Edward-Leary-Obituary

Edward M. Leary

Holden, Massachusetts

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LEARY, Edward M. "Coach" Of Acton, formerly of Cambridge, on Nov. 25, 2008. Loving husband of 44 yrs. of Carol Ann (Foley). Father of Maura L. Leary of Acton & Sean D. Leary & wife Margaret of Holden. Grandfather of Deirdre, Carly, Edward, Patrick, Seamus, Owen, Malachi & Rileigh of...

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Hi Neddie,

Your grandson is on the football team and made a touchdown!!!!! You are always with me Neddie.

Hi Neddie,

See you on the "Knickknack" shelf.

Miss your blonde jokes ~ really misss you Neddie

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Dear Leary Family,
I cannot even begin to tell you how blessed I am to have been taught and coached by Ed Leary. His positive influence on me helped shape the person I am today. I will admit there were times (running 19 hill sprints after a bad loss sticks in my mind) that I did not quite appreciate the lessons being taught at the time. But I still use and pass along the lessions and philosophies he taught me over 30 years ago.

My thoughts, prayers and love go out to you at this...

To My Brother Neddie Leary ....... all I can write is I Love You and thank you for being my oldest, big brother.......you taught me at age 5 how to carry a football with your love, kindness and unconditional love I am who I am and I owe alot of it to you. You were the greatest friend, brother and Uncle to Jeffrey John and Jean.Pierre. I will look up at the sky and know you are shinning down on all of us.
Always Love, Katie Bovie, Berkeley, California

Dear Ann and family, all of us at the respiratory dept at Emerson send our condolences to you and and your family. We all loved taking care of Ed.

To the Family - Ed taught me how to play 'powderpuff football' and I have a wonderful picture in my yearbook with him and treasure it everytime I open my book. He was a good kind gentle man. As I visit Acton many times a year I always pass the house wondering how he was doing. I would see him on his walks daily and was knew he was a strong man that wouldnt give up on his health. I am sorry for your loss and have also gone thru a loss on the 19th Nov. I will pray for your family that you get...

To Ann and family

My deepest sympathies to you and your family; Coach Leary was icon to us all. He was a part of what made me and many others. His thoughts, ideas, sayings, work ethics, and love of life molded me. Coach Leary I will truly miss the emails, birthday cards, phone calls and yearly stop-ins. You love and thoughts will live within me as in all my student athletes of the past 31 years.

Dear Leary Family,
I wish to extend my deepest sympathies in your time of sorrow. Coach was a GREAT person, inside and out, and judged to be so by the countless lives that he touched. We are all better people having known him.

Dearest Family,
I am so sad that my GREAT Uncle Neddie has died. I think I may have been one of his last "students". When I visited him on November 1, at his rehab hospital, he taugh me how to lift a hand weight correctly.I vaguely remember a Cambridge reunion at my grandmother's house in '05 I saw my Great Uncle drinking a cup of coffe with his cane next to him. I loved him a lot and will miss him.