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“John “Mike” McNamara of Plymouth, passed away at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston on December 5 at the age of seventy-one, surrounded by his family.
Sergeant McNamara was born on August 21, 1950 in Boston and was a graduate of Hyde Park High School moving on to Western New England University, where he received a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1974. He rose to the rank of Sergeant on the Massachusetts State Police and retired in 2008.
He was also a master instructor in martial arts, a carpenter, loving Husband, Father and Grandfather.
Sergeant McNamara’s family is one dedicated to public service. His son Patrick is also a Trooper in the Massachusetts State Police and is a United States Army Veteran who served two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division.”-Massachusetts State Police.
