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Obitiuaries

Obitiuaries

OBIT: Alice (Herlihy) Walker, 77, Won First Miss Watertown, Married High School Sweetheart

By Guest Writer | July 10, 2018

Alice M. (Herlihy) Walker of Duxbury, passed in her home surrounded by her family on July 7, 2018 after a battle with cancer, at age 77. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, David Raymond Walker. Alice was the second of 6 children of John Joseph Herlihy & Evangeline McMichael Herlihy. She was the mischievous one of the bunch, yet she was also the person who would drop everything to help anyone in need. Raised in Newton & Watertown.

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