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Cornelius Breen Obituary
Born in Teaneck, NJ, he was a son of the late Cornelius A. Breen, Sr. and Mary (Quirk) Breen. An airline pilot for Pan American Airlines, he retired in 1987 after 20 years of service. He served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force and an Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard. He was a member of the Airline Pilots Association and for many years, a member of St. Catherine of Siena Parish of Warwick.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his three sons, Cornelius A. 'Neal' Breen of Ellington, CT, Thomas C. Breen of Barrington, Michael P. Breen of Warwick, his two daughters, Mary Katherine Breen of Warwick and Lisa A. Vincent of Exeter, a brother, Paul A. Breen, three sisters, Mary Elizabeth Sim, Margaret Sommerlad, Phyllis A. Breen, and 12 grandchildren.
His funeral will be held Tuesday at 9:30 am from THE URQUHART-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Route 5, Greenwood, (Exit 12A on I-95) Warwick with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Catherine of Siena Church, 3250 Post Road, Warwick. Interment with military honors will follow at the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home, Tuesday, 8:30 to 9:30 am. www.murphyfuneralhomes.org
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Memories and Condolences
for Cornelius Breen
Robert LaFrance
October 28, 2008
I was a neighbor of Neal that enjoyed the many conversations that Neal and I had over the years. My sympathy to your family in your loss.
Joanne Frederick
October 7, 2008
Neal and family- I was so sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Joanne
Joe and Gayle DelPrete
October 6, 2008
Lisa and family please accept our deepest condolences. We have known your father for many years and he will missed. We will always remember his thought provoking and informative conversations at all the parties and cookouts. He was a sincere, kind, and giving family man. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Julie R
October 6, 2008
Michael and Tom, I am very sorry for your loss. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Richard Bonheim, USA, Ret.
October 6, 2008
Your family's grief is shared by another from Neal's high school days.
Mattie Young
October 6, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Michael Douglas
October 6, 2008
Lisa, Bobby & Family,
We were saddened to hear of the loss of your father. May you be comforted and sustained by the memories of good times shared with him as you go forward. Please know that we are thinking of you during this difficult time.
Michael & Lizanne Douglas
Helen OHea Schoppe
October 6, 2008
Just remembering Neal from our years at "Saints"
High School...
what a special life he had..
my sympathies are with you.
Frank Stein
October 5, 2008
The Breen Family,
Please accept our condolences during this difficult time. Neal and I were high school classmates, and my wife was a year behind him at St Anastasia's grammar school. We lost track of each other until some high school reunions whhich Neal would always come down from Rhode Island to attend. It was only then that I learned he was a Pan Am pilot flying the Pacific routes, ones that would often take during the 70's and 80's. We wondered together if I had ever been on any of his 747SP flights. We are saddened that we won't be seeing him any more, and will miss being regaled by his stories. but he will remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Brenda Aubert
October 5, 2008
Neal and family, I'm so very sorry for your loss. May God hold you close and comfort you during this difficult time.
Alan Horlbogen
October 5, 2008
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Rusty and Mary Budlong
October 5, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Breen family during this sad time.
Heather & Tim McLaughlin
October 5, 2008
We are so very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
John Blair
October 5, 2008
The Breen Family: Please accept my condolences on your loss. You may not remember me, but I played hockey as a youngster in Warwick with the younger Neal. I remember thinking after practices and games when your dad would pick Neal up at the rink, though, often he was away flying, how cool but how dangerous the job of an airline pilot seemed. I remember seeing him in his uniform a few times and thought how dignified he was. I'm sure you will miss him. But, think about his wonderful life with you all. Go on about your lives with those memories. I'll say a prayer for your family and for your dad's soul. Love, John E. Blair
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