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John I. "Jackie" Balfour
John Irwin Balfour, 50, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died Thursday, February 1, 2007 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. Jackie was born in Portland Maine in 1956. At an early age he moved to Melrose, MA, where he grew up and attended Melrose High School. He soon took employment with the Metropolitan District Commission. He worked there for many years until the MDC was realigned, at which time he worked as a foreman for the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority. Between the MDC and MWRA, Jackie had worked for over 34 year for the state. Jackie was an avid racing enthusiast. In his earlier years, he participated in both drag racing and boat racing. He was a member of the National Hot Rod Association, and had recently been working as part of a pit crew. Jackie was also a big fan of hockey, and enjoyed seeing the Bruins play. He is survived by his wife Veronica M. (Richman) of Melrose, his son David J. of Londonderry, NH, his daughter, Kaitlan M. of Londonderry, NH, his step children, Jonathan C. Walsh of Tewksbury, Lisa M. Povere of Weymouth and her daughter Lydia, his step mother, Beverly (McHatton) Balfour of Amherst, NH, his brothers, David B. Balfour, Jr. of Melrose, Stephen I. Balfour of Atlanta, GA, Robert L. Balfour of Melrose, his sister, Karen E. Barretto of Haverhill.. He was preceded in death by his father David B. Balfour Sr., and his mother Mary (Noonan) Milot. Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden, on Monday, February 5th from 4-8 PM. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. at the funeral home. Pastor Martha Dominy of the First Baptist Church of Malden will be officiating. Burial will be in the Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose.
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