Age 20. 1431 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury (Boston), MA. Born 10/25/1922, in Boston. Died of carbon monoxide poisoning (death certificate). Freight handler, Boston branch, Tide Water Associated Oil Co., of Delaware. Was seated in a mixed-gender foursome at a main dining room table near the Piedmont Street lobby entrance with his girlfriend Miss Elizabeth "Betty" Kirwan, age 20, of Malden, MA, Emmanuel College senior, also died, Edward Fitzgerald, age 28 (Born 2/15/1922. Died 7/15/1982, age 60. Last residence Lowell, MA), of Somerville, MA, injured, and the latter's companion, Miss Rita Ratte, age 23 (Born 9/14/1919. Died as Rita R. Eade on 1/11/1999, age 79. Last residence Burlington, VT), of Fairfax, VT, injured. Group was celebrating the 21st birthday (next Monday) of Miss Kirwan. Girls became acquainted the past summer while working at a private institution near Malden. Miss Ratte to a reporter (from Boston City Hospital): "Someone hollered...There was smoke and blackness" (Boston Evening American, 12/02/1942). A sister-in-law of Miss Ratte (not present) to a reporter: "They had just entered the club when the fire broke out and had a table near the entrance. They had not even checked their coats" (The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, VT, 12/03/1942). Companion couple both escaped but with injuries. His remains were identified at Waterman's Funeral Home, Boston. Was single. Raised in Roxbury. Was tall and slender (WWII draft registration, June '42: 6' 1," 160 lbs.). The above fuel distributor (known for its "Flying A" and "Tydol" motor products) was rebranded under the name "Getty" in 1970. Parents Mr. and Mrs. James J. and Anna F. (Cross) Lennihan, same address. Burial at New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan (Boston), MA. Middle name James.

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