KEVIN DUGGAN, STATEWIDE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR,
DIED SUDDENLY

Kevin Duggan, a Statewide Program Supervisor for the Trial Court Community Service Program, died unexpectedly on Sunday.

A wake will be held at the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, 21 Emerald Street, in Hingham on Thursday, June 29th. Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 30, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 147 North Street, Hingham.

Duggan first became the statewide supervisor for the Trial Court Community Service Program on March 6, 1998. He began his career with the Massachusetts Probation Service on September 1, 1977 as a Probation Officer at Marlboro District Court. In 1983, he transferred to Suffolk Superior Court where he also worked as a Probation Officer.

As the statewide supervisor for Community Service, he was known for his commitment to expanding the use of community service as a criminal justice sanction throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

"He sought innovative approaches to the application of community service to promote compliance with court orders, probation conditions, child support, and as an alternative means of collecting probation supervision fees," said Steve Price, Executive Director of the Office of Community Corrections.

Duggan oversaw a vast number of community service projects statewide where offenders contribute positively to the community by performing hundreds of thousands of hours of labor each year. In 2005, offenders performed more than 300,000 hours of work at community service sites throughout the state. Community Service projects ranged from snow removal, landscaping, and general maintenance to the unloading, sorting and distribution of donated food to needy families during the holiday season.

Duggan was a tireless advocate of the program and its benefits to the public and the offenders who were ordered to do community service.

In an interview about the program last year, he said, "The work offenders do in the community service program saves agencies, cities, and towns, and community organizations millions of dollars in manpower. The offenders who perform these jobs give back to the communities by enhancing it physically. They also learn valuable skills and gain a sense of accomplishment."

Duggan added, "When the general public sees offenders in the community doing work, they will witness first hand the courts holding offenders accountable for their actions."

He leaves his wife, Katie, and two children, Kerry and Sean.