John Madiganof Tewksbury, former Post Commander ofthe Wilmington VFW Post 2458, WWII vet TEWKSBURY -- Mr. John Madigan, of Tewksbury, formerly of Wilmington and Boston's North End, passed away following a brief illness on September 4th, at the Saints Medical Center in Lowell.He was the beloved husband of the late Florence "Muriel" (Landry), Lorraine (Damiano), and Rebee M. (Whigham).Born in Charlestown, he was the son of John and Elizabeth V. (Martin) Madigan.Mr. Madigan was a retired building superintendent and had worked in the field for more than 30 years.He was a United States Army Veteran of WWII honorably serving from 1946 to 1949.He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W., and served as the Post Commander of the Wilmington VFW Post 2458. Mr. Madigan also held membership with the Tewksbury VFW and the D.A.V. Throughout his life, Mr. Madigan was a car enthusiest, he loved working on antique cars and also loved stock car racing.In addition to his late wives, he is predeceased by two sons, the late Thomas and Paul Madigan, and a sister, the late Dorothy Magrath.He is survived by his children, John Madigan of Maine, Billy Madigan of Wilmington, Mark Madigan of Tewksbury, Elizabeth Marsden, Kathy Mele, Richard Madigan, all of Lowell, and Marytheresa LeBlanc of Arizona. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. He is further survived y his sister, Mildred Kelmon of California.MADIGAN -- Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 374 Main St., WILMINGTON, Wednesday, September 8th, at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass celebrated in St. Dorothy Church, Main St., Wilmington, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Tuesday from 4 thru 8 p.m.. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in John's memory to the Jimmy Fund, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226 ATTN: Contribution Services. For directions, and guest book www.dellorusso.net.