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Mostly Cloudy Oceanside resident celebrates 100th birthday
Richard John Cantwell’s 100th birthday was celebrated at the Knights of Columbus banquet facility, in Oceanside, on Oct. 6, 2012. More than 80 family members and friends helped Richard celebrate with cocktails and a luncheon, followed by champagne and birthday cake.
Cantwell’s family moved to Princeton Road, Rockville Centre, in 1928. He graduated from St. Agnes in 1930 and later attended St. John’s University. He married Monica Isabel Desnoes, his high school sweetheart, in 1935.
Cantwell’s family moved to Oceanside in 1938 and resided on Evergreen Avenue where they raised three children: Margaret Mary Cantwell Austin, Richard Joseph Cantwell and Francis Peter Cantwell.
His wife of 62 years, Monica Desnoes Cantwell, die in 1997. Over the years, Cantwell has made many close friends that he enjoys today.
