Maurice P. Coghlan Jr.

Maurice P. Randy Coghlan Jr. of Marshfield, passed away June 26, 2013, at the age of 93. Beloved husband of Doris Coghlan for 72 years, he was the loving father of Richard J. Coghlan and his wife Michelle of Bourne, Robert M. Coghlan and his wife Elizabeth of Milton and Maureen P. Canty and her husband Paul Sr. of Duxbury; loving grandfather of Paul (PJ) Canty and his wife Heather of Duxbury and Brian Coghlan of Hingham; loving great-grandfather of Hannah, Lily and Caroline; dear brother of Ann Baker and her husband Herb of Marshfield and the late Jane Shanley. Also survived by nieces and nephews. He was the son of the late Maurice P. and Mary Elizabeth (Murphy) Coghlan. In the 1950s, Randy was the general manager of Avis, Boston, then moved to general manager of Hertz, Northern New England. He attended senior management courses across the country. Randy was the founder of Northeast Auto Truck Leasing Company, owner of Ford/Rambler Automobile Agency located in Scituate Harbor and the general manager of Stanley Leasing, Montreal, Canada. From the 1960s and forward Randy moved to Marshfield beginning a lifelong career change to law enforcement. For a number of years he was a member of the Marshfield Police Department, prior to joining the Plymouth County Sheriffs Department. Randy became a member of the Silver Hair legislature to the senate. He was appointed special liaison for the Plymouth County Sheriffs Department to the County Police Chiefs Association and was active until his passing. Visiting hours were held at the MacDonald Funeral Home, 1755 Ocean St., Rte. 139, in Marshfield, Sunday, June 30, 2013, from 1 to 5 p.m. Funeral from the funeral home Monday, July 1, at 9 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 40 Canal St., in Marshfield, at 10 a.m. Interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Contributions in Randys memory may be made to the Cross Roads for Kids, 119 Myrtle St., Duxbury, MA 02332. For online guest book and directions, please visit our Web site, macdonaldfuneralhome.com.