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Senator Moore receives “You Touched Upon My Life” Award |
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BOSTON, March 21, 2005 – On March 15, Senator Richard T. Moore received the 2005 “You Touched Upon My Life” Award for “exemplifying generosity and heart with his deeds that have touched upon so many lives.” The award, created by WMRC radio, honors the memory of the late James “Butch” Moore (no relation to the senator), a local song writer and singing legend well-known in Ireland, Europe and America. As a public official at the local, state, and national levels for the past thirty-five years, and as a college administrator, Senator Moore has touched many lives by helping constituents and college students. He is known for encouraging countless young people to consider public and community service as a means of making a difference in their communities. As the leading health care advocate in the Massachusetts Senate, Mr. Moore has contributed significantly to the health of every citizen of Massachusetts. Senator Moore was presented with the coveted award by Tom McAuliffe II, WMRC General Manager and Dick Ferrucci, the station’s marketing director, at a Milford Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event held at Mickey Cassidy’s Irish Pub in Medway this past week. Previous recipients of the award were: Kevin Meehan of Imperial Automobile Companies and the late Billy Hood of the Hood Companies in 2002; Linda Varney of Varney Concrete in 2003; and Judge Francis and Virginia Larkin last year. “Butch” Moore, who at the time of his death in 2001 was a resident of Sutton, was a popular Irish entertainer initially with the Capitol Show Band, and later, with his late wife Maeve as the singing duo, “Butch and Maeve.” For a time, they owned and operated the Parting Glass Pub on Route 146 in Millbury. “Butch’s signature song, “You Touched Upon My Life,” spoke volumes about a man who had touched the lives of so many around him with his music, his smile, his generosity, and his big heart,” according to WMRC’s McAuliffe. With “Butch” Moore’s passing in 2001, WMRC-First Class Radio created the award to honor his memory. |
