Leslie Thomas Clark, 77, of Winslow, Maine, died June 27 in his home.
He was employed at the Morning Sentinel of Waterville, Maine.
Clark leaves three sons, Scott, Christopher and Ryan.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
Robert F. Frink, 84, of Spencer, Mass., died unexpectedly June 30 in Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., after becoming ill.
He was employed at the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester for 44 years and retired as a web pressman.
He was in the forefront of establishing the Motorcyclist’s Post, a newspaper billed as “The voice of New England’s motorcycle riders.”
He leaves a son, Michael; a daughter, Christine; several nieces and nephews.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
Eileen A. (Gingras) Tougas, 74, of Heath, Mass., died July 10 in Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass.
She was editor at the Heath Herald.
She also was a former selectman in Heath.
Tougas leaves a son, Daniel; a daughter, Sandra; a granddaughter, Clarissa; a grandson, Nick; a sister.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
Martin John Lauer, 72, of Port Charlotte, Fla., died July 1 in Port Charlotte after suffering from cancer for 15 years.
From 1970 until his retirement in 2002, Lauer was a reporter for the company that now publishes The Republican and its sister Sunday newspaper in Springfield, Mass. After retirement, he moved to Port Charlotte.
He leaves his wife, Nancy; his mother, Evelyn; five children, Deborah, Michael, Kathleen, Kevin and Maryellen; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother; a sister.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
Robert Choate Shepherd, 81, of Brunswick, Maine, and Prouts Neck in Scarborough, Maine, died July 11 in Maine Medical Center in Portland.
After graduating from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Shepherd was a journalist for the Guy Gannett Communications’ newspapers in Portland, which then included the Portland Press Herald, the Evening Express and their sister Sunday newspaper, the Sunday Telegram.
From 1964 to 1971, he was press secretary in Washington, D.C., for U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie, a Maine Democrat, before returning to Maine.
He then served in Maine Gov. Ken Curtis’ administration.
He spent 12 years, the last three as chairman, on the Brunswick Town Council.
Shepherd leaves his wife, Joan; a son, Jonathan; three daughters, Rebecca, Anne and Catherine; 11 grandchildren.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
David Skok is leaving as managing editor and vice president, digital, at The Boston Globe by the end of this year. In that job, he oversees all digital business and editorial groups. Anthony Bonfiglio, executive director of engineering, will now oversee all digital operations, including engineering and development, product, and design for all of the properties of Boston Globe Media Partners, parent company of the Globe.Eleanor Cleverly, general manager of Boston.com, will continue to have day-to-day responsibilities for Boston.com, but now will report to Linda Pizzuti Henry, wife of John Henry and managing director of Boston Globe Media Partners. Skok joined the Globe two and a half years ago. Skok’s next job might lead him back to Canada. Before joining the Globe, he was director of digital at Global News, based in Toronto, one of Canada’s largest broadcast news companies. Skok is co-founder of Globalnews.ca, a national network, based in Toronto, of news websites that reports online on many large local, national and international stories and is Canada’s fastest growing news and information site. He was also senior producer of online content at Canwest Broadcasting, based in Toronto. There he oversaw development of 14 local news websites in the Global News Network. Skok began his career at ABC’s “Nightline,” then anchored by Ted Koppel in Washington, D.C. Bonfiglio joined the company two years ago. He had been vice president of engineering for Visible Measures, based in Boston and a provider of internet video audience measurement software and services.
The Transitions were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
Florence Mildred Pallotto, 90, of Milford, Conn., died June 26 in her home.
She was a librarian and proofreader at the then-Cape Cod Standard-Times of Hyannis, Mass. She also had been a proofreader at the former Waterbury (Conn.) Democrat.
Pallotto leaves three daughters, Patricia, Carol and Nicola; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
Theresa M. Hamed, 85, died June 25 in Danbury (Conn.) Hospital.
Hamed was employed at The News-Times of Danbury, Conn., for more than 35 years.
She leaves six sons, Richard, Thomas, James, Andy, Roger and Dale; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
Catherine M. Morris, 87, of Homosassa, Fla., died June 20 in Hospice of Citrus Country in Lecanto, Fla.
Morris was a freelance photojournalist for daily and weekly newspapers in Northwest Connecticut. From 1959 to 1963, she was a correspondent at the New Milford Times; from 1963 to 1975 at The News-Times of Danbury; from 1973 to 1979 at The Newtown Bee; and from 1968 to 1978 at the then-Waterbury Republican, all in Connecticut. She continued to work for the Waterbury Republican in 1979 on special assignments.
As a correspondent, Morris covered municipal government and education beats.
She leaves her husband, Robert; two sons, Robert and John; two daughters, Alicia and Nancy; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
Terrence T. Heffron, 80, formerly of Glen Ellyn, Ill., died July 7 in Glen Ellyn.
Heffron was employed in the advertising departments of the Holyoke (Mass.) Transcript Telegram and The Catholic Newspaper of Rockford, Ill.
Heffron leaves his wife, Janet; a daughter, Gayle; two sons, Marty and Terry; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondent Nimra Aziz, an undergraduate student in the Northeastern University School of Journalism.
