James J. Pappas, 48.WORCESTER James J. Pappas, 48, of Worcester, died at home, after a long illness, on Thursday, December 6, 2007, surrounded by his family. He leaves two daughters, Bridget and Brittany Pappas; his parents, Angelo T. and Margaret T. (OCoin) Pappas; two brothers, Thomas F. Pappas and his wife Christine, and John T. Pappas and his wife Denise; two sisters, Margaret M. Pappas, all of Worcester, and Mary E. Cataldo and her husband Peter J., of Manchester, N.H.; eight nephews, two nieces, and a great-nephew. He was predeceased by a sister, Anne Marie Pappas, who died in 1965. Jim was born in Worcester. He graduated from the Worcester Vocational Technical High School in 1978, where he was president of his class during his Junior and Senior years there. He was also a tri-captain of the football team and a player on the basketball team. He was a licensed electrician and worked the past 28 years at the College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is an exclusively undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Holy Cross is the oldest Roman Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. . He remained involved in athletics all his life. He was a coach for the Worcester Vikings in the Pop Warner Pop Warner refers to
Paul Bunyan’s blue ox; straightens roads by pulling them. [Am. Lit.: Fisher, 270] See : Strength Ruth Baseball League and Worcester Parks Coordinates: Worcester Park is a suburb of London, England and a ward in the extreme north west of the London Borough of Sutton. It is 10.2 miles (16.4 km) south west of Charing Cross. It has a population of 9,874 people. Touch Football League. He was also a motorcycle enthusiast, and especially enjoyed riding his Harley-Davidson. Jim was a devoted father who so loved his daughters, Bridget and Brittany. Calling hours at the Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester, are Sunday, December 9 from 3 to 7 p.m. The funeral will be Monday, December 10 from the funeral home with a Mass at 10 a.m. in Christ the King Church, 1052 Pleasant St., Worcester. Burial will be in St. Johns Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, , 30 Speen St., Framingham 01701 or the Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America, 17th Floor, 386 Park Ave South, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10016. ART: PHOTO |
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