- Date Of Birth: February 13, 1943
- Date Of Death: May 14, 2021
- State: Massachusetts
Arthur Leo Darcy of Plymouth, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on May 14, 2021. He was born in Whitinsville in 1943 and was raised in Uxbridge. He attended Uxbridge high school and then went into the Navy at 17. Arthur served on the destroyer USS Bache for 4 years, where he received the good conduct medal. He graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst in 1966 and got his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from UMass Amherst in 1968. As a junior at UMass, he married Constance Lee Doherty in 1966. He went into the dairy and ice cream business working for HP Hood, Howard Johnson’s, and finally as a technical sales representative for Dairy Concepts Inc. He was very proud of the beautiful ice cream plant he managed in Miami, Florida for Howard Johnson’s. Arthur and Connie raised their two daughters following his career as he transferred from Portland, to Brockton, to Endfield, to Scituate, to Plantation, and back to Scituate. Arthur was very active in St. Francis X. Cabrini’s parish, the Foyer of Charity, St. Anthony’s parish, and currently St. Bonaventure’s parish in Plymouth where they reside. Although they moved away from Scituate 11 years ago, he still did landscaping at the Foyer of Charity from spring until fall. Arthur was an outstanding husband, father, and grandfather, as well as brother, uncle, cousin and friend. Known as Butch to many, he lived to make things better. Arthur was a generous, selfless man with his time and talents, always offering to help. He loved gardening, cooking, reading, watching Jeopardy, and he loved to watch his Patriots.Arthur was predeceased by his parents Mary (Houle) and Alfred Darcy; sister, Berniece Bernard; brother Robert Darcy. Arthur is survived by his wife of 54 years Constance (Doherty) Darcy; daughters, Melissa Pooler and her husband Richard of Westford and Meredith Hilditch of Scituate; grandchildren, Richard Pooler, Edwin Pooler, and Abigail Hilditch; brother, Joseph Darcy of Sturbridge; sister-in-law, Erlene Darcy of Uxbridge. He also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, and a multitude of friends.
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