Obituary of William McDonough

WILLIAM T. McDONOUGH William T. McDonough age 77, passed away at Havasu Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family on May 1, 2012. William was born on November 17, 1934 in Woburn, MA to Joseph and Margaret McDonough, he was the loving husband of Barbara (Woods) McDonough, with whom he had celebrated 58 years of marriage in February. Bill, or "Red" as he was known to many of his family and friends, was a member of Operating Engineers Local 4 for 43 years, and former member of the executive board. He also worked as a part-time real estate agent for Century 21 in Chelmsford for many years. Barbara and Bill moved to Lake Havasu City, AZ after retirement in 2000, spending winters there and summers in Maine. During this time, he enjoyed driving the bus to casinos in Nevada and the trolley in Ogunquit, Maine. Always a devoted member of the Catholic church, Bill served as a Eucharistic minister, Sunday school teacher and lector at St. Mary's in Chelmsford, MA, Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Havasu City, AZ, and St. Mary's in Wells, ME. His faith in God was strong and he passed that along to all of his family. As a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council 4978, Burlington, MA, Bill rose through all the chairs to Grand Knight and then District Deputy, and still enjoyed spending time with his fellow knights on return to Massachusetts during the summer. In addition to his wife Barbara, Bill is survived by his children William T. McDonough, Jr., and his wife Susan (Benoit) of Cave Creek, AZ and their children Benjamin and Katelyn, Julie Scali and her husband Peter of Las Vegas, NV and their children David and Lori Markley, Joyce McDonough of Scottsdale, AZ and her children Jessica and Christopher Kulish, Barbara Ross and her husband Brad of Methuen, MA and their children Tyler and Allison, and Brenda Limperis and her husband Jim of Methuen, MA and their children Emma, Billy and Jenna. He also is survived by two great grandchildren, Ayden and Ashlyn. Bill had a supportive family and is also survived by his brothers Joseph and his wife Judi of NC, John and his Colleen of Winchester, MA, Gerald and his wife Reta of Woburn, MA, Michael and his wife Marilyn of Woburn, MA and his sister Ann of Conroe, TX. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by so many friends from MA and AZ. A memorial service will be held at Our Lady of the Lake on Monday May 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM with Father Chauncey officianing. A service will be in Massachusetts at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bill's name to: American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004 www.lung.org or to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Tribute Program, PO Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38105 www.stjude.org Thoughts and condolences can be sent to Bill's family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.