from The Patriot Ledger

Milton native James Shields would be a much welcomed guest to a party.

“He was the life of any party he was at,” Shields’ brother, Milton Selectman John Shields, said Sunday. “We are really going to miss him.” (Read the full story here.)

A wake will be held Wednesday at Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home and a funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Church.

Memorial donations may be sent to the Shield’s Children’s Fund, Rockland Trust Co. 288 Union St., Rockland, Ma. 02370.