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Box 52, Readville, MA 02137-0052 617-282-6370 Tel: 617-364-4000 Fax: 617-364-3157 Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com July 2010 BOSTON IRISH RePORTeR Page 3 eASING DOWN – Aer Lingus’s late afternoon flight to Boston passes over South Boston en route to its Logan Airport gate. Ed Forry photo. Wedding bells chime for a special couple By Tara Merrigan marry her. Quinn said yes Walsh, who met Quinn a Special To The reporTer and afterwards bought a few years ago, fixed the Smiling and gazing into ring for her, said Bates chair lift at St. Brendan’s each other’s eyes, John proudly showing off her for the ceremony and “Jack” Quinn and Doris engagement ring, a silver helped Quinn find proof Bates described their feel- band encrusted with black of his baptism so he could ings towards each other, and crystal gems. After be married in a Catholic their history together, and they announced their en- church. their upcoming wedding. gagement, the two moved Walsh has devoted Quinn, 72, and Bates, into the same apartment. much time of his time 66, were wed a few days “After Doris asked me, to helping the disabled later — both for the first I went out to the store and recently organized time—on Sat., June 12, and picked her out a ring a social for those with at St. Brendan’s Church myself and bought her red special needs and their in Dorchester. roses,” said Quinn. friends called the Friend Quinn and Bates—who For the past month, S.H.I.P. (Say Hello to an live at Standish Village, Sherer had been plan- Individual Person) Party an independent and as- ning the wedding, which that took place on Fri., sisted living commu- was attended by ap- June 25 at Florian Hall. nity in Lower Mills—both proximately 100 guests, The staff at Standish have cerebral palsy and including members of Village said that Quinn have limited mobility. both Quinn’s and Bates’s and Bates are deeply The couple said, however, families and Standish devoted to each other; that they do not let their staff and residents. The Bates helps Quinn get handicap prevent them reception was held at dressed and brings him from enjoying life. St. Brendan’s afterward. his morning coffee each Rev. John Connolly, pastor of St. Brendan Church, celebrated the wedding The two met three years Many local businesses— day, and Quinn always Mass of Doris Bates, left, and Jack Quinn, right, on Saturday afternoon. At ago, when Quinn first including Gerard’s Res- waits for Bates outside left is the bride’s brother earl Bates. arrived at Standish Vil- taurant, Blasi’s Café, the building if he returns Photo by Dennis Walsh lage, and made an instant Ledge Kitchen & Drinks, earlier than Bates from connection, said Lauren Supreme Liquors, Pat’s his day’s activities. and said that Jack had make Doris happy,” said helped organize the wed- Sherer, Standish Village’s Pizza, Lopez Florist, and “I remember once there bought it for her.” Quinn. “We help each ding’s festivities, includ- social program director. Beacon Hill Chocolate — was a jewelry sale here, The couple said they other out.” ing Bachelor and Bach- They started dating two donated food, beverages, around holidays,” said are not nervous about Quinn’s and Bates’s elorette parties. years ago and have been and decorations for the Jean Patel Bushnell, exec- marriage. Bates said it nuptial plans generated “They make me want to engaged since January. occasion. utive director of Standish was love at first sight much excitement and be a better person,” said In Standish Village’s Quinn’s best man and Village. “Later in evening for her and she still gets has been a hot topic of Sherer. “Every day I stop cozy library, Bates ex- legal guardian, Myles I saw Doris with all this butterflies when she sees discussion at Standish, in the hall and talk with plained that she went into Dowling, was on the altar glorious colorful jewelry Quinn. Quinn, who is an according to Sherer and them—I just want to make Quinn’s room and asked with him, and Dennis on. I told her she looked avid music fan, said he Bushnell. Sherer said them smile. I can’t say him if he would like to Walsh was with Bates. wonderful. She smiled plans to bring Doris to that their engagement enough about them. The WODS’s summer concerts has brought the Standish two of them are unbeliev- at the Hatch Shell. community together— able people.” “I want to do things to many staff members have Television comedian Conan O’Brien has joined the board of the Kennedy Library Foundation. The Brookline native was in Dorchester in late May to attend the annual foundation dinner at the JFK Library. He is pictured A portrait by Irish artist and designer Robert Ballagh of Patrick Finucane , with BIR publisher ed Forry, left, and dinner co-chairman Gerard Doherty. commissioned by Belfast Media Group, is on display this month at the Mas- Forry told O’Brien, “I also once was a red head, when I was your age. ... This sachusetts State House. Finucane was a gifted lawyer who was murdered by is what you have to look forward to.” loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast in 1989. Pictured with the portrait are State Photo courtesy John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Reps. Kevin Honan, Gene O’Flaherty and Martin Walsh. (Photo by Ed Forry) Page 4 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH RePORTeR Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com Publisher’s Notebook Off the Bench To my Only One Gun a Month? A Travesty! granddaughter, By JaMeS W. Dolan petite, delicate, stylish weapons perhaps more suit- Special To The reporTer able for the ladies There is strong opposition to a bill under consider- Another thing guns provide is “hand.” Without one, yet unborn, whom ation in the House that would restrict Massachusetts you have no power or leverage; you’re just another residents to buying only one gun a month. Filed by unarmed person. When you’re carrying, you’re in Governor Deval Patrick and supported by the law charge, you have an edge. That other person may be I await with love enforcement community, this modest effort is an at- richer, smarter and better looking but does not have I learned from your parents some months ago that tempt to limit the number of guns in circulation in the feeling of invincibility that your nine-millimeter you were on the way.