Edward M. BRENNAN

BRENNAN, Edward M., of Tampa, formerly of Washington Township, N.J., passed away Monday, December 7, 2009. Born in 1935 in New York City, he was a graduate of Manhattan College and a certified public accountant. Ed married his wife, Rose, in 1958, and in 1963, Ed and Rose moved from the city to Bergen County, N.J., to raise their growing family. In 1984, Ed and Rose relocated to Tampa at the request of his employer, Hydro Agri/Norsk Hydro, for whom Ed served as vice president of U.S Operations until his retirement in 1994. He was a 40-year member of the Washington Township Knights of Columbus, Mother Seton Council 5427. Ed was a dedicated member of his church and its extended Catholic community his entire life. Ed is survived by Rose, his wife of 51 years; his five children, Jeanne, Clare, Edward, Stephen and Matthew; son-in-law, Louis; daughters-in-law, Patricia, Lisa and Michele; and his nine grandchildren, Kelly, Louis, Megan, Stephen, Kevin, Shea, Ethan, Danielle and Katie Rose, all of whom Ed loved to the moment of his passing. A special thanks from Ed and his family must go to the entire staff at Emeritus Assisted Living in Carrollwood and Dr. Robert Wilson of the Tampa Neurology Group for their care of Ed over the years. A funeral Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul' s Catholic Church, located at 12708 N. Dale Mabry Highway, with a viewing at 9 a.m. that morning at St. Paul' s. In lieu of flowers, donations to LifePath Hospice Garnet Team or the National Parkinson' s Foundation would be appreciated.