Legislator faded away, lived alone, died alone. Anti-welfare Repuke gets hand-outs 2pay for funeral

[Ian David]

Legislator faded away, died alone
But former colleagues honor him, fund burial

By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff | June 28, 2007

He was a 32-year-old freshman legislator, impeccably dressed in a pinstripe suit, crisp button-down shirt, and bow tie, when he strode through the halls of the State House almost 40 years ago.

Representative Richard W. Daly, a Wellesley Republican, was a staunch fiscal conservative who wanted to deny welfare benefits to immigrants and reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives. He decried lowering the State House flag to half-staff in 1970 after the deaths of four Kent State University students.

Those who knew Daly then have been remembering that part of his life as they prepare to bury a man who apparently left no money for his own funeral and had no known relatives to claim his body. They are also struggling to understand what he became after losing his last political race in 1992: a virtual recluse living in a $130-a-week rooming house in Jamaica Plain.

Daly, 71, who never married and had no children, was found by his landlord next to his bed around Memorial Day, the victim of cardiac arrest. He had been dead about a week.

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May THESE four rest in peace:

Composite photograph of four Kent State 1970 martyrs - Composite photograph of Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder. From Kent State University with no copyright restrictions.
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[Solon]

1. How come only the good die young?

Those four had promise, the asshole being buried on other people's dime was a waste of space, both before death AND after death. Let us hope the worms don't suffer indigestion, at least then he would serve SOME purpose.

[CTyankee]

2. He gave no mercy for those 2 kids and got no mercy at his last gasp of life.

Oh, man, if that ain't karma, I'd like to know what is...

[lynnertic]

3. what's the relationship between Daly and the Kent State victims?

[Ian David]

4. He voted against flying the flag at half-staff for them. Fucking asshole. Good riddance to him. n/t