Obituaries

Memorial Service Planned For 8-Year-Old Harry O'Connor

The eight-year-old boy died after his family's boat capsized in Cape Cod.

SUDBURY, MA—A memorial service is being held for eight-year-old Harry O'Connor at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, on Concord Road, at 5 p.m. on Monday.

O'Connor died when his family's boat capsized in Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, where 12 people were rescuedafter the accident. O'Connor was unresponsive and brought to the hospital, where he died.

The Sudbury Public Schools have made grief counselors available to students, faculty, and staff.

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“We share in the unimaginable grief of the O’Connor family, and the men and women of the Sudbury Police Department are offering our full support to the family this week and onward,” Sudbury Police Chief Scott Nix said in a statement.

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