Shrewsbury – Joseph A. Maguire, 78, of Shrewsbury and formerly of Marlborough, Northborough, and Southborough, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, surrounded by his family.
Born in Marlborough, he was the son of the late Benedict and Catherine (Carey) Maguire.
Joe was a 1956 graduate of the former Peter’s High School in Southborough, where he was very active playing a variety of sports. In 1961, he was drafted into the Army, where he was stationed at West Point in the Sports Branch.
Joe had a long career at All State Trucking, which later became P.I.E., as an office manager, retiring in 1990. After several years of retirement, he went back to work for Verizon and retired in 2007 as “Mayor of the Mailroom.”
He loved vacationing at “Happy Hampton” Beach, where many family memories were made.
He was a member of the Fayville Athletic Association and one of the founders and first president of the Marlborough Eagles Aerie 3565. In addition, he was a member of Marlborough AMVETS Post 1980, Marlborough Legion Post 132, and the Northborough Legion, Piccard Post 234.
Joe was the announcer for the Marlborough Shamrocks for many years, and traveled to Ireland with the team in 1986. He was the Commissioner of the Marlborough/Hudson Touch Football League.
After moving to Shrewsbury he was an active member of the Shrewsbury Senior Center, where he enjoyed playing bocce and visiting “Roger’s cafe” each morning to shoot the breeze with the guys.
Joe was a total sports enthusiast, especially enjoying college basketball. He was an avid Providence College basketball fan in the 1970s and was a huge Boston Braves fan, being a member of the fan club for many years. With all that Joe did, his greatest joy was spending time with his family.
He is survived by his daughters, Catherine Vitale and her husband John and Suzanne Murray and her husband Andy, all of Shrewsbury; a brother, Leo Maguire and his wife Joan of Florida; a sister, Sheila Wilson and her husband John of Southborough; five grandchildren, Gina and Marco Vitale and Hillary, Hannah, and Andrew Murray; a sister-in-law, Anne Maguire of Southborough; a special friend, Adeline of Shrewsbury; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers, William and Edward Maguire.
Visiting hours will be held Sunday, Aug. 14, from 2-5 p.m., at the Morris Funeral Home, 40 Main St., Southborough. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, Aug. 15, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Anne Church, 20 Boston Rd., Southborough. Burial will follow in the Southborough Rural Cemetery.
In lieu flowers, contributions may be sent in his memory to the Shrewsbury Senior Center, 98 Maple Ave, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.
To leave words of condolences to his family, visit www.morrisfuneralparlor.com.
