CONNELLY, LAURENCE J., SR. ( Detective BPD Ret.) of Jamaica Plain and Marshfield, April 23, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Helen D. (Haney). Loving Father of Barbara A. Bridges and her husband Thomas of Quincy, Laurence J. Connelly, Jr. and his wife Winifred of Westford and the late William H. Connelly. Father in law of Margaret “Maureen” Connelly of Quincy. Brother of Sister Mary C. Connelly, SND of Ipswich, the late Leo and William Connelly. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren. Funeral from the Brady & Fallon Funeral Home 10 Tower St. (Opp. Forest Hills MBTA Station) JAMAICA PLAIN on Saturday April 26 at 9:15 AM, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Thomas Aquinas Church at 10 AM. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours Friday 4-8 PM. Interment New Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Connelly was born in Malden and educated in the Malden Public Schools. He entered the Boston Police Department in 1944 and retired as a Detective in 1981. A resident of Jamaica Plain for over 60 years and a resident of Marshfield since 1954. He was an avid cribbage player who was a member of the VFW Post #2017 Cribbage League in Dedham. In lieu of flowers, donations in Laurence and William H. Connelly’s memory may be made to the Brain Tumor Society 124 Watertown St. Suite 3H, Watertown, MA. 02472.