Biography of mayor thomas m. menino

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          Thomas M. Menino: A Timeline

          From the early years to the victory lap.

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        1. Thomas M. Menino, Boston's 53rd Mayor, devoted himself to the job he loved for 20 years, 5 months, and 25 days.
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        3. Thomas M. Menino, Boston's longest-serving mayor, who presided over one of the most successful urban renaissances in modern American history, died on Thursday.
        4. The first Italian-American Mayor of Boston, he was elected to his first term on November 2, , winning 64 percent of the vote and 18 of the city's 22 wards.

          5. Councilor Menino. (Photograph Courtesy of City of Boston Archives)

          December 27, 1942 Thomas Michael Menino is born.

          1960 Graduates from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. After taking a few courses at BC, abandons college for more than two decades.

          THE EARLY YEARS

          1961 At 19, first meets Joe Timilty, who is elected to city council and becomes his political mentor.

          1963 Gets a job selling insurance for Metropolitan Life.

          1966 Three years after meeting her on a Roslindale tennis court, marries Angela Faletra.

          1968 Quits the insurance business when Timilty gets him an entry-level job at the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

          FIRST BRUSHES WITH POLITICS

          1971 Works on Timilty’s unsuccessful campaign for mayor against the incumbent, Kevin White.

          1975 Once again joins a f