Daniel P. Carroll

CARROLL, Daniel P. of Norwood, went to his eternal rest August 11, 2024, at the age of 92, six years after the death of his beloved wife Arlene (Melanson).

Carroll grew up in Newton, where he graduated from Sacred Heart High School. A printing apprenticeship led to more than 20 years of employment with the Boston Herald-Traveler and the Boston Globe.

Dan traveled with the Boston Typos baseball team sponsored by the International Typographical Union (ITU). He would later trade his playing days for labor negotiations representing the Boston Typographical Union #13. With changes in the newspaper industry, Dan joined the Middlesex District Court in Waltham where he served as a court officer until his retirement at the age of 70.

Dan’s love of sports kept him on the baseball field as a youth coach and an umpire. He was an active member of the Eastern New England Baseball Umpires Association and the Boston chapter of the Collegiate Baseball Umpires Association. He gave his time generously, helping to found and coach the first basketball team from St. Catherine of Siena School, as well as coaching many seasons of Babe Ruth baseball.

Daniel is predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Arlene (Melanson); parents, Patrick and Mary (Murphy) Carroll; brother Rev. John P. Carroll; infant son Robert and son-in-law Terry English. Beloved father of Loretta, Daniel and his wife Kristina, Stephen and his wife Karen, Luke, Jeannine English, and Elena Lindenthal and her husband Jim. Cherished grandfather of Devin and her husband Jeff, Molly and her husband Eric, Leo, Clayton and his wife Joanna, Avery, Matthew, Stephen, Andrew, Meghan, Brianna, Kurt, Von, Dean, Hannah and Laney.

Services from Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rt. 1A) NORWOOD on Tuesday, August 20 at 10 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 547 Washington Street, Norwood at 11 AM. Interment will follow the Mass at Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Visiting Hours in the Funeral Home on Monday from 4-8 PM.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Daniel P. Carroll to St. Catherine of Siena School, 249 Nahatan Street, Norwood, MA 02062.