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Bill O'Donnell

Those We Lost

By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
May / June 2019

May 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Bill O'Donnell (1935 – 2019) Former newspaper reporter Bill O'Donnell died in April, aged 84. A beloved and dedicated member of the Irish community in Boston, O’Donnell proudly held dual citizenship in Ireland and the U.S., and offered a great example of the strong connection between Ireland and the United States. O’Donnell was born and raised in Boston, and after attending … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

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