Theodore LEGGETT

Abt 1903 - 1992  (~ 89 years)

• Name	Theodore LEGGETT
  Born	Abt 1903	Everett, Middlesex, MA, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Wakefield, Middlesex, MA, USA
  	Address: Lakeside Cemetery
  Education	Graduate of Northeastern University, Major in Business Administration  [1]
  Note	OBIT: Headline: Theodore Leggett, 89, worked for newspaper Publication Date: January 10, 1992 Source: Boston Herald Page: 047 Subjects: Region: Boston Metro, Massachusetts Obituary: Theodore W. Leggett of Wilmington, a longtime employee of the Record-American-Advertiser, died Wedneday at Somerset Nursing Home in Reading after a brief illness. He was 89. Born in Everett, Mr. Leggett graduated from Northeastern University where he majored in business administration. Mr. Leggett was the mail order solicitor in the advertising department of the Record-American-Advertiser, now the Boston Herald, for 54 years until his retirement in 1974. He was also a member of the Newspaperman's Guild. Mr. Leggett was a cryptographer in the U.S. Army during World War II. He also founded Boston's Victory Garden during World War II. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner in Temple Aleppo, Boston. He was also active in the Shriner's Burn Center, where he worked as a volunteer and the Cambridge YMCA. He is survived by one son, Wayne Lindgren of Wilmington; one sister, Hazel Vogt of Wakefield; and two grandchildren, Bryan and Eric of Wilmington. A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Mr. Leggett at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Rocco Funeral Home, 331 Main Street, Everett. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield. Arrangements are by the Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, Everett.
  Occupation	Mail order solicitor in the advertising department of the Record-American-Advertiser, now the Boston Herald, for 54 years until his retirement in 1974
  Reference Number	3050
  _UID	B6C008D9F64842EBA75E7F81FF1B610547E9
  Died	8 Jan 1992	Reading, Middlesex, MA, USA   [1]
  Buried	Aft 8 Jan 1992	Wakefield, Middlesex, MA, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I3050	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	James J. LEGGETT,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mabel A. PENTZ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S577] OBIT; Theodore LEGGETT (Reliability: 2).