FRAMINGHAM Fifteen years ago, as David Cunis was transitioning into his new role as a judge, he was asked to name one whom he admired and respected.
The first name that came to mind was Judge Robert Campion, who Cunis knew well while serving as a lawyer in Framingham District Court.
“He was a quintessential district court judge, a guy who was from the community, who knew the community and who really served the community,” Cunis said. “They don’t really make judges like him anymore old school, but a wonderful guy.”
Campion died of cancer Monday at home in Brewster. He was 91.
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Backward Glances
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10 YEARS AGO (2011): The Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner was held in the Epicurean Room at the Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School. At this time, the Council on Aging, as well as Marlborough Mayor Nancy Stevens, recognized local volunteers for their efforts. Geraldine (Gerrie) Cavicchio and Lawrence Vifquain were honored with Volunteer of the Year 2011 awards that included Certificates of Recognition from the Mayor and Volunteer of the Year 2011 plaques from the Council on Aging. Gerrie Cavicchio was acknowledged for her valuable volunteer efforts and commitment to the citizens in the community through her generosity, service and willingness to help others. Larry Vifquain was acknowledged for his valuable volunteer efforts and commitment to the citizens in the community as the founder of FISH (Friends in Service Helping). The FISH program was designed to assist seniors with free transportation to medical appointments. In addition t
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Phyllis Rose Ward was born February 22, 1932 in Bronx, NY, and grew up in Flushing, Queens. Born with a then-inoperable heart defect, Phyllis was not expected to live past her sixth birthday, was not expected to have a perfect attendance record through eight years of Saint Kevin’s Catholic Elementary school, and was not expected to graduate from Bayside High School in 1950. She was awarded a Bachelor’s degree from Queens College, and married Bayside High classmate Jeremiah Patrick McAward in 1954.
Because of her heart defect, Phyllis was warned against having children. While having a reputation as a good listener, Phyllis chose not to listen to the doctors, and had children anyway: Jeremiah Patrick McAward Jr., Mary Jeanne McAward, and James Gerard McAward. She and her young family relocated to Huntington, NY in 1960, when moving to the suburbs was what brave pioneers did. Phyllis learned to drive a car at the age of 30, and for the next 58 years was reticent about