Five Civic-Minded Stonehamites

We asked you for your nominations and here is this week's column featuring five civic-minded Stonehamites doing great work in the community:

• Stoneham Board of Selectmen chairperson Paul Rotondi: "As a Selectman he has brought his skills as a negotiator and businessman to help stabilize the finances of the town. He spends [an] incredible amount of time doing the work for Stoneham."

• Pastoral Associate Sr. Marylou Cassidy: "Pastoral Associate at St. Patrick's for the past 17 years she is the unsung hero to many who are experiencing death and dying, comforting those who are grieving and no one to turn to. She has spearheaded Thanksgiving and Christmas drives for those in need with food and gifts, helped with the St. Vincent D. Paul Society, [heads] the mothers' and couples' groups of Saint Patrick Parish [and] truly [is] a servant for social justice and a woman who never thinks of herself." 

• John and Trudy Anderson of : "Quietly behind the scenes this couple donate(s) to the Boys and Girls Club [of Stoneham], Salter House, Stoneham Theatre and [the] VNA along with many other civic-minded groups they belong to. John is a longtime Rotarian and Chamber [of Commerce] member. All while running Anderson-Bryant Funeral Home and Goodrich Funeral Home in Lynn. [John] and Trudy are incredibly generous to the bereaved they serve, never expecting anything for themselves." 

• organizer Frank Geary: "[He] is the guiding hand to Support Our Troops in Stoneham. He has gotten multiple businesses and citizens to donate to our men and women serving in the military. No man or woman is ever without a care package. Coordinating the packing days, volunteers to collect goods [and] all-around hero to veterans and servicemen."

• Director Mary Todd: "[For years] she has been the director of our library [and] through difficult budget times she advocates with great passion and zeal to keep it open to all citizens. She does fundraisers and is a hard worker to whom we owe a great deal."