Obituaries

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Joseph Goulart	Estelle C. Langis
Liduino Mendonca	Arnold T. Wainwright
Alice M. Lynch, 97	Verna M. Burgo

Joseph Goulart

BOSTON -- Joseph Dutra Goulart, 82, of New Bedford, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, at the New England Medical Center, after a long illness. He was the husband of Filomena (Brum) Goulart and son of the late Manuel Dutra Goulart and Albertina (Dutra) Goulart.

He was born in Fayal, Azores, Portugal, and arrived in the United States in 1960. He lived in Somerset until moving to New Bedford where he lived 12 years. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

Mr. Goulart had been an orderly at the Veterans Home in Bristol, R.I.

He was a member of the Taunton Sports Club and the Portuguese Sports Club, where he was the trainer for their soccer team. He was an avid soccer fan.

Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Connie Medeiros of New Bedford; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was the brother of the late Manuel and Antonio Dutra Goulart.

A funeral Mass will be at 8:45 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

Arrangements are by the Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St., New Bedford.

Estelle C. Langis

FALL RIVER -- Estelle C. (Therrien) Langis, 84, of Locust Street, Assonet, formerly of Princeton Street, New Bedford, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Raoul E. Langis and daughter of the late Philias and Roseanna (Goulet) Therrien.

Born in New Bedford, Mrs. Langis lived here most of her life before moving to Assonet a year ago. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church, New Bedford.

Mrs. Langis worked for the Cameo Curtains Co. in New Bedford for about 20 years until her retirement in 1973.

Survivors include two sons, Alfred G. Langis of Maitland, Fla., and Robert W. Langis of Farmindale, Long Island, N.Y; three daughters, Elaine M. Lang of Charlotte, N.C.; Dolores E. Larson of Irmo, S.C., and Donna M. Raposa of Assonet; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday, at the Hathaway Home for Funerals, 1813 Robeson St., Fall River, with a Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Church, Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, at 10 a.m.

Arrangements are by the Hathaway Home for Funerals, 1813 Robeson St.

Liduino Mendonca

NEW BEDFORD -- Liduino "Lee" Mendonca, 46, of New Bedford, died at St. Luke's Hospital Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, after a brief illness. He was the son of Maria (Luna) Mendonca of New Bedford and the late Eduino Mendonca.

He was born in Fayal, Azores, Portugal, and lived in New Bedford since 1967. He was employed as a taper for various construction companies.

Mr. Mendonca was a member of the Clube Faialense.

Survivors include his mother; a daughter, Amy Mendonca Ship of Newport News, Va.; a son, Michael Mendonca of New Bedford; three sisters, Maria Branco of Stoughton, and Margaret Camara and Dolores Monteiro, both of New Bedford; a brother, Manuel Mendonca of New Jersey; his companion, Laurie Pereira of New Bedford; and several nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are by the Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St.

Arnold T. Wainwright

TAUNTON -- Arnold Thomas Wainwright, 63, of Middleboro, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, at Morton Hospital, after a long illness. He was the husband of Vivian F. (Pierce) Wainwright (to whom he had been married 39 years), and son of the late James and Violet M. (Swartz) Wainwright-DeCosta.

He was born in Middleboro, attended Middleboro schools and was a Korean War era Army veteran who served from 1953 to 1955.

Mr. Wainwright was employed as a truck driver and worked for the Gil-Bern Construction Company, and then for the Weymouth Concrete Company until retiring in 1997.

He was a member of the Teamsters Local #653, and the John J. Glass Post #2188, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Mr. Wainwright was a coach for the Middleboro Little League and was an avid follower of the racing circuit. He enjoyed camping with his family.

Survivors include his widow; two sons, Todd A. Wainwright of Middleboro and Timm A. Wainwright of Taunton; seven brothers, LeRoy LeTourneau of Lakeville, George Wainwright of Brockton, Richard Wainwright of Berkley, David Wainwright of Maine, and James Wainwright, Roger Wainwright and Russell Wainwright, all of Middleboro; five sisters, Marie Covel, Sue Bennett, Cheryl Wainwright and Norma Quaggan, all of Middleboro, and Joan Crocket of Avon; two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was the brother of the late Oliver (Sonny) LeTourneau and Walton (Skip) Wainwright.

Arrangements are by the Ashley Funeral Home, 35 Oak St., Middleboro.

Retired Justice Powell, 90, a force in affirmative action

By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press writer

WASHINGTON -- Lewis F. Powell stepped into a job he didn't much want and left a big footprint.

The retired Supreme Court justice, who died yesterday at age 90, was an often decisive voice in U.S. law. Slight and bespectacled, he crowned his legacy with a decision that upheld the concept of affirmative action while limiting its scope -- a delicate but so-far durable balance.

Powell also cast the deciding vote in a decision rejecting claims of a constitutional right to homosexual relationships.

He "approached each case without an ideological agenda, carefully applying the Constitution, the law, and Supreme Court precedent regardless of his own personal views," President Clinton said. "His opinions were a model of balance and judiciousness."

Powell died of pneumonia in his sleep at 4:30 a.m. EDT at his home in Richmond, Va., the court said in a statement. His health had been poor recently. In January 1997, he closed the Supreme Court office he had used since his retirement 10 years earlier. The two-hour commute from Richmond had become too difficult.

Nominated by President Nixon, Powell had a reputation as a conservative when he came to an ideologically divided court. But to many who watched his 15 years as a justice, he proved himself a captive only of the law.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist called Powell the embodiment of judicial temperament, "receptive to the ideas of his colleagues, fair to the parties to the case, but ultimately relying on his own seasoned judgment."

Powell spoke for the court when, in 1982, it ruled for the first time that retarded people in state institutions have a right to be safe and free from bodily restraints.

A wealthy Virginian, Powell accepted his 1971 court nomination reluctantly, saying he was too old, at 64. And he expressed "deep personal misgivings about whether I will like it. I rather suppose I won't." Nixon told him he had a duty to serve and Powell relented.

Nixon wrote Powell a "Dear Lewis" letter when the justice retired in 1987, recounting his comment during the nomination that "10 years of Lewis Powell on the court was worth 20 years of anyone else."

Powell was hospitalized in 1991 for a fainting spell and irregular heartbeat; he also had hip-replacement surgery that year. A year earlier, he had said his health was holding up better than he expected but added, "Let's face it, I've outlived my generation. Most of the friends I have held dear through my life are dead now."

His wife, Josephine, died in 1996. They had four children.

E.G. Marshall, 88, Emmy-Winning character actor

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK – E.G. Marshall, the Emmy Award-winning character actor who played enough politicians, lawyers and judges that he was sometimes confused with the real thing, has died. He was 88.

Marshall, who had been sick for a short time, died Monday night at his home in suburban Mount Kisco, said his agent, Clifford Stevens.

Marshall had reprised his Emmy-winning role in "The Defenders" for two Showtime episodes in the 1997-1998 season.

He starred as lawyer Lawrence Preston in "The Defenders," a popular CBS courtroom drama series that ran from 1961 to 1965. His portrayal of the father in a father-and-son law firm won him Emmys in 1962 and 1963.

His movie credits included "The Caine Mutiny," "The Silver Chalice," "The Left Hand of God," "Twelve Angry Men," "Cash McCall," "Town Without Pity," "Compulsion," "The Bridge at Remagen" and "Superman 2."

On Broadway he appeared in "The Petrified Forest," "The Iceman Cometh," "The Skin of our Teeth," "Jacobowsky and the Colonel," "The Gambler," "The Crucible" and "Waiting for Godot."

His distinctive voice was heard on commercials, and he was often used as a narrator or a host. He did the narration for "In Memoriam: J.F.K." in 1966 and for several years was host of the annual PBS July 4 production, "A Capitol Fourth."

Everett G. Marshall was born June 18, 1910, in Owatonna, Minn., the son of Norwegian parents.

While attending the University of Minnesota, he weighed entering the Episcopal ministry but said he "gave up on the clergy" when he discovered his leanings toward agnosticism.

His thespian course was determined in 1932 when he got started in radio in St. Paul and then moved on to Chicago where he performed with the Theater Guild on the Air.

The following year he joined a touring Shakespearean repertory company and eventually made it to Broadway. His first appearance was in a Federal Theater Project production of "Prologue to Glory" in 1938.

He played the part of Dr. David Craig in the NBC series "The New Doctors" from 1969 to 1973. His character headed a combination hospital and research center dedicated to finding new medical techniques.

He continued to act in his 80s, appearing in a summer stock presentation of "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" in Westport, Conn., in 1992. He played an aging tycoon whose wife, the president's mistress, is murdered in the 1997 Clint Eastwood film, "Absolute Power."

Marshall married Helen Wolf in 1939; they were divorced in 1953. They had a daughter, Jill, and a son, Degen.

Alice M. Lynch, 97

FALL RIVER - Alice M. Lynch, 97, of Highland Avenue, Fall River, formerly of 580 Herman St., Fall River, died Tuesday, August 25, 1998, at the Catholic Memorial Home. She was the daughter of the late James E. and Teresa V. (Barry) Lynch.

Miss Lynch was a lifelong resident of Fall River.

In her early life she attended St. Mary Cathedral and since 1956 had been a communicant of Holy Name Church.

Miss lynch was a graduate of Durfee High School and Thibodeau Business School.

From 1920 to 1923 she worked in the Office of Corporations and Taxation in Boston and transferred to the Fall River city engineer's office in 1923. She later worked as a clerk in the city manager's office during the administration Mayor D. F. Sullivan from 1923 to 1932. She then became senior clerk at Diman Vocational School where she remained until her retirement in 1961.

She was a member of the Fall River Catholic Women's Club, Fall River Garden Club, Fall River Women's Club, Friends of St. Anne's Hospital, the Altar and Rosary Society of Holy Name Church; the Holy Name Women's Guild; a pioneer member and worker of the 1923 Club of Holy Name Church; the Sewing group of the church; and the Massachusetts, Bristol County and Fall River Retired Employees Association.

Miss Lynch leaves no immediate survivors. She was the sister of the late Gertrude A. Lynch, the late Rev. James E. Lynch, pastor of St. Joan of Arc Chruch in Orleans, and the late Rev. Raymond J. Lynch, chaplain of the Catholic Memorial Home.

Her funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Margaret Mary Chapel of the Catholic Memorial Home, 2446 Highland Ave.

Arrangements are by the Jeffrey E. Sullivan Funeral Home, 550 Locust St.

Verna M. Burgo

NEW BEDFORD -- Verna M. Burgo, 72, of New Bedford, died after a long illness Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the widow of Leopold M. Burgo, and daughter of the late Ellery C. and Lottie E. Sherman.

Born in New Bedford, Mrs. Burgo lived in the city all her life.

Survivors include a son, Leo Burgo of Margate, Fla.; a daughter, Charlotte E. Perry of New Bedford; two brothers, Curtis A. Preece of Fairhaven and William E.C. Sherman; a sister, Caroline M. Harnish of Spring Hills, Fla.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was the sister of the late Malcolm C. Sherman.

Arrangements are by the Sperry & McHoul Funeral Home, 15 Grove Street, North Attleboro.