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EDWARD REIDY Obituary

REIDY, Edward P., Sr. Of Weymouth, died June 22, 2012. Edward lived in Hingham for 40 years before moving to Weymouth 24 years ago. After graduating from Roxbury Latin High School in 1943, he went onto to achieve a bachelors degree from MIT with the class of 1950 and a master's degree from Boston State Universitywith the class of 1975. As a Professional Engineer, Edward worked for many companies, including AT&T, Polaroid Corporation, Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, R.G. Harrold Associates and Gale Associates, Inc. He taught at Wentworth Institute of Technology and most recently worked for the Commonwealth of MA. Beloved husband of the late Patricia (Delano) and Ruth (Williams). Devoted father of Robert Reidy and his wife Debbra of Tully, NY, Pamela Patch and her husband Ted of Marshfield, Judith Reidy of Boston, Deborah Reidy of Charlestown and the late Edward P., Jr. and Charles Reidy. Loving father-in-law of Diane Reidy of Chelmsford. Cherished "Gumpy" of Mark and Evan Patch, Marcella Patricia Reidy and John and Kevin Reidy. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Tuesday 4-7 PM in the McDonald Funeral Home NORTH WEYMOUTH at 40 Sea Street (offRT.3A-BicknellSq.) Relatives and friends will gather in the Funeral Home at 9 AM on Wednesday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Paul's Church, Hingham at 10 AM. Burial in MA National Cemetery, Bourne. See McDonald-Funeralhomes.com for directions and online condolences.

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Published by Boston Globe from Jun. 24 to Jun. 25, 2012.

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Debbie Reidy

July 17, 2012

Debbie Reidy

July 17, 2012

Thank you all for the messages. We are touched by how many people and how many ways we've been reached out to during the recent loss of our Dad and brother Charlie. Thank you for sharing your memories.

Patrick Murphy

July 17, 2012

To the Reidy and Patch families,
I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your father and, earlier, your brother and thank you very much for coming up to New Hampshire for my mother's services.

Steve Sandersen

June 26, 2012

I am truly blessed that Ed considered me his friend.

Matt Mulvey

June 26, 2012

I had Ed as a Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology.
He quickly gained the respect of his students for because of his knowledge of construction methods and his genuine concern that his students succeeded. He became a life long friend to his charges at WIT.

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