Shirley People Who Made a Difference in their Town
Some have been here since the founding of the town in the 1700’s.
Some have only been here half a century.
There may be many more that we didn’t think of listing.
We are open to suggestions of names, and emailed biographical information, to link to this page.
Active Families
Addonizios – Businessmen, Town Activities
Banks – Town Committees, Conservationists, Historians
Boltons – Authors, Historians, Collectors
Chandler – Poltician, minister, historian, author,
Cournoyers – Developers, Recreation
Edgartons – Mill Owners, Authors, Philanthropists
Esielionis – Businessmen, Recreation,
Farnsworths – Farmers, Millers, Artists, Businessmen
Farrars – Developers, Town Committees, Historians, Firemen
Fields – Environmentalists, Authors, Town Committees
Gionets – Businesmen, Town Activities
Grays – Town Committees, Volunteers
Griffins – Conservationists, Town Committees
Guercios – Businessmen, Town Committees, Recreation,
Hazens – Farmers, philanthropists, land developers, historians
Hatches – Businessmen, Town Committees and Activities
Holdens – Farmers, Lawyers, Historians
Januskiewicz – Businessmen, Recreation
Jeannotte – Businessmen, Town Comittees and Activities
Jurga – post office, town government, business
Keadys – Politicians, Recreation
Lamberts – Businessmen, Church and Town Activities
Landrys – Businessmen, Town Activities
Levesques – Businessmen, Firemen, Town Committees and Activities
Longleys – Early Farmers and Millers, Town Committees, Historians
MacKayes – Authors, Dramatists, Environmentalists, Suffragettes
Marcinkewiczs – Town and Church Activities,
McNiff – Businessman, Land Developer
Michauds – Businessmen, Town Committees
Munsons – Land Developers, Philanthropists
Noyes – Businessmen, Town Committees
Quintys – Businessmen, Recreation, Collectors
Reischutz – Town Committees and Activities, Scouts
Rouxs – Businessmen
Saballs – Police, Recreation
Sheas – Recreation, Town Activities
Shiptons – Town Committees and Activities, professional archivists
Tuppers – Greenhouses, Inventor of Tupperware
Wesolowski – Businessman, Church and Town Activities
Wheelers – Firemen, Town Activities
Shirley Grange #254 Citizens of the Year
1978 – Lucy P. Longley – Librarian, Historian, Musician
1979 – Harriet Lyon – Church and Town Activities
1980 – Dorris Campbell – Town Nurse, Church Activities
1981 – Chester Wheeler – Scout Leader, Church Activities
1982 – Elizabeth Sanderson – 4-H Leader, Church Activities
1983 – Meredith Marcinkewicz – Teacher, SHS Curator, Children’s Activities
1984 – Burt Cofman – Lura A. White School Principal
1985 – Gordon Chase – Businessman
1986 – Hattie Holden – Author
1987 – Sylvia Shipton – Town Clerk, Benjamin Hill Pool Committee, Cemetery Commission
1988 – Beth Wade – Librarian, EMT
1989 – Dale McQueen – United Church of Shirley Minister, a Friendship Fund founder
1990 – Sally Coates on behalf of the Shirley EMT’s
1991 – Alphee Levesque – Fire Chief
1992 – Mary Lanteigne – Tax Collector
1993 – Heidi Conley – Shirley Recreation, Mystical Maze
1994 – Fred Gray – Town Committees, zoning, SHS President
1995 – Hermann and Kate Field – Conservationists, Town Committees, authors
1996 – Paul Thibodeau – Chief of Police
1997 – Chip Guercio – Businessman, Town Committees, Selectman
1998 – Hugh Muffaletto – Shirley Youth Visions
1999 – Irene and Milton Westover – Foster parents
1999 – John Farrar – Community Planner
2000 – Gerry Wheeler – Fireman, Sound technician
2001 – Ray Farrar – Oral Historian, Encourager
2002 – Joyce Reischutz – Scout leader, School Committee
2003 – Al Chevrette – Highway Surveyor
2004 – Kevin Johnston – 250th Committee, Town Treasurer
2005 – James Qunity – Businessman, Camp Sunshine Volunteer, advocate for Lake Shirley and streets named for veterans
2006 – Bernie Sweeney, US Army Sergeant Major, ret. – Veteran’s Agent and advocate for vetrans and seniors
Nashoba Chamber of Commerce Spark Plug Awards
1996 – Margie Marcinkewicz
1997 – Paul Przybyla
Nashoba Chamber of Commerce Leadership Recognition
1998 – Ziggy Wesolowski
1999 – Herman Field
1999 – Bemis Associates Inc.
Outstanding Business/Professional Person
1998 – Ziggy Wesolowski
2000 – James Farnsworth
2003 – Mark McNulty
2005 – Ed Manzi, Don Parker
Outstanding Company/Organization
2005 – Shirley American Legion
Robert W. Lewis Award
2000 – Dick Hatch
2001 – Jackie Esielionis
2003 – John and Margrit Oldenburg
2004 – Shirley Griffin
2007 – Meredith Marcinkewicz
2008 – Eileen Ioreo
2010 – Diane King
Roy L. Jeanotte Award
1999 – Bemis Company
2000 – Fidelity Bank
R.L. Jeanotte
2001 – Hazen Library
Rotary Club Shirley/Ayer
2003 – Shirley Grange
September 29, 1979 – Melvin P. Longley Day – Farmer, Historian, Craftsman