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IOBITUARIES
David W.AndersonJr., 85
Centerville - David W Anderson
Jr., 85, died Aug. 15, 2006, at his
home.
He was the husband of Joanna
WaiteAnderson.
Mr. Anderson was born and
educated inWorcester andreceived
undergraduate and doctor of phi-
losophy degreesfrom the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst.
He was a World War II Army
veteran.
He worked in management for
H.J. Heinz, The Borden Co., Max
Factor and Roure DuPont.He also
taught at Cape Cod Community
College and UMass.
Mr Andersonwasalongtimemem- '
ber, past chairman and treasurer of
ServiceCorpsofRetired Executives.
He wasalso a member of the Feder-
ated Church of Hyannis.Among his
hobbies weretennis,music, garden-
ing, woodworkingand reading.
Besideshiswife,survivorsinclude
two daughters, Susan E. Johnston
of Auburn and Leslie K. Murray of
North Brookfield; a brother, War-
ren E. Anderson of Hanover, Pa.;
eight grandchildren; and a great- j
grandchild.
A memorial service was held at
the Federated Church of Hyannis.
Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery
in East Brookfield.
Memorial donations may be I
made to Hospice & Palliative Care
of Cape Cod, 270 Communication
Way, Hyannis, MA 02601.
NormanJ. Hawkins
Tampa,Fla. -Norman J.Hawkins
died unexpectedly on Aug. 9, 2006,
at his home.
Mr. Hawkins was born in Mon-
treal, Quebec, Canada. He served
inthe U.S.AirForce and washonor-
ably discharged.
He graduated from the Hall- j
mark Institute of Photography,
and for many years owned the
Hawkins/LanePhotographyStudio
in Centerville and the Hawkins/
Howard Studio in Hyannis, where
he photographed hundreds of wed-
dings and family portraits for the
residents of Cape Cod.
He worked for a time at Seaside
Baby in Centerville and moved to
Tampa three years ago.
At the time of his death he was
employed in the photography de-
partment at Busch Gardens and
in the exhibition of the Clydesdale
horses.
Survivors include his children,
Graham of Tampa and Stephanie
of Washington, D.C.; his mother,
Violet Hawkins of Greenfield Park, |
Quebec; a brother, Terry Hawkins
of Nantucket;and his former wife,
SharonHawkins of Hyannis.
Memorialdonationsmaybemade
to the MSPCA, 1577 Falmouth
Road, Centerville, MA 02632. ' *
Marjorie E. McCready, 96
Hyannis - Marjorie Elizabeth
McCready, 96, died Aug. 22, 2006,
at Essex Pavilion Nursing and Re-
habilitation Center.
MissMcCready grewup inRevere j
Beach. She received both under- I
graduate and graduate degrees in
business education from Boston
University, and taught at Burdett
College in Boston and at Norwood
High School and the Henry O.Pea-
body School for Girls in Norwood.
She made her home in Norwood
duringthe schoolyear,and enjoyed
summers on Cape Cod in the com-
munities of West Dennis, South
Yarmouth,WestBarnstable,Pocas-
set, Hyannis and Sandwich.
Afterherretirement shelivedyear
round on Cape t.od. She enjoyed
traveling within the country and
abroad, including trips to Spain,
Hawaii, Ireland and Mejugoria.
Later inlife she enjoyed painting
Cape Cod landscapes. She was a
member of the Catholic faith all
of her life.
Survivors include her nieces,
CarolAnnLeeper ofAtlanta,Helen
McCready of CuyahogaFalls, Ohio,
Martha Boyle of Wooster, Ohio,Pa-
tricia Weicker of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and Tisa Jones of Cuyahoga Falls;
and 10 grandnieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass was celebrated |
at Our Lady of Victory Church in
Centerville.
Memorialdonationsmaybe made
to Essex Pavilion Nursing and Re-
habilitation Center, 876 Falmouth
Road, Hyannis, MA 02601. Burial
is in Crocker Park Cemetery, West
Barnstable.
Arden G. McGraw, 77
Osterville - Arden G. (Forde)
McGraw, 77, died Aug. 22, 2006, at
Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis.
She was the wife of the late Dur-
ben McGraw.
Mrs.McGrawwasborn inDecora,
Iowa, and lived on Cape Cod for
many years.
She enjoyed going to the beach
and feeding the birds. She was a
volunteer for the Salvation Army,
hospice,elderservicesand Gleaning
Volunteer services.
Mrs. McGraw also compiled a
yearlybookfor the Cape Cod Times
that listed eldercare services avail-
ableto residents of the Cape. She
was a memberof St. Peter's Epis-
copal Churchin Osterville.
Survivorsinclude a son, Christo-
pherof Centeryilleiandadaughter,
• Sarah (Bouchard) McGraw of
Charlestown.
Memorialdonationsmaybe made
to Hospice and Palliative Care of
Cape Cod,270 CommunicationWay,
Hyannis, MA 02601.
Rosemary A. Platanitis, 63
South Yarmouth - Rosemary A.
(Coderre-Ciarla) Platanitis,63,died
Aug.22,2006,at Cape Cod Hospital
in Hyannis, of thyroid cancer.
She was the wife of Steve Plata-
nitis.
Mrs. Platanitis was born in Bos-
ton and raised and educated in
Willimansett,where she graduated
from Rosary High School.
After graduating from Mansfield
Beauty School in 1961, she opened
her own beauty salon in Holyoke,
which she owned until moving to
Cape Cod in 1973. While on the
Cape, she owned and operated
several beauty salons in Yarmouth
and Hyannis.
She also taught preschool and
first through fourth grade at Faith
Christian Academy in Hyannis for
10years.
She loved arts and crafts and
spending time with her family and
friends.
Besides her husband, survivors
includetwo sons,JohnA.Platanitis
of Boston and Kirsten S.Platanitis
of South Yarmouth; three daugh-
ters, Lisa Platanitis of Hyannis,
Teri-Lyn A. Carpenter of South
Yarmouth and Zoe K. Platanitis
of South Yarmouth; her mother,
Laura Griswold of St. Augustine,
Fla.; three sisters, Rebecca Hall of
Atkinson, N.H., Roberta Tittles of
Atkinson, N.H., and Gail Griswold
of St. Augustine, Fla.; four grand-
children; a niece; and a nephew.
A celebration of her life was held
at the home of her daughter Lisa.
Memorial donations may be
made to AmericanCancer Society,
30 Speen St., Framingham, MA
01701.
Milton £. Sanderson, 81
Cotuit - Milton E. Sanderson,
81, died Aug.23, 2006, at Cape Cod
Hospital in Hyannis.
He wasthe husband of Bettymae
(Swanson) Sanderson. They were
married in 1990.
Mr.SandersonwasborninBrock-
ton. He wasagraduate of Brockton
i i , . . »
High School.
^ 1943and of
Burdett.„
College in 1950.
He was a member of the Marsh-
field Country Club where he loved •
to playgolf.He alsoenjoyed playing
bridge, eating;spending time with
his family and watching the Red
Sox and Patriots. He had lived in
Cotuit for the past 10years.
Besideshiswife,survivorsinclude
five stepchildren, Jane Hickman
of Pembroke, Lynn Callahan of
Brunswick,Maine,AnneCallahanof
Duxbury,GregCallahanofThailand
and WilliamCallahanofCotuit;and
eight step-grandchildren.
Burial will be in the Massa-
chusetts National Cemetery in
Bourne.
Bradford F. Walsh, 51
Hyannis - Bradford F.Walsh, 51,
diedunexpectedly on Aug.23,2006,
in Hyannis.
He was the husband of Kimberly
F.(Fish) Walsh.
Mr. Walsh was born in Rahway,
N.J. He lived in Franklin for most
of his life and was a graduate of
Franklin High School.
He was a self-employed framer
who worked for several Cape Cod
construction companies. He was
a member of the former Franklin
Moose Lodge, and he enjoyed fish-
ing, gardening and Westerns.
Besideshiswife,survivorsinclude
hismother,Joyce (McGrory) Walsh
of Blackstone; two sons,John Ross
WalshandDouglasRossWalsh,both
of Naples, Fla.;two daughters,Me-
lissa A. Walsh of WestRoxbury and
JillianB.Whalenof Ohio; abrother,
CurtisWalshofBellingham;asister,
Rosanne Gosch of Franklin; and
three grandchildren.
A funeral washeld at the Charles
F. Oteri & Son Franklin Funeral
Home in Franklin.
Memorialdonationsmaybemade
to the Dana Farber Cancer Insti-
tute, 10BrooklinePlaceWest,Sixth
Floor, Brookline, MA 02445.
Michael M. Walsh, 47
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. - Mi-
chael Walsh, 47, died Aug. 16,2006,
after a long illness.
He was born and raised in the
town of Barnstable , graduating
from Barnstable High School in
1976.After high school he left Cape
Cod to pursue acareer in construc-
tion. He rose to the level of senior
superintendent and worked on
many large construction projects,
mostly in California.
Hewas a33rd Degree Freemason
and a member of the Knights of
1 ——
.'
Columbus, and was an avid golfer
and dedicated sports fan.
Survivors include his parents,
Martin and Leonor; a brother,
Patrick; three sisters, Mia, Alison
and Jane; and several nieces and
nephews.
A funeral Mass was celebrated
at Our Lady of Victory Church in
Centerville.
Memorialdonationsmaybemade
to the American Cancer Society,
30 Speen St., Framingham, MA
01701.
George Weik, 76
Carver - George Weik, 76, died
Aug.24,2006,attheLife CareCenter
in Plymouth.
He was the husband of Angelina
(Fameli) Weik.
Mr. Weik was born, raised and
educated in Baltimore. He was a
Navy veteran.
He lived in Cotuit for 37 years
before moving to Carver, and was
the owner and operator of a TV
repair shop in Centerville. H en-
joyed golf.
Besideshiswife,survivorsinclude
two sons, Steven Weik of Mashpee
andThomasWeikofMarstonsMills;
two sisters,Jean Gary of Maryland
and EdwinaKuyalofNewYork;and
three grandchildren
A Mass was celebrated at Our
Lady of Lourdes Church in Carver.
Burial isin the Massachusetts Na-
tional Cemetery in Bourne.
Memorialdonationsmaybemade
to the American Cancer Society,
1115 W. Chestnut St., Brockton,
MA 02301.
Robert D. Wilcomb, 55
Centerville - Robert Dennis
Wilcomb, 55, died unexpectedly
Monday at Cape Cod Hospital,
Hyannis.
Mr. Wilcomb was born in Provi-
dence, R.I. .
He moved to the Cape in 1971.
Amonghisinterests were music,
reading and aquatic life. He also
had apassion for food. He loved the
beach and spending time with his
daughters and grandchildren.
Survivors include three daugh-
ters, Shayna Wilcomb Palmer of
Gardner, Maine, Bonnie Bitzer
Kelley of South Dennis and Valerie
Bitzer WardwellofWestBarnstable;
and six grandchildren.
A celebration of his life was held
at Doane, Beal and Ames Funeral
Home in South Dennis.
Memorialdonationsmaybemade
to CapeAbilities, 895 Mary Dunn
Road, Hyannis, MA 02601.
"The Boys of Summer"...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B:1
The gangis alsoknown
for its Tomfoolery.There
were four Toms out of seven
members there one recent af-
ternoon -Tom Roberts; Tom
Gallant, who dabbles inpar-
lez vousfrancais; Tom Mi-
chaels, a former Barnstable
schools superintendent; and
Tom Gunnery,former state
police lieutenant and part-
time clerk at the store.
At two minutesto two,
Roberts exits the store,
points at Gunneryand says
somberly,"You're on the
clock." Gunnery objects.
"There's still two minutes,"
he complains whilesqueez-
ing as many minutes of doing
nothing that he can.
"See that tree?" asks Tom
Gallant, pointing to the large
maple huggingthe front wall
of the buildingasmight a
flamenco dancer his partner.
"That'sholding up the store."
Somebody from the table top
interjects: "We already told
himthat."
The store is more meeting
place than it is hangout. "In
the summer,"Roberts says,
"we meet here for awhile.I
go to work and they go off
to pitch horseshoes. In the
afternoon, we meet again
round 2." The boys have a
soda, or coffee or choco-
late-covered cream bar and
individually decide the next
step of another halcyon day.
"Some willgo for aswim
at CraigviileBeach (just
down the road) and others
willpeel off to do individual
things...mow the lawn,things
like that."
Roberts has owned the
store for 33years and be-
lieves the Hoxie familymight
have been original or near-
originalowners.
The small building, a
micro-market compared to
today's super stores, isbuilt
low to the ground.For air
conditioning,it has a screen
door - that is alwaysopen.
About business, Roberts
smiles:"If I had a graph of this
business,it would be a flat
line.It's about the same every
year.I see alot of the same
people.Then there are the
tourists. On beach days,busi-
ness booms."He opens from
mid-May to mid-September.
When he wasyounger and
raising a family of five, he had
a "real"job working for the
airlines up in Boston.
Inside, the store does not
disappoint. It is what its shell
hints, a small sampling of
almost everything one might
need for a day at the shore
but forgot it at home. To be-
gin, there is bagged ice. "We
sell a lot of ice,"Roberts says.
There are sunglasses, breads
and buns, ice cream, soda
pop and fruit drinks, cereals,
magazines, newspapers,lo-
tions, boogie boards, souve-
nir T-shirtsand caps, nap-
kins and paper towels and
assorted foodstuffs, a coffee
pot that'salwayssteaming |
and doughnuts that last untiL
they're gone.
A small block-lettered
notice behind the counter
says: "Cash only."and one
imagineschildren askinga
young parent, "What's cash?"E
and mommy answering,"It's •
something like a credit card."'
The crew revelsin past glo-
ries. Roberts likes to mention-
that "Bill Cleary-you know
him?-the hockey player
(collegiate)"and "JackRiley
(now 86) -he was the coach" j
of the victorious 1960 Olym-
pic team, "stop by mornings
to sayhello."One or the
other of the Kennedy clan
waltzesin now and then too. S
The boysjust seemed to I
drift together from a long time,
ago, meetingwinters in vari-
ous coffee shops before head- .
ing out to Yarmouthto "shoot
pool,"one of their favorite Z
winter sports."We alsoplay
golf all winter,"Roberts says. !
That might explain the 2
achy shoulders and the slight
limp displayed by some of the
crew.
Youspend some time sit-
ting on the table listening
to the peppy persiflage and
somehowyou detect that be-
hindsome of those wrinkles
are scars.When you leave,
you find yourself humming
yourself a serious question:
"Should auld acquaintance
be forgot,
and never brought to
mind?
Should auld acquaintance
be forgot,
And days 'o auld lang
syne."
i
From Your Councilor...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B:1
The first is the series of
ordinances we have passed
to control overcrowded
rentals and single-family
homes. This is a growing
problem that generates
complaints from neighbors,
along with concern from fire
departments, our health
department, and building
commissioner.
I was amazed at how
many people continued to
call to tell me there has to
be something done, while
we had been working on a
package of ordinances and
regulations that was widely
publicized in this paper and
others.
The package was ulti-
mately approved by the
council.
Briefly, the regulations
include a requirement that
anyone who owns a rental
property has to register that
property with the* town.
The registration process
includes a safety inspection
and a $90 fee.
To learn more about the
rental registration and
regulations, please visit
this page on the town Web
site: www.town.Barnstable,
ma.us/health/rentalreg.asp.
The other part of this
package of ordinances con-
cerns single-family homes. A
limit to the number pf full-
time adult occupants per
bedroom has been estab-
lished based on health laws.
You can download a copy of
the ordinance as passed in
PDF format:
www.town.barnstable.
ma.us/growthmanagement/
occupancy.pdf
Another issue that has
generated many calls is the
lack of traffic lights at Route
28 and Lumbert's Mill Road.
We can thank our state
Representative Demetrius
Atsalis and state Senator
Robert O'Leary for their ef-
forts in making this happen.
Approval has been given
to install traffic lights at this
dangerous intersection.It
is a state highway depart-
ment project and we Will not
actually see the installation
of these lights for months to
come, but the planning has
begun. At some point this
fall, a meeting will be held
with local residents to dis-
cuss the details of a design.
I will send an e-mail mes-
sage and post a notice of the
meeting on my Web site and
I am sure the Patriot will be
notified as well.
In the meantime, the state
highway department is still
looking for input from local
residents in the form of
letters -personal stories, ex-
periences, etc. Even stories
about the increased traffic
cutting through the neigh-
borhoods of Precinct 6 to
avoid this intersection are
helpful.
If you would like to give
your input, please send me
an email:janetjoakim@aol.
com, or send a hard copy to
me at the Town Council of-
ficem 367 Main St., Hyannis,
MA 02601.
There are many more issues
to discuss and I will continue
to address them on my Web
site. I am alsoin the process
of installinga new newslet-
ter program and willinvite
anyone who isinterested to
sign up on my Web site. I will
use this e-mail system to no-
tify you of current issues and
to ask for input when we are
faced withdifficult decisions.
Thankyou, Barnstable
PublicSchools
As of this past weekend,
I am now a member of the
"empty-nest" generation.
We delivered our youngest
daughter to college in New
Hampshire and came home
to a new phase in our fives.
I give so much credit to
the excellent education my
daughters received from the
Barnstable Public Schools.
Even though programs
were cut and lack of fund-
ing created difficulties , the
teachers and staff, from
kindergarten to high school,
were dedicated, caring and
professional. They did and
continue to do a remarkable
job educating our children.
There is a certain sadness
as I watch the neighborhood
kids getting on the school
buses the first day of school,
knowing my children are no
longer a part of that excite-
ment.
As I finish my fifth year
as your Town Councilor, I
continue to be honored to
serve and invite you to call
me or e-mail me with any of
your concerns, questions,
complaints, (or even compli-
ments!)
janetjoakim(gaol.com
www.janetjoakim.org
508-420-2153
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