John R. Constantine
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher
TYNGSBOROUGH – John R. Constantine, age 79, a longtime resident of Tyngsborough, passed away on September 27, 2020 at the Lowell
General Hospital with his family by his side. He was the husband of Jeannine T. (Rochette) Constantine.
Born in Lowell on February 17, 1941 he was a son of the late John H. and Marjorie (Lovering) Constantine.
John was a school bus driver for the Town of Tyngsborough for over twenty years. He was also employed as a master electrician for Bradford Industries.
John enjoyed traveling and photography as well as he had a passion for repairing antique clocks and watches. He also enjoyed spending time with his three dogs Jack, Jill and Josie.
Surviving him in addition to his wife are his four children, Kathleen Hamilton of Tyngsborough, Michael Constantine and his wife Diane of Pepperell, Lisa Ricard and her husband Michael of Windham and Kimberly Brackett and her husband William of Atkinson, NH; seven grandchildren, Brian Hamilton and his significant other Victoria Burton, Andrew Constantine, Ashton Ricard and his wife Lauren, Tristan Ricard and his significant other Alisha, Heather Constantine, Madison Ricard and Cody Brackett; two great grandchildren, Avaya Ricard and Everhett Constantine; and two brothers, Douglas Constantine and his wife Rose of Tyngsborough and Calvin Constantine of Florida.
Funeral Services and burial were held privately. For online condolences please visit www.tyngsboroughfuneralhome.com been ill with pancreatic cancer in his hometown of Omaha, Neb. Gibson’s death came on the 52nd anniversary of perhaps his most overpowering performance, when he struck out a World Series record 17 batters in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against Detroit.
One of baseball’s most uncompromising competitors, the two-time Cy Young Award winner spent his entire 17-year career with St. Louis and was named the World Series MVP in their 1964 and ’67 championship seasons. The Cards came up just short in 1968, but Gibson was voted the National
League’s MVP and shut down opponents so well that baseball changed the rules for fear it would happen again. bob Gibson
Gibson died less than a month after the death of a longtime teammate, Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock.
Another pitching great from his era, Tom Seaver, died in late August.
“I just heard the news about losing Bob Gibson and it’s kind of hard losing a legend. You can lose a game, but when you lose a guy like Bob Gibson, just hard,” Cardinals star catcher Yadier Molina said.
BILLERICA - Elda Medeiros, Age 91, wife of the late George Medeiros died Thursday unexpectedly, from complications that arose while recovering from a recent surgery, at the Lahey Hospital in Burlington.
She was born in Malden, Massachusetts, October
13, 1928, a daughter of the late Domenico and Mary C. (Appignani) Gigante and was raised in Watertown and moved to Billerica in 1949.
Elda was an active member of the Billerica Senior Center, and, a long time active member of the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society.
She is survived by her daughters, Lorraine D. Kovacs, and her husband, Robert, of Billerica and Wanda M. Milik, Esq. of Englewood, FL; her sons, Michael M. Medeiros, and his wife, Barbara, of Danville, NH, George M. Medeiros, Esq., and his longtime companion, Gail M. Descoteaux, of Billerica, and Richard G. Medeiros of Englewood, FL. She is also survived by her five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.