Michael C. McMahon

PAWTUCKET - Michael C McMahon, 74, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Jacquelyn "Jackie" A. (Lafond) McMahon for seventeen loving years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late William J. and Bertha E. (Dodsworth) McMahon. 

Mike proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and was a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. On December 8, 1967, Michael was critically wounded from a landmine explosion while patrolling the Ho Chi Min Trail. He would spend the next two years in the hospital recovering from his injuries. Mike is a Purple Heart recipient and at age 23, he was appointed to the Draft Board of Rhode Island. 

Michael went on to a career as a dispatcher for the Pawtucket Fire Department for thirty-five years until his retirement in 2004. He was a member of IAFF Local 1261. In 1977, he received a citation for his actions, while off duty, taken at St. Joseph's Church fire on Walcott St. Also, in 1989 he received the Certificate of Merit for his calm demeanor during an apartment fire at 10 Goff Ave. Mike will be remembered as "The Voice of Pawtucket". 

In more recent years, Mike enjoyed playing golf and "corn hole", spending time with his family and his close friends at the Polish American Citizen's Club on Annie St. in Pawtucket, and enjoying an ice-cold Bud Light, among life's many simple pleasures. Mike will be lovingly remembered by his family and friends and the many lives he has touched over the past seventy-four years. He had a great sense of humor, was a true gentleman, kindhearted, and humble. 

Aside from his beloved wife, Michael leaves four sons, Craig W. McMahon and his wife, Loretta, of Warren, RI, Jason J. Bouchard and his wife, Jessie, of Columbia Falls, Maine, Michael J. McMahon (Pawtucket F.D.) and his wife, Tina Champagne, of Cranston, and Matthew M. McMahon (Pawtucket F.D.) of Pawtucket; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, He was the special "Grampy" to Joey Testa, Belle Bouchard, and Gianna McMahon; many nieces and nephews; and his two best friends, Dino Bachini and Joe Marques. Michael was the brother of the late William and Kathleen McMahon. 

Relatives and friends are welcome to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, May 16th at 10 a.m. in St. Teresa Church, 358 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by Interment with Military Honors at Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. VISITATION will be held on Monday, May 15th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to the Gary Sinise Foundation for Wounded Veterans, P.O. Box 40726, Nashville, TN 37204 would be appreciated. 
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