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Farewell to a colorful, charismatic pol
photos by John Tlumacki/Globe staff

As treasurer and lottery director for many years, Robert Crane could have been considered the state’s “numbers’’ guy. But the tributes and stories at his funeral Mass in Wellesley Tuesday crackled with the more personal qualities of humor, generosity, music, and loyalty. Many old-time colleagues came, including former House speaker Charles Flaherty (left), talking to ex-senator Warren Tolman. B4.