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Of Newburyport, MA and
New Harbor, ME, August
27, 2019. Cherished wife
of F. Peter Waystack with whom she
shared 33 years of marriage. Devoted
mother of Paul A. Cavicchio and his
wife Craig Anne Lake of Boston, Sarah
Jackson and her husband Ryan of
N. Hampton, NH, and the late Brian
P. Cavicchio and his surviving wife
Victoria Theroux of Exeter, NH. Caring
sister of Claire Quinlan of Salem, OR,
Katherine Ward of Andover, NH, and
the late Patrick Quinlan. Loving grand-
mother of Lila and Dorian. Family &
friends are invited to gather in honor of
Nora’s life during Visiting Hours at the
Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St.,
MELROSE, on Thursday, Sept. 5 from
4-8pm, and for her Funeral Mass at Im-
maculate Conception Church, 42 Green
St., Newburyport celebrated on Friday,
Sept. 6 at 10:30am. Interment at St.
Mary’s Cemetery, Newburyport. Gifts in
Nora’s memory may be made to Lahey
Clinic, Liver Cancer Research, c/o Dr.
Keith Stuart, 41 Mall Rd., Burlington
MA 01805. For online tribute or direc-
tions visit RobinsonFuneralHome.comWAYSTACK, Nora (Quinlan)
LifeCelebrationby
RobinsonFuneralHomeFounder and
President of
Rodman FordSales
Donald E. Rodman, 88, of Canton, MA,
founder and president of Rodman Ford
Sales, Inc., passed away on Tuesday,
August 27, 2019, surrounded by his
loving family.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Marilyn G. Rodman, with whom
he shared over 60 years of marriage
until her death in 2013. He was prede-
ceased by his parents, the late Annette
(Friedman) Johnson and Elmer “Pop”
Johnson, and a brother, Gerry Rodman
and his wife Katherine Anne.
In 1948, Donald enlisted in the Army
and proudly served his country during
the Korean War, being discharged in
1952 with the rank of Corporal.
He founded Rodman Ford Sales,
Inc.in1960. He wastheDirectorand
Past Chairman of the New England
Ford Dealers Advertising Association
for 50 years, Past Director of the Ford
National Dealer Council, Member and
past Director of the National Automo-
bile Dealers Association.
A well-known philanthropist, his
many charitable affiliations include
the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester,
Chairman Emeritus; Catholic Charities
of Boston, Chairman Emeritus; Catholic
Charities Archdiocese of Boston, Direc-
tor; Robert F. Kennedy Action Corps
For Children, Inc., Trustee; Ron Burton
Training Village, President; The Red
Auerbach Foundation, Vice President;
Rodman Ride For Kids, President; and
The Don and Marilyn Rodman Founda-
tion, Trustee.
His Honors include, but are not
limited to, the following: 1993 - Pro-
claimed a Knight by Pope John Paul,
II and elected a Knight of the Order
of St. Gregory The Great for many
charitable deeds. Humanitarian of the
Year, by Ron Burton Training Village.
1996 - Honorary Doctorate Degree
in Commercial Science from Suffolk
University, Boston, Massachusetts for
charitable endeavors. 1997 -Man of the
Year Award by the Crohn’s and Colitis
Foundation. 1999 - Honorary Doctor
ofLawsDegreefromtheUniversityof
Massachusetts, Boston in recognition of
distinguished attainments. 2002 - Man
of the Year Award presented by the
Boston Police Activities League. 2003- Honored with naming of Rodman
Family Hall at Catholic Charities Sunset
Point Camp. 2004 - TIME Magazine
National Quality Dealer Award for
Community Service. 2005 - Honorary
Doctor of Humanities from Stonehill
College, Easton, Massachusetts, for
charitable involvement with kids-at-
risk. 2007 - GQ Magazine Gentlemen’s
Fund Leadership Award. 2008 - Honor-
ary Doctor of Humane Letters, from
Curry College.
Even with all of his extensive
humanitarian endeavors, he still found
time to pursue physical fitness activities
such as racquetball, tennis and biking.
However, most of all, he enjoyed spend-
ing time with his family.
He was the loving father of five
sons, Gene Rodman of Braintree,
Curtis Rodman and his wife Marsha of
Canton, Craig Rodman and his wife Liz
of Natick, Brett Rodman and his wife
Tricia of Canton, and Bart Rodman of
Braintree. Cherished grandfather of
nine grandchildren, Sheryl Wagner (Mi-
chael), Rachel MacDonald (Tommy),
Jayne Imbergamo (Marco), Michael
Rodman (Zoe), Molly Rodman, Geno
Millen Rodman, Jordan Rodman, Lexi
Rodman, Olivia Rodman, and four
great-grandchildren, Curtis and Clayton
Wagner, and Leo and Ruby Imbergamo.
He is also survived by a nephew, Scot
Rodman of Foxboro and his longtime
companion, Tina Biedronski, as well
as several other nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Funeral services will be held on
Tuesday, September 3rd at 10:00am, at
B’nai Tikvah, 1301 Washington Street,
Canton, MA, followed by interment at
Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham
Street, Sharon, MA.
Shiva will be observed at B’nai
Tikvah on Tuesday from 1:00pm to
7:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations in
his memory would be appreciated to
Rodman for Kids, 10 Lincoln Road,
Foxboro, MA 02035 or online at http://www.
rodmanforkids.org.
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Age 75, a landscape artist who lived
in Marshfield and Manomet, died
in Plymouth on August 26. Born in
Mattapan, Jack was the son of the late
Lillian Witol Duval and Archie Witol,
and brother of the late Richard Witol
and Charles Witol, a decorated Army
veteran of the Vietnam War. He is
survived by his beloved partner, Mary
Pompeo of Marshfield, and his cousin,
Judith Shindul-Rothschild of Sherborn
and Harrison, ME, as well as friends
too many to name, whom he made
and kept through the years. Jack was
agraduateofBostonEnglishHigh
School, class of 1962, and the Univer-
sity of Massachusetts in Boston, where
he majored in Fine Arts. An extraor-
dinary athlete and sports enthusiast,
Jack played baseball and hockey for the
varsity teams at Boston English, and
competed in numerous softball leagues
in Boston and Cape Cod. His team,
Comfort Pillows, won the Mayor’s Cup
competition for adult softball in Boston
for five years in the 1970s and 1980s.
He also served as coach for several
years for the University of Massachu-
setts women’s softball team. Jack loved
the outdoors and that passion was
reflected in his work as an en plein air
artist. His stunning landscapes were
displayed at numerous art exhibits in
Plymouth over the years. He also loved
films, conversed endlessly with friends
about them, and appeared in several
that were produced in Boston includ-
ing ‘Fever Pitch’ and ‘Mystic River’. A
gathering of Jack’s friends and family
members will be held in Manomet in
the near future and posted on the
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