Cronin, Joe b. October 12, 1906 d. September 7, 1984 Major League Baseball Player, Manager. Over 20 seasons (1926 to 1945) he played as a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, and the Boston Red Sox. He served as manager for the Washington Senators from 1933 to 1934, and the Red Sox from 1935 to 1947. Cronin was an All-Star seven times and in 1930 won the Most Valuable Player award from both the American League Writers and American League Sporting News. He finished his playing career with a .301 average, batting in 170...[Read More] (Bio by: ditdit) Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Section 6, Row D, Lot 6
Haskell, Marcus M. b. February 12, 1843 d. October 29, 1925 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company C, 35th Massachusetts Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 17, 1862 at Antietam, Maryland. His citation reads "Although wounded and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, at the risk of his own life he rescued a badly wounded comrade and succeeded in conveying him to a place of safety." (Bio by: Don Morfe) Beechwood Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Shriver, Eunice Mary b. July 10, 1921 d. August 11, 2009 Social Activist. She was best known as a founding member of the Special Olympics. Born into the powerful Kennedy family, her most famous siblings were US President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy. She was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in London and graduated in 1944 from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, with a Bachelor of Science in Social Science. In 1953 she married Robert Sargent Shriver, and they had five children...[Read More] (Bio by: Lettie Kirby) Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Sullivan, Mary b. 1944 d. January 4, 1964 Murder Victim. Only nineteen at the time of her death, she was known to have an easy going, sweet nature that was familiar to friends and family in the tourist mecca of Cape Cod where she grew up. She moved to Boston to pursue a career and an education, getting an apartment in the city with two roomates and was looking to work towards a college degree. Originally identified as the last victim of the " Boston Strangler", new evidence collected in 2001 proved that there was no presence of Alber...[Read More] (Bio by: R. Digati) Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
b. October 12, 1906 d. September 7, 1984