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Ralph F. Greer Sr.
Ralph F. Greer, 73, a lifelong resident of Malden, passed away Monday, September 26, in the presence of his loving family. Ralph was born and raised in Malden. Soon after high school, he enlisted in the US Army where he was a sharpshooter. He served for 6 years in the Army and was then discharged into the National Guard. While serving with the National Guard, he attended and graduated from the Mass Military Academy. He was then promoted to the rank of Captain. He continued to serve in the National Guard until January of 1992, when he retired from the Army as a Sgt Major with almost 40 years of dedicated service to our country. When he returned from active duty in the 50's, he began racing cars in the Peabody Racing Circuit, with what became known as the "Greer Team". His brother, Matty, opened up the Greer Garage on Lebanon Street which Ralph became part of just a couple years later. In 1966, they reopened the garage on Broadway as Maplewood Motors. Ralph ran the garage until his retirement in 1997. In 1956, Ralph married his sweetheart, Sheila A. Lally, and the two shared 49 wonderful years together raising their 3 children. Ralph was an active member of the Malden Lions Club, Chapter 33k, often participating with the Eye mobile. He was also a two time past President and a past Lt. Governor. He was a "Lifetime Member in Good Standing" of the Malden Lions. Mr. Greer had also joined the Middlesex County Deputy Sheriffs office and served as the treasurer of the Office. He also rode the "Blue Knights," Mass Chapter 5, motorcycle team and participated in the precision drills they performed both in the US and Internationally. He is survived by his wife Sheila A. (Lally) Greer of Malden, his daughters, Karen E. Greer-King and her husband Paul, of Melrose and Denise M. Greer of CA, his son, Ralph F. Greer Jr. and his wife, Theresa, of Peabody, his brothers, Alfred Jr. of Hooksett, NH, George of Wolfeboro, NH, and Alvaro of Framingham, his sisters, Theresa Whooley-Locke of Malden and Edith Smith of Malden, and his grandchildren, Paul, Kyle, and Shayna. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Edith (Costa) Greer, his sister Alfreda Heath and his brother Mathew M. Greer. Funeral services will be held from the Weir MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home. 144 Salem St. Malden, on Friday, September 30, 2005 at 9A.M.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph’s Church, at 10 AM. Rev. Richard T. Bakker of St. Joseph's Church will be celebrating. Burial will be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, September 29, 2005 from 4 - 8 PM. Contributions may be made in Ralph’s memory to Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund, Inc., PO Box 6050, New Bedford, MA 02742-6050.
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