WILLIAM MICHAEL GLEASON

GLEASON, William Michael Of Dorchester, passed away at his home on September 5. Billy began his adventure on April 14, 1946, as son of the late Richard Gleason and Helen (Blake) Murray. He was married to Mary Alana (McColgan) and was the father of Christopher Gillis of Florida, Martin Ryan of Randolph, Rose Preziosi Johnson and her husband Peter Johnson of Jefferson, Adam Gleason and his wife Sidney Lyon of Dedham, and Brenna Nardin and her husband Justin Nardin of Jefferson. He is survived by nine grandchildren. He was the brother of Helen LaMonica, Barbara Gleason, the late Margaret Banks, Christine Gleason and the late Patricia Gleason. Billy was a skilled electronics technician and inventor, as well as a very talented artist and imaginative storyteller. He made spaghetti sauce from his own recipe and everyone loved it. There was nothing he could not fix; he was the man to call in any emergency. He was a big fan of science fiction and horror movies. He was handsome, scrappy, and physically fearless. Billy will be interred with his parents at Mt Benedict Cemetery in West Roxbury with a service for family and friends. As cancer took Billy and he was a lifelong Boston resident who loved children, donations in his memory may be made to the Jimmy Fund.

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