Avis de décès de William P. Keating

William P. Keating, 71, of South Grafton, formerly of Framingham, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, after a long illness. He leaves his wife of 21 years, Judith J. (Johnston) Keating; a son, Lawrence J. Keating of Framingham; a daughter, Laureen M. Dalton and her husband, B. Joseph Dalton, of Worcester; a grandson, Luke A. Dalton; a stepdaughter, Wendy Lee Keating of Hopkinton; two stepsons, Dr. Gary A. Webber and his wife, Cherryl Comas, of Bolton, and Randal D. Webber and his wife, Cheryl, of Auburn; nine step-grandchildren, Rebecca Lee Tilton, Amanda J. Tilton, Jason A. Webber, Sean M. Webber, Christopher Comas, Gregory Comas, Nicholas R. Webber, Christopher J. Webber and Christopher Martin; two great-granddaughters; and three brothers, George Keating and his wife, Carole, of Florida, Lawrence R. Keating II of Clinton, and Philip J. Keating and his wife, Jane Taylor, of Lancaster. His former wife, Laureen R. Keating, predeceased him. Born and raised in Clinton, he was the son of the late Lawrence R. and Mary A. (OMalley) Keating. He was a graduate of the last class of St. Johns High School from the Worcester campus, before it moved to Shrewsbury, and earned his bachelors degree from Mount St. Marys College, Emmitsburg, Md. After earning a masters degree in special education, specializing in education of the blind, from Boston College, he worked for the Special Education Departments of Syracuse University Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Mecklenberg City Association for the Blind in Charlotte, N.C. In addition, he taught mobility at the Daytona Beach, Fla., Department of Special Education, and St. Pauls Rehabilitation Center, Newton. Mr. Keating also worked for the Massachusetts Department of Special Education, and for Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School. He then went on to earn a law degree from Suffolk University, and was in private practice in Framingham for 35 years. A longtime member of Framingham Country Club, he was an avid golfer, and enjoyed fishing, reffing football, and singing Irish music. Mr. Keatings funeral service will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, at noon, at McNally & Watson Funeral Home, 304 Church St., Clinton. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton. Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours Thursday, from 10 a.m. to noon, prior to the funeral service. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 799 West Boylston St., Worcester, MA 01606.