John E. McCluskey, MD of Duxbury, died on March 7, 2009. He was 99 years old. Dr. McCluskey was born and raised in Manchester, Conn. In 1927, he won the first Manchester road race.

He practiced medicine in the Brockton area for many years. In his retirement he worked as a doctor at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital. He was involved with Cardinal Cushing Pilgrimages, and was active in international charities with various Catholic associations. It was while involved with these charities that he visited Lourdes and Peru.

He had been a resident of Duxbury since 1976. He was the husband of Helen M. McCluskey; father of Mary McCaffrey and her husband Larry of New York, and John McCluskey and his wife Robin of Duxbury; grandfather of Brigid McCaffrey of California, Nora McCaffrey of New York, Meghan McCluskey of S. Boston, and Patrick McCluskey of Duxbury. A funeral Mass was held at Holy Family Church on March 10. Interment will be at the Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cranberry Area Hospice, 36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 326, Plymouth, MA 02360.