Matthew T. Sheehy

Matthew T. Sheehy of Lawrence, Eagle-Tribune employee; 32 LAWRENCE Matthew T. Sheehy, of Lawrence, died Friday, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 32. Born in Lawrence, Matthew graduated from St. Augustine Grammar School, Lawrence, and from Central Catholic High School. He also attended the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and graduated with a paralegal degree from Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill. Matthew worked in the Distribution at The Eagle-Tribune Newspaper in North Andover for several years. He is survived by his mother, Rosemary (Gollucci) and stepfather, Richard Cayer of Lawrence; his father, Thomas Sheehy and his wife, Brenda of Tennessee; his sister, Christine Desrochers of Dracut; stepbrother, Adam Cayer and his wife, Bernie of Virginia; stepsister, Nancy Cordaro and her husband, Mike of Lowell; uncle, Michael Gollucci and his wife, Janet of Methuen; his aunt, Joann (Gollucci) and her husband, Bryan Whaite of Maryland. He also leaves five nephews; several cousins; and many members of the Cayer and Sheehy families. He was also grandson of the late Jack and Italia Gollucci and Frances and Bernard Sheehy. SHEEHY Friends may call Sunday, Sept. 28 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Charles F. Dewhirst Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Methuen. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Lucy's Church in Methuen. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Massachusetts General Hospital, c/o Thoracic Dept., 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114. To send on-line condolences please visit www.dewhirstfuneral.com