Woburn, MA 01801. (Obituary, directions and guest book at www.lynch-cantillon com) Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home (781) 933-0400

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Published by Boston Globe from Jul. 30 to Aug. 1, 2004.

Memories and Condolences
for Richard Skeffington

10 Entries

Anonymous

August 12, 2004

Hours fly,

Flowers bloom and flowers die,

Sunlight flees,

Waves roll back to the seas,

Children grow,

Rivers cross and change their flow,

Shadows fall with the day,

But through the loss,

love will stay

MEREDITH SHERMAN

August 9, 2004

IT HAS TAKEN ME AWHILE TO WRITE ANYTHING BECAUSE I AM STILL IN A STATE OF SHOCK. IT FEELS LIKE A DREAM. GRAMPA PASSING HAS HIT ME HARD GRAMPA AND I DIDN'T ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE BUT HE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH GRAMPA AND I WILL CHERISH ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL MEMORIES TOGETHER. IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL MAN AND I AM SO GLADE THAT HE GOT TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME WITH EMMA (MY DAUGHTER) SHE LOVED SITTING ON HIS LAP IN HIS RECLINER. SHE WOULD ALWAYS TRY TO PULL HIS GLASSES OFF. HE LOVED HER SO MUCH AND COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF HER. HE WAS THE BEST GRANDFATHER, AND I WILL MISS HIM TERRIBLY BUT I KNOW THAT HE IS STILL ALWAYS AROUND MABEY NOT IN THE LIVING BUT HE'S THERE. I LOVE YOU GRAMPA.

LOVE,

MERRY DRIPPER

Michaela Lally

August 6, 2004

Grampa was always there for everyone in the family, whether it was at a bsketball game, a football game, a recital, a play, or just being at your house. One of Grampa's passions was to make breakfast. He would always make what you wanted anytime in the morning. If he was on a diet that ment he was going to try and make you eat instead of him. Another one of Grampa's passions was his gandchildren and his geat-grandchildren. If he was holding one of the baby's you would be hard pressed to get the baby away from him. Grampa loved to make up basketball plays and to do the stats for the games. He also loved to watch his granddaughters dance. Wether it was in the living room or on a stage he loved watching it and always clapped at the end of a performance. I love Grampa very much and he will be missed by everyone who knew him. I will never forget the great memories I have with Grampa. He may have made me mad or upset sometimes but he alwaya said sorry and ment it. I am so glad I apent the time with Grampa that I did. I am so glad I got to spent 15 great years with him becuase some people were not that lucky. I love you Gramp

Love Dolly

Louise Soto

August 2, 2004

Dear Ed and Family,

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I read your daughter's entry and it sounds like your father was a wonderful man and you will all miss him greatly. My prayers are with you and your family.

Walter Kaczka

August 1, 2004

Greatness is not what we have but what we give.

Richard was a great person.

A fellow teacher

Walter Kaczka

michael lally

August 1, 2004

i almost dont want to write in this, cause then that really means grampas gone, but for the past few days all i have wanted to do is talk to some one about grampa. i can remember getting a little tool set when i was about 7 and how much i wanted to build something with it. i took it up to grampa and showed it too him, and he kook me down celler and we made a wooden battle ship. well he made it, i just watched, he cut the wood, nailed it all together, and i just watched. but it was great. and up in maine, whenever ever he was doing anything nana would have me up helping him. looking back as much as i hated the work at the time, the memories i have helping him by far make up for the blisters.

at any time the phone might ring, and on the other end was nana saying come help grampa with this, or help grampa with that. and i would always be there in minutes. whether it was loading the car for maine or taking ice out of a canoe, i would be there helping.

breakfast. whether it was at stellios, or up in maine, you could always count on grampa.

and school projects. he probabally got us more "A"s than he got in school. from mounting a prism for kellianes project on light to melissas working scale catapult, or my rocket launching rube goldberg machine. he was there for every thing, and he will be deeply missed.

Mikey P.

Colleen (Bethy) Bailey

July 31, 2004

Uncle Dick: Even though your body is no longer with us, I know your spirit is still alive. I can still see your smile. I have some wonderful childhood memories with you and your family. I will never, ever forget you. Wish I could be there! Love you forever!! Bethy

Ashley Skeffington

July 30, 2004

This previous Saturday, I was at the camp with Grampa. It was 6:00 and he was the only one awake. I woke up early (a while after him) and I went to the porch and sat with him. He looked up from his book and smiled at me. Then, he looked out over the lake and said to me "I love it up here this time of day. It's so peaceful. It makes you glad you're alive." I always knew the lake was a beautiful place, but it's a rare person who wakes up every morning, sits down, watches the sunrise, and appriciates a thing that most people would just sleep through. I loved (and continue to love) Grampa very, very much. This weekend was one of the happiest ones I had ever seen for my Grampa. Looking back, it could considerably be one of the happiest times of my life. We are all going to miss him, but he wouldn't want us to look at the bad times; he would want us to remember him as the amazing husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who woke up at 6:00 every morning to make his family a huge breakfast. That's the brave, loving man I will never forget. Because of him, for the rest of my life, every time I wake up at the camp and see the sunrise, I will appriciate it, along with the past 14 years of my life I have had him with me.

Thank you all.-Ashley

Cheryl Hoey-O'Sullivan

July 30, 2004

My heart is broken. I often find myself thinking of Uncle Dick, as our tower of strength, a wonderful father, a devoted husband , and a great uncle. He was a respected teacher, role model, and coach on the field as well as in life. He will be sorely missed by everyone. I will always carry my memories of him with me through life.

Doris O'Brien

July 30, 2004

Dear Dodie,

I am sorry to learn of the passing of your brother Richard. My prayers are with you and Dicks family. Doris M. O'Brien

43o Mary Lane-Fremont, Mi.

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