Brian Swanson, 36.WESTBOROUGH Brian Swanson of Westborough, formerly of Reading, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the Kalpan House in Danvers. He was 36 years old. Born in Winchester, Brian was the beloved son of Rita (Doherty) and Arvid Swanson of Reading. Brian was a warm and caring son, husband, father, brother, nephew and friend. He will be deeply missed. Brian was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School Malden Catholic High School, founded in 1932, is a private, Catholic secondary school for young men located in Malden, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. The school was founded by the Congregation of the Brothers of St. , UMass Amherst and Suffolk University Law School The law school currently has both day and evening (part-time) divisions. The school is located in the newly built Sargent Hall on Tremont Street in downtown Boston. There are over 200 upper level electives offered at the law school, and the school is consistently ranked one of the most . He worked as an attorney. Brian was a lifelong Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame fan. Brian was the loving husband of Kathleen (Cronin) Swanson and their daughter, Meredith; brother of David Swanson David Swanson is the Washington Director of Democrats.com and of ImpeachPAC.org. He is co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org / CensureBush.org coalition, creator of MeetWithCindy.org and KatrinaMarch.org, and a board member of Progressive Democrats of America. and his wife Julie of Reading and Elizabeth Peden and her husband Jeff of Tewksbury; son-in-law of William and Patricia (Lester) Cronin and brother-in-law of Kristine Morrison and her husband Wayne, Daniel Cronin and his wife Christina and William Cronin and his wife Carrie. Brian is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Doherty-Barile Family Funeral Home, 11 Linden St., READING, Wednesday at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass Celebrating Brian's Life in St. Agnes Church, 186 Woburn St., Reading at 10 a.m. Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share remembrances with the family on Monday from 3-7 p.m. and Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. in the funeral home. Parking is available in the municipal parking lot on Linden St. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Tewksbury. Please honor Brian with donations to The Jimmy Fund, Team Swanson Walk, 10 Brookline Place, 6th flr., Brookline, MA 02445-7295. ART: PHOTO |
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