David Edward Herlihy Sr.

HERLIHY, David Edward, Sr. The former president of the Harvard Club of Boston, has died at his home on Cape Cod, surrounded by his family. The cause was pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Boston on August 20, 1934. He was the 3rd child of Frank Herlihy, Assistant Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools and Anne Herlihy, a homemaker. Dave grew up in Roslindale but he spent almost every summer on his beloved Cape. Dave attended Boston Latin School. Dave graduated from Harvard College, an institution which he remained involved with throughout his life. Several days after graduating from Harvard, he joined IBM, where he would remain for 38 years. He met his wife Eleanor Gallagher Herlihy, known as Nonnie, in 1959, and they married in 1961. They began their family, and after time spent in Watertown, MA and Canton, MA they moved to Longmeadow with their five children. While in Longmeadow, Dave became actively involved in town politics. In 1973, they moved to Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. In 1987 Dave and Nonnie returned home to Boston. It was there that Dave ended his IBM career, as the Area Director of External Programs. He led all of IBM's New England philanthropic, legislative, and social action initiatives. He extended this work through involvement in the Boston community, working with the United Way, the World Affairs Council and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable. Following his retirement, Dave was elected president of the Harvard Club of Boston. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Alumni Association. He eventually moved permanently to the Cape, where he became involved with the Harvard Club of Cape Cod, and where much of his time was spent with his children and his 17 grandchildren. In addition to his wife, Nonnie Herlihy, Dave is survived by his children, MaryAnne Ulian and her husband Steve of Wellesley Massachusetts, Elizabeth Herlihy of Boston, David Herlihy Jr. and his wife Ann of Sudbury Massachusetts, LeeEllen and her husband Bob Jones of Concord Massachusetts, and Julie Herlihy and her husband Jeff Kinder of Menlo Park California. He had 17 grandchildren, Christopher, Emmett, Anne, Bridget and Aidan Ulian; Julia, Matthew, John and David Herlihy III; Katie, Charlotte, Timmy and Peter Jones; and James, Elliot, Max and Eleanor Kinder. He was predeceased by his parents and his 2 brothers, Francis Herlihy and Robert Herlihy. In addition, he is survived by 12 sisters and brothers-in-law and 21 nieces and nephews. Funeral from Doane Beal & Ames Funeral Home, 160 West Main Street, HYANNIS, at 9:00am on Monday, August 3rd. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10:00 at St. Francis Xavier Church, 347 South Street, Hyannis. Visiting hours will be Sunday, August 2nd from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Mosswood Cemetery Cotuit, MA. In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of David Herlihy Sr. may be made in support of the Advanced Lung Disease Fund at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Please make checks payable to Brigham and Women's Hospital and send to: BWH Development Office, 116 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116.