Loss of Holiday Mainstay Felt by Parade Organizers
Richard Viger, 52, died Wednesday. He was the main reason Swampscott started its holiday parade and was there to anchor it each year.
A driving force behind the Swampscott Holiday Parade was a Lynn man, Richard Viger. Richard died on Wednesday at the age of 52 and his loss is being felt in Swampscott by members of the town's police force who worked closely with him organizing the holiday event. Among them is Det. Ted Delano, also a Swampscott School Committee member. Richard was a stalwart Lynn resident, known to help and seek help for residents in need and a mainstay with the Lynn Christmas parade, according to a Lynn Item story. The article aslo said he worked at General Electric and the Lynn Housing Authority before starting his clean-out and hauling business. He was the reason Swampscott has had its holiday parade going back to about 2004. Each year he reviewed the …
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