Boston, MA - State House - 4/10/01 - Staff Photo: Barry Chin. Departing Gov. Paul Cellucci prepares to hand over a gavel to new Govenor Jane M. Swift as part of a State House transition Ceremony today.

Boston, MA - State House - 4/10/01 - Staff Photo: Barry Chin. Departing Gov. Paul Cellucci embraces his wife Jan as he prepares to leave the State House following a transition ceremony there today.

11-7-2000:Woburn:At the Massachusetts Republican Party party at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Governor Paul Cellucci, speaking about the victory of referendum question #4.

U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife Laura, are escorted by a Canadian mountie and the new U.S. ambassador to Canada, Paul Cellucci (back left), after stepping down from Air Force One at the Quebec City airport upon arrival to attend the third Americas Summit, April 20, 2001. The heads of 34 Western Hemisphere nations will meet from April 20-22 to discuss the creation of a free trade zone. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

SPECIAL FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE U.S. Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci on Friday afternoon, Dec. 14, 2001 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Cellucci was keynote speaker at a luncheon held at the Ciociaro Club for the Windsor District Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza)

Boston, MA----11/18/02---- Former governor Paul Cellucci during the unvieling of the official portraits in the Great Hall at the State House. Cellucci's portrait was painted by Ronald N. Sherr. Library Tag 11192002 Metro -- Library Tag 03192004 Metro

3-15-12 Boston, MA: Former Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci, right, smiles as he glances at his former boss, former Massachusetts Governor William Weld (left) as Weld cracks a joke during a press conference held at the Seaport Boston Hotel prior to a fundraiser for the University of Massachusetts Medical School's UMASS /ALS Champion Fund. Cellucci has been diagnosed with ALS. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:metro slug:16cellucci