News: Front Section
Posted: October 6, 2011
Remember When? April 17, 1981
Member of the Mass. Association of Realtors attended the 1981 Realtors Washington Conference. There were 48 Realtors in attendance.
Shown (from left) are: Wilmot Whitney of Weston; Jonathan Orloff, aide to senator Kennedy; MAR president George Brenner of Westport; Joseph Benoit of Somerville; congressman Barney Frank (D-4th district); first vice president Margaret Carlson of Natick; Joan Pease of Sherborn; and executive vice president Milton Shaw. Now pictured: Margaret Heckler (R-10th district).
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