Background
O'Leary, Wilfred Leo was born on July 3, 1906 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel Joseph and Frances Marie (O'Hara) O'L.
O'Leary, Wilfred Leo was born on July 3, 1906 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel Joseph and Frances Marie (O'Hara) O'L.
Graduate, Boston Latin School, 1925; Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, 1929; A.M., Boston College, 1930; Master of Education, State College at Boston, 1938; Doctor of Education, Calvin Coolidge College, 1954.
Master, Boston Latin School, 1934-1942, 64-76; headmaster, Boston Latin School, 1948-1957; head history department, Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1948-1957; assistant professor education, Calvin Coolidge College, 1952-1957; head master, Roslindale High School, Massachusetts, 1957-1964. Board directors, chairman finance committee Roslindale (Massachusetts) Cooperative Bank.
Member Massachusetts Advisory Council on Education. Public member Massachusetts Board Dental Examiners, 1979-1985. Member advisory board Scholastic magazine, 1960-1964.
Board directors Boston chapter American Red Cross. Member house of deals Massachusetts Easter Seal Society, 1976-1978. Chairman foundations committee Parkway Boys Club, Boston, 1978.
Member Massachusetts State-Boston Retirement Board, 1985-1986. Served with United States Air Force, 1942-1946. Colonel Reserve (retired).
Member Boston Headmasters Association (president 1963-1965), Boston Latin School Alumni Association (secretary, librarian, Man of Year award 1975), American History Association, Boston Athenaeum, National Council Social Studies Teachers, National Association Secondary School Principals (citation for outstanding contributions to public education 1975), Massachusetts Association Secondary School Principals, Bostonian Society, Military Order World Wars United States, P.M., Boston Head Masters' and Principals Association (president 1966-1969), Massachusetts Schoolmasters' Club (president 1964-1965), The Headmasters Association (vice president 1972-1973, president 1976-1977, Great Head award 1983), Air Force Association (charter), Northeast History Teachers Association (vice president 1958-1959, president 1950-1960).
Married Gertrude Margaret Cashman, June 26, 1938. 1 child, Ann Marie (Mistress James S. Gessner).