Granddaughter of F/V Mary E. O’Hara cook to speak at service

manatthewheelCarol Figurido of Gloucester never knew her grandfather. Thomas Isaac Moulton and five other Gloucester men “went down to the sea in ships” aboard the fishing vessel Mary E. O’Hara in 1941, before Figurido was even born. But through speaking with relatives and tracking down her family history, Figurido says she’s learned a good deal about Moulton, who was lost at sea at the age of 48. So, come Saturday, she will speak of her grandfather — and the 5,383 other Gloucestermen whose names grace the Fishermen’s Memorial Cenotaph — at the annual Fishermen’s Memorial Service. Read the rest here 12:59 The tragedy – Mary E. O’Hara (1941) Here

 

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