Fmr. Wellesley Police Officer Patrick Sullivan Dies

Sullivan served the Wellesley Police Department from 1955 to 1986.

Former Wellesley Police Officer Patrick J. Sullivan died Friday. Sullivan, who was 82 years old, succumbed to pancreatic cancer, according to his obituary. According to the Wellesley Police Department’s website, Sullivan served the department from 1955 to 1986 when he retired, though he worked traffic details and mentored young officers through the mid 1990’s. Sullivan was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was stationed at Chanute Air Force Base in Chicago, during the Korean Conflict. Calling hours for Officer Sullivan are on Thursday, May 3 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Burke Funeral Home, 56 Washington St. in Wellesley. A funeral will be held at St. Paul's Church in Wellesley May 4 starting at 11 a.m.

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Ret. WPD Officer Albert J. "Derb" Maccini Dies

Retired Wellesley Police officer Albert J. Maccini died Thursday, Dec. 1.

‘The Best Day of His Life'

Steve Wasik galvanized a community in life and death.

With tears in their eyes, people lined the Wellesley Square block through the day. They'd wait almost an hour to wind through the narrow cheese shop at 61 Central St. yesterday to pay homage to a man who was much more than another merchant in the busy shopping square. Stephen F. Wasik, owner of Wasik's – The Cheese Shop, died Monday of a cardiac incident. He was 62. His death shocked the Wasik family, who closed the store Monday. But instead of halting the operation through the busiest time of the year, the family decided to press on. On Tuesday, a message went up on the shop's website indicating the Wasiks are overstocked for the Christmas-week rush. E-mails and word of mouth circulated in Wellesley beginning late Monday night about the …

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Letter to the Editor: Steve Wasik

The Wasik family is keeping the shop open.

This letter, from the Wasik family to the community, was submitted by a reader: Dear Friends,      It is with our deepest regrets and sympathies that we inform you, our friends and loyal customers, that Steve Wasik passed away early Monday morning.  He was not only the captain of our ship, but he was the anchor, the rudder, the sail and the wind.  It goes without saying that this Christmas week will be especially difficult for our family.            Naturally, our store is extremely full of perishable inventory at this time and we have many more deliveries scheduled to arrive this week from other small businesses that depend on us to sell their wares.  Because of this, we have chosen to rally together as a family and remain open this week…

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