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BOSTON -- In August 2020, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the San Lorenzo Capuchin Friary in Jamaica Plain began using a customized van to deliver food to places where homeless people congregate. Since then, the ministry has expanded in both the frequency of their trips and the depth of relationships they develop with those they meet.
Mark Allan Riccio YORKTOWN — Mark Allan Riccio, 62, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. He did so exactly the way he wanted: with dignity, at home, surrounded by the family he loved and who loved him. Mark was born and grew up in Newburgh, New York. For 30 years, he served in the U.S. Army, from which he retired as a colonel in 2011. His work for his country brought him to, among other places, the DMZ in Korea; Camp Pendleton, California; EUCOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany; and Bagdad, Iraq, during OI and OEF. When he spoke of his deployments, it was always clear that he understood his ...