Michael C. Mcmahon, Pawtucket F.D. (Ret.)

Pawtucket – Michael C McMahon, 74, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Jacquelyn “Jackie” A. (Lafond) McMahon for seventeen loving years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late William J. and Bertha E. (Dodsworth) McMahon.  Mike proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and was a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. On December 8, 1967, Michael was critically wounded from a landmine explosion while patrolling the Ho Chi Min Trail. He would spend the next two years in the hospital recovering from his injuries. Mike is a Purple Heart recipient and at age 23, he was appointed to the Draft Board of Rhode Island.  Michael went on to a career as a dispatcher for the Pawtucket Fire Department for thirty-five years until his retirement in 2004. He was a member of IAFF Local 1261. In 1977, he received a citation for his actions, while off duty, taken at St. Joseph’s Church fire on Walcott St. Also, in 1989 he received the...