Day: January 14, 2021

A Birthday Shout-out Jan 14th

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Marjorie Mulligan Pacelli was born on this date in Foxborough, Massachusetts to her late parents Kathleen Agnes Riley (1989-1988) and William Francis Mulligan (1886-1970).

Marjorie grew up in Foxborough, attending local schools, and graduating from Foxborough High, after having had a very successful academic career. She was the étoile of the French Club, and was a member of the Yearbook Club all through school. Here is her graduation picture:

Marjorie Cecelia Mulligan – high school picture
Top row: Kathleen Riley Mulligan, Margaret Riley Mulligan, Gertrude Riley, Marguetta Greenhalgh Riley; Center: Marion Riley; Bottom row: Marjorie C. Mulligan, Rita Coleman Riley, Constance M. Mulligan

Marjorie has two sisters, the late Connie Welch (1924-2020) and Janet Cushing, and a brother, the late William Russell Mulligan (1921-2005). 

In July of 1948, Marjorie married Alfred J. Pacelli (1925-2017) at St. Mary’s Church in Foxboro, MA. They had four children: David, Richard, Christopher and Jennifer. Al passed away on Jan. 25, 2017 on the Cape where Marjorie still lives.

Happy Birthday to Marjorie.

A Birthday-shoutout Jan 14th*

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Paula Mulligan Kostycz celebrates her birthday today down in southwest Florida, where the temperature will be about 72 degrees and the skies partly sunny. That is quite a contrast from the day Paula was born in the Pawtucket. According to the Pawtucket Evening Times, Paula arrived on a day with the temperatures ranging from 16 to 22 degrees and the skies were mostly cloudy. Although it was in the middle of winter, I bet that little girl’s late parents, Margaret Ernestine Riley (1910-1989) and Walter Francis Xavier Mulligan (1906-1957), were all a-glow with warm and sunny thoughts for the years ahead for their little Paula.

Paula is the third born of the four Mulligan siblings. Her sisters are Judy (1938-1962), and Martha, and she has one brother, Kevin. Then there is the man from Chicago, John Kostycz. Here is a very nice photo of the couple, who have been married for over 50 years.

Happy Birthday, Paula, and may your Florida OJ always be freshly squeezed.

*see blog post of Jan 14, 2020