Attorney Andrew A. Caffrey's Obituary
Attorney Andrew A. Caffrey, age 86, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2008 after a short illness at Mary Immaculate Nursing Home. Born and raised in Lawrence, he graduated from Lawrence High School and in 1943 from Dartmouth College. During the war he served in the Pacific Ocean areas as gunnery officer aboard an LST engaged in combat amphibious landings. After the war, he returned to Dartmouth to obtain his MBA from the Tuck School of Business Administration in 1947. He then attended Boston College Law School, upon graduation he was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1950. In December, 1950, he began a one-year position as law clerk to Stanley Qua, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Subsequently, he returned to Lawrence where he maintained and enjoyed a general law practice. In 1977, he moved his practice to Andover and opened an office with his son, with whom he practiced until his retirement in 1989. Atty. Caffrey was also active in local community organizations. He served as Chairman of the Lawrence Airport Commission during the expansion of the airport to include commercial flights. He was President of the Lawrence Bar Association and the local Kiwanis Club, and served on the Board of Directors of the local chapter of the American Red Cross. A loyal son of Dartmouth, he and his wife loved to attend Dartmouth football games and reunions. He was also an active member of Andover Country Club for many years, and loved to remind his friends that he had the first hole-in-one recorded at Indian Ridge C.C. Atty. Caffrey was married to Clare McCarthy who predeceased him in 1993. He is survived by his son, Andrew, and his wife, Elise, of Andover, his daughter, Ellen, and her husband, John Christopher, of Andover, and six grandchildren, Allison, Lexi, and Julia Caffrey, and Jake, Andrew and Sara Christopher. Attorney Caffrey was predeceased by his brother, John, and his sisters, Helen Keleher and Sheila Braucher. His funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Saint Michaels Church in North Andover, Massachusetts. Burial will follow at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence, MA. Family and Friends may call on Thursday, March 27th, 2008 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 35 Merrimack Street, North Andover, MA. For online condolences and other information please go to www.breenfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers please make donations in Attorney Andrew A. Caffrey's Name to the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club, 71 Duckett Avenue, Lawrence, MA 01843 or to Lawrence Boys and Girls Club, 136 Water Street, Lawrence, MA 01841.
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