As life-long residents of Wakefield and having been involved with TSF for over thirty years, Robert and Merilyn Eldridge started their own fund as another way to give back to their hometown. Both are graduates of Wakefield High School; Bob, Class of 1958; Merry, Class of 1959. Both of their children are graduates of Wakefield High School; Mark, Class of 1983; Pamela, Class of 1985. One grandchild graduated Wakefield High School; Aaron Lucci, Class of 2014; and one grandchild, Cassandra Lucci, is a member of WHS Class of 2017. Their parents were also graduates of Wakefield High School in the 1930s. Bob and Merry were inducted into the Wakefield High School Hall of Fame in 2013. Both are very dedicated volunteers, including WAAV (Wakefield Alliance Against Violence), Colonel James Hartshorne House, as well as founders and directors of WAM (Wakefield Adult Mentors). They have also been involved in other volunteer endeavors outside of Wakefield.
Establishment of the Celeste Landers Wentworth Fund
Celeste Landers Wentworth was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, who passed away on June 12, 2026. Celeste was raised in Wakefield, Massachusetts, where she attended the public schools and graduated from Wakefield High School. She continued her...