EUGENE P. CULLEN Sr.

Eugene P. Cullen, Sr. of Pelham Manor, NY passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, March 27, 2007. He was born and raised in Larchmont, NY on September 2, 1921 to John and Ellen (Killeen) Cullen. Eugene was president and owner of E.P. Cullen & Co., a real estate and contracting firm, for over forty years. He was a life member of the New York Athletic Club, a member of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick -Westchester County and the Old Timer's Athletic Association of Larchmont. Eugene enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 while attending Iona College. He attended the V-12 Navy program at Union College and Midshipman school at Columbia. He served in the South Pacific -Leyte Gulf - Okinawa. He also served 1950 to 1951 during the Korean Conflict - Inchon -Wonson. He was discharged as a Lieutenant. The loving husband of Muriel M. Hanley and the devoted father of Colleen Powers, Eugene, William, Arthur and Peter Cullen. He was also the beloved grandfather to Quilty Powers, Sarah, Eugene III, Cara, Katherine, Caitlin, William Jr., Kristen and Lilly Cullen. The dear brother of John Cullen, Gertrude Duff Williams, the late Rita Macken, Joseph Cullen, Eileen Tiernan and Edward Cullen; numerous nieces and nephews survive. Funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on Saturday at 9:30 AM followed by interment in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.