J. Timothy O'Connor III

EAST FALMOUTH —

J. Timothy O'Connor III of East Falmouth died on Aug. 1, 2008, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, after a brief illness.

Tim was the husband of Mercedes (Smith) O'Connor, to whom he was married for more than 40 years. They were married at St. Eulalia's Roman Catholic Church in Winchester, on Aug. 26, 1967.

He was born in Worcester, on March 1, 1941, to John T. and Katherine (Cahill) O'Connor Jr. After graduating from St. Peter's High School, he graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1962 and served as a naval officer for two years. In 1970, he graduated from Columbia Business with a Master of Business Administration.

Mr. O'Connor worked for many years in Manhattan in finance and lived with his family in Darien, Conn., for more than 30 years. He retired to East Falmouth in 2004.

He was an active runner for many years, running more than 25 marathons all over the world. He was also an avid gardener, and enthusiastic traveler, but his primary love was his wife and children.

In addition to his wife, he leaves two sons, John T. O'Connor IV (Amy) of Swampscott, and Matthew S. (Stacy) O'Connor of Summit, N.J.; a daughter, Marisa M. (Daniel) Mulvihill of Jersey City, N.J.; and six grandchildren, Colin M., Madeline M. and Mary Katherine O'Connor of Summit, N.J., John T., V (Finn) and Cecelia H. O'Connor of Swampscott, and William P. (Liam) Mulvihill II of Jersey City, N.J. He also leaves a brother, David C. O'Connor of Harwich; and a sister, Maureen Baldwin of East Falmouth.

There will be a memorial service at St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church in East Falmouth, at noon on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008.

Donations may be made to the College of the Holy Cross, c/o Tom Cadigan, Crusader Athletics Fund, One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610-2395, in memory of Tim O'Connor, '62 for the Track/Cross Country Program.