Mary B. McNamee

1931 - 2025

Mary B. McNamee
1931 - 2025
Mary B. McNamee was born on November 10, 1931 in Greenwich, Connecticut to Sarah and John McNamee, Irish Immigrants, and passed into the arms of the Lord on December 16, 2025. Mary grew up with eight siblings who she nurtured and adored for their entire lives. She was predeceased by her parents, brothers and sisters Gerald (Nancy), Jack/John M. (Patricia), Patrick, Alice (John), Catherine (Clem). She is survived by her brother Connie (Polly), and her sister Ann (John d.) and her 23 adored nieces and nephews who collectively have produced 43 great-nieces and nephews, and 8 great-great-nieces and nephews.
Mary was a devout religious woman who lived her Faith. Throughout her 94 years she quietly, humbly and effectively accomplished countless enduring acts of caring, kindness, civil actions, and charitable works. A few of her favorites were volunteering in a myriad of ways including Meals on Wheels, The Greenwich Hibernians, Red Cross Blood Drives, the Greenwich Women's Club, and Christmas for Appalachian families. Mary proudly participated in the local and state Democratic process, including being instrumental in launching the successful careers of many current prominent politicians.
She served her beloved Town of Greenwich constantly in any meaningful way possible. She was a proud member of the RTM representing District 1, and being the highest vote getter consistently. Mary helped drive the formation of the Greenwich Hibernian's St. Patrick's Day Parade, 37 years ago on the founding committee.
Mary selflessly devoted herself to the betterment and civility of this world. She always showed fierce pride in her Irish heritage and loved interacting with her relatives in Ireland. The doors were always open on both sides of The Pond. As one example, she took a group of her nieces and nephews to Washington, DC to share the wonder and majesty she saw in our Nation's Capitol.
Mary attended St.Mary School, and Sacred Heart Academy and continued on to become a successful businesswoman in her career at American Cynamid. She began as an accountant who then rose through the ranks to become a VP of Finance in a male-dominated corporate environment. She had great fun during and after her tenure there with the friends she made. If you were a friend of Mary McNamee's, you were blessed with someone who would do anything she could to help you in any way she could.
Mary was the fiercely independent, deeply religious Matriarch of the extended McNamee family, loving and representing us in a manner we can only strive to achieve. She hosted countless Family Reunion picnics at the home she provided for her mother and father for the last years of their lives in Greenwich Connecticut.
We wish to thank all the doctors and caregivers who provided Mary comfort in her final years, especially her aide Patricia Fullerton, whose presence in Mary's life was a blessing.
Mary passed peacefully with the love of the family and the Lord raising her to Heaven.
Arrangements are as follows:
Visitation – Monday December 29, 2025, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Leo P Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, Arch Street, Greenwich.
Funeral Mass – Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 10 a.m. at St. Mary Church, Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich.
Interment to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, North Street, Greenwich.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to an organization that selflessly aids the world as Mary did.
The light Mary B. McNamee shone on this Earth will live forever in our hearts and those of the countless people she helped in her lifetime.