Arthur T. "Arky" Cummings

Arthur T. "Arky" Cummings of Winthrop passed away peacefully on March 7, 2016. He was 85 years old.

Arky was the dear and devoted husband of the late Barbara (Boisvert) Cummings. Loving father of Kevin Cummings and Susan of Winthrop; Scott Cummings and Alison of Bedford, NH; Douglas Cummings and Colleen of Longmeadow; Donna Cummings, Brenda and their daughter Jillian of Revere; and Leslee Kfoury and Louis of Winthrop. Beloved "Papa" of Amy and her husband Ben, Michelle, Kyle, Kara, David, Ali, Sarah, Isabel, Jillian, Julia, and Ryan. Dear brother of Joseph Cummings and his wife Margaret of Arlington, Mary Hunter of Winthrop and her late husband Edward, the late Howard Cummings and his wife Jeanne of Florida. Brother-in-law of Elizabeth "Bonnie" and Ron Ripley of NH. He is also survived by several loving nieces and nephews.

Arky married the love of his life, Barbara, and settled in Winthrop to raise their family. He was a longtime educator in the Winthrop Public Schools. A quiet and humble man, Arky will long be remembered for his generosity of time and spirit and for his tireless devotion to his family and community.

In honor of Arky's dearest friend, Dr. Richard S. Tacelli (tacelli.org), please make contributions in his memory to Fidelity Charitable. In memo of check, please reference "1069999 Tacelli Fund" and mail to Fidelity Charitable P.O. Box 770001 Cincinnati, OH 45277. Contributions may also be made to WINARC (winarc.org) c/o Nancy Tufo 3 Seal Harbor Dr. Apt 627 Winthrop, MA 02152 or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (michaeljfox.org) P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.

St. John the Evangelist Church in Winthrop was filled to capacity as Arky's Concelebrated Funeral Mass was held on March 12, 2016.
A U.S. Army Honor Guard paid final tribute to Arky as he was laid to rest with his beloved Barbara in the Belle Isle Section of Winthrop Cemetery.