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Who are these people?

By adamg on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 10:47am
Ray Flynn with other people

The folks at Boston City Archives wonder if you can identify the people standing with then mayor Ray Flynn in this photo. This isn't one of those historic puzzlers - they really don't know (well, except one of them was Fire Commissioner Leo Stapleton) and are looking for help.

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By adamg on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 10:52am.

By Stevil on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 11:00am.

L-R

Ray, Mrs mayor of Galway, Mr. Mayor, "Sally" mayor (daughter of mayor), Mrs fire commish and fire commish. (Could be Sally fire commish)

By mangycougar on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 2:09pm.

I agree with the Fire Commish family.

However, I think the woman next to Ray Flynn is his wacky housekeeper Alice (pre Mike Brady) and next to her is a young Larry David.

By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 02/21/2020 - 8:47pm.

Definitely Mayor Ray Flynn
Definitely Dr. Leahy, Galway Mayor

Others shown are:

2nd from left is Bridie Leahy:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/bridie-leahy-obituary?pid=191945862

3rd from right is likely Mary Leahy, daughter of the Leahys (now a city councilor in Galway and a nurse/midwife): https://www.advertiser.ie/Galway/article/84/will-the-economic-cutbacks-s...

2nd from right is probably Doris Stapleton.

By roxres on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 11:08am.

who they are but the second woman to the left is definitely working her Princess Di look. You go girl!

By Refugee on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 3:21pm.

Princess Di? More like Iron Lady.

By roxres on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 3:28pm.

Iron Lady would be the first woman on the left of Flynn if you're talking about the woman working her best Margaret Thatcher.

By jmeltzer on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 11:14am.

someone's bar mitzvah?

By anon on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 11:40am.

Wish I had one.

By roxres on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 12:08pm.

Amazing technicolor dream coat, you mean.

By anon on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 11:42am.

The guy on the left is Tom Menino. He looks different without his glasses.

By Lee on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 12:19pm.

... old country style mayoral pendant and robes is obviously not from this country. I know this from watching too much BritBox.

By O-FISH-L on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 12:39pm.

Longshot guess but is the Princess Di lookalike a young Peggy Davis Mullen? It would have been before her City Council days. She was always active in Irish causes and there's a resemblance.

By Gary C on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:10pm.

....but I don't think so.

By Rebecca Mullen on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 6:22pm.

That’s not Peggy. Peggy is my mother in law. She did rock a Princess Di look back in the day. But I can assure you it’s not her.

By Turalura Lipschitz on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 2:02pm.

seems to have a previously-owned hairdo.

By BT on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 2:12pm.

...is Michael Reardon.

By John-W on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 4:15pm.

...you mean it's NOT Denis Leary?

By BT on Fri, 02/21/2020 - 1:24pm.

Not Michael Reardon...

Far right is former Boston Police Fire Commish Leo Stapleton.

By Ward8Mahatma on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 5:56pm.

...still alive so why not just give him a call?

By anon on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 7:28pm.

Writing?
Good lord, you're breaking all the rules, Martin!
Love the user name though.

By Ward8Mahatma on Fri, 02/21/2020 - 7:17am.

...face-to face retail politics. But not to worry- anyone challenges me in these virtual times I just say, “Russky hackers”. Of course in my day in the West End that referred to Eastern Europeans with the croup. Also, at my advanced age, if I start nodding and winking, people think I’ve taken a shock.....

By Lost in Boston on Fri, 02/21/2020 - 7:20pm.

about the others but someone's stealing the curtains from the Parkman House.