BU Student Remembered As 'Bright, Intelligent, Beautiful'

Boston University student Lingzi Lu died in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, but her family and her university are hopeful her memory can inspire others.

Lingzi Lu’s family remembers her as the “joy of [their] lives,” an ambitious young woman, full of dreams and hopes and love for her friends and family. An outpouring of comments on various articles remembers her as an "amazing girl," with a "beautiful smile." All that spirit, all that life, was cut tragically short Monday, April 15, when Lu, 23, was killed in the bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, a terrorist act that also claimed the lives of 8-year-old Martin Richard of Dorchester, and 29-year-old Krystle ­Campbell, of Medford.  In an open letter, Lu’s family said Lu "was a bright and wonderful child." "We were thrilled to watch her grow into an intelligent and beautiful young woman," the letter reads. "She was a positive…

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Arthur Erikson Capstaff, 68

Arthur Erikson Capstaff — consultant, professor and sailor — died April 14, 2013.

Marblehead's Arthur Erikson Capstaff, 68, died April 14, 2013 from cancer. Capstaff was a consultant and professor whose interest in all things marine included a passion for boating and seamanship, according to Murphy Funeral Home. A funeral Mass is scheduled for Saturday, April 20 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady, Star of the Sea. For his entire obituary, please visit the Murphy Funeral Home web site.

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Obituary: Gordon L. Brown Jr.

Brown, 81, raised three children in Marblehead, among his other ties to the town.

Rex Trailer Dies at 84; Share Your Boomtown Memories, Photos

Boston TV icon hosted a children's show in the 1950s-1970s. Do you have any photos from back in the day?

Rex Trailer, a Boston TV icon who had been recovering from pneumonia recently, has died. Trailer hosted “Boomtown,” a children’s show with a Western theme on WBZ-TV from 1956-1974.  How did a Western cowboy make his mark in Boston? According to Wikipedia, his corporate overlords gave him a choice of Cleveland or Boston. But he's remembered for more than his cowboy get-up.The Boston Globe wrote in an editorial last year: Kids adored Trailer’s rodeo tricks. But mostly they adored him for his consistent kindness and competence. He also inspired a local cowpunk band to name itself "Tex Railer's Doomtown." Trailer was 84. A funeral is being planned, but no date has been set yet, according to his website.  Meantime, what are your memories of Rex…

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Obituary: Barbara C. Lake

Barbara Lake, 91, of Marblehead, passed away Saturday.

In September of 1949 Barbara Lake dropped off her son for his first day of kindergarten at the newly-completed Coffin School, then immediately began her 61-year career in real estate. As a depression-era child and World War Two industrial worker, she was used to hard work and quickly became one of Marblehead's first women entrepreneurs. She died Saturday from the complications of Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a rare form of blood cancer. She was 91. Known for her independence and plain speaking, she worked tirelessly as Marblehead transformed from a stodgy, Yankee town with dairy and poultry farms, rickety antique buildings and large, drafty summer houses into the integrated, year-round, modern community it is today. Her real estate …

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Obituary: Christina M. Drew

Christina Montigue Drew, formerly of Marblehead, passed away on May 26.

It is with profound sadness that the family of Christina Montigue (Morris) Drew announces that she died in Amesbury on Saturday, May 26. Chris was born in Burlington, Vt., but lived most of her life in Marblehead, attending Marblehead Public Schools (Class of 1988), then the White Mountain School and Katherine Gibbs School. She was the daughter of Monty and Betsy Morris of Marblehead and the sister of Tom, who lives in Vermont and Peter and his wife Natalia, who live in Brazil. Chris was married to Larry Drew of Amesbury and had two sons, Daniel Joseph McLaughlin and Zander Thomas Drew and a step-son Steven Drew. She and Larry were members of St. James Episcopal Church and The Polish Club of Amesbury. Chris was deeply loved by all her …

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Obituary: Vaughn Robert McGrath

Vaughn Robert McGrath, 62, of Marblehead, passed away on May 4.

Vaughn Robert McGrath, 62, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2012 in Marblehead. Vaughn was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Jan. 27, 1950 to Eugene and Edith Stewart McGrath. He grew up in the Eastwood neighborhood and graduated from Henniger High in 1969. After high school, Vaughn attended The Art Institute of Boston as well as Boston University. He enjoyed a career in Web and Graphic Design and Illustration and ran his own business McGrathics for 30 years. Vaughn is survived by his brother, Stewart McGrath (wife Patricia) from Anderson, S.C and two sisters, Cynthia Wodrich (husband Kenneth) and Wendy Mouille (husband Michael), both from Sonoma, CA. There are two nieces, Nicole Roberts and Caitlin Mouille and one nephew, Thomas Joseph Rooney. …

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Obituary: George Dutton Boles

George Dutton Boles, 72, of Marblehead, passed away March 22, 2012, at Salem Hospital.

In December of 1960, Marblehead’s Betty Campbell pulled into a gas station in Marblehead to fill up her Renault Dauphine, and 21 year-old George Boles was working the pumps. George was smitten with Ms. Campbell at first glance, and when she told him she went to high school with his brother Bill, George went right home and went through Bill’s yearbook to see who this knockout was. George found out who Betty was and when she came in for gas again, late in December 1960, he asked her out for New Year’s Eve. Betty was hesitant, but she relented and they went out, the pair would have celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on March 24, but George passed away from a long illness, two days shy of that marriage milestone. George Dutton Boles, 72…

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Obituary: Colleen Piper

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Obituary: Doug Chernovetz

The following is the obituary for former Marblehead High School football coach Doug Chernovetz, 42, who passed away over the weekend in Littleton, N.H.

Douglas J. Chernovetz, 42, of Lowell, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 in Littleton, N.H. Douglas was born in New Haven, Conn., and was raised and educated in Bethany, Conn. He was a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa., and received his Master's in Education from Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, Conn. He received his 6th year in administration from Northeast Consortium. He had been a teacher for over 20 years, most currently at Wilmington Middle School, Wilmington, Mass., and also at Canterbury School, New Milford, Conn. Doug also coached football and lacrosse for over 20 years. He was awarded The New England Patriots Coach of the Week in 2008. He enjoyed nature, the outdoors, and loved backpacking. He loved …

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