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Good by to my Biological  Father John Michael Raftery, Sr.  I LOVE YOU DADDY!      December 20, 1944 – April 23, 2020 John Michael Raftery, Sr. was born 0n Boston December 20, 1944 and grew up in Charlestown.   He worked at the Schrafft’s Candy Factory. John.   His father was John Patrick Raftery and his mother was Rita (Edmundson) Raftery.   John had two sisters, Geraldine Raftery and Maureen (Raftery) Stearns who preceded him in death (April 7, 2019). John married Barbara Rose (Nuccio) Raftery in 1961 (who preceded him death on April 13, 2020). They have four children: Mary Raftery (Everett, MA), John Michael Raftery, Jr. (Saugus, MA), Joseph David Raftery (Chelsea, MA) and Sherri Raftery-Patton (Boston, MA). John had five grandchildren children Nito, Cecilia, Joseph, Jr., Patrick, Sabrina and a great-grand son Desmond. John enrolled in the United States Army in the 1970’s and served during the Vietnam War. He then lived in R...

This morning I received a call from the Glen Ridge Nursing Car Center at 5AM but I missed it and then at 7AM I was called again. I was informed by staff that my biological mother Barbara Rose (Nuccio) Lamberti was found unresponsive. She passed. This is very difficult as I am her health care proxy. I am working with Ted from the Boston Crematory -  https://bostoncremation.org I informed my three siblings, uncle Lou (her brother) and posted on social media. I am sadden at this loss, but there is some much more I want to share. For now, I am going to grieve and later will hold a celebration of life with family, friends, and others who would like to attend.  Goodbye Mother, I love you. I forgive you. I already miss you. L-R Barbara (my mother)  & Sabrina (my daughter) L-R Barbara with her brothers Lou & Joe Maryann (Nuccio) Arvanities - my Aunty/Mother's Sister, Sherri Rafter-Patton (ME), Barbara Rose Nuccio Raftery (My Mother) and Rose (Lamb...

April 8, 2020  TEACHING My Speech Courses Virtually on ZOOM! Since the COVID-19 Corona Virus - I am now teaching my two North Shore Community College (NSCC) Speech Courses on "ZOOM"! The word Zoom reminds me of the PBS Kids television show  Zoom! Zoom! Ah-Um! This has been a learning curve, but one that I am easily able to adapt to.  I worked in NSCC computer labs on both the Danvers and Lynn Campuses for five years and am familiar with technology and online applications. I am so proud of my students who are adapting to this new learning curve. Online technology is common for their generation and I am sure it will continue to rapidly advance. I am looking forward to developing my curriculum even more to support the online virtual classroom learning environment.  I really missed posting on my BLOG and hope to submit more updates, more often. I have some exciting news to share, some sad news as well, but the most important part is to be able ...