In brief
William F. Herlihy
William F. Herlihy, a retired pharmaceutical salesman and World War II veteran, died Sept. 19 of a stroke at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. He was 91.
Mr. Herlihy was born in Newton and graduated from Newton High School. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in history and received a master's degree in economics in 1941 from Harvard University.
In 1942, he married his wife, Hope (Sullivan), who died in 2000. Also in 1942, he began his service in US Army Intelligence, where he earned the rank of captain. He served in Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Japan. He received the Bronze Star and was sent to the USS Missouri to be part of the Japanese surrender, said his son, Edward of Dartmouth. Mr. Herlihy helped release prisoners of war in Japan, his son said.
After leaving the Army in 1946, he moved to Arlington and was a pharmaceutical salesman at several companies, including Pennwalt Pharmaceuticals and Strasenburgh Laboratories.
He retired in 1982 and moved to Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard, where he rediscovered his passion for golf, which he had played in high school and college. He was a diehard sports fan and loved Boston sports teams. He also was an avid bridge player and traveler, spending many winters in Puerto Rico.
In addition to his son, he leaves another son, Michael of Falmouth; a daughter, Patricia Auge of Houston; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services have been held.
David Janawicz
MONTPELIER - David Janawicz, who modernized the Capitol Police during his 13 years heading security at the State House, has died of lung cancer. He was 62.
Mr. Janawicz was credited with keeping the State House open and welcoming for Vermonters while upgrading security after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Former Sergeant-at-Arms Kermit Spaulding was one of several people who spoke of Mr. Janawicz's dedication, noting he often arrived for work at 5 a.m.
Mr. Janawicz graduated from Montpelier High School, Babson College, and the Vermont Police Academy. He served six years in the Naval Reserve and worked in security at nuclear plants in Plymouth, Mass., and Seabrook, N.H., before being named chief of the Capitol Police in 1995.
Mr. Janawicz leaves his wife, Linda, of 38 years; a son, Christopher of Austin, Texas; three daughters, Jenifer Padilla of Navarre, Fla., Shellie Janawicz Swan and Elizabeth Janawicz, both of East Montpelier; three sisters, Agnes Zephyr of Reading and Linda Arnold and Tammi Williams, both of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three brothers, Paul of Merritt Island, Fla.; Scott of Moretown, Vt., and Timothy of Berlin, Vt., and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church of Barre. Burial will be in the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center. (AP) 