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Peter Connolly Obituary
SCARBOROUGH - Peter Connolly died Saturday, May 21, 2016, of glioblastoma. He was 64 years of age. He was born in Melrose, Mass., the son of the late Martin J. and Elizabeth P. Connolly.
Peter graduated from North Reading, Mass. schools, Bates College, Northeastern University and Boston University. His employers included Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Oregon Health Sciences University, Ciba Corning, Chiron, Bayer and Siemens. He recently retired from his position as Director of Research and Development, Companion Animals Division, at IDEXX in Westbrook.
Peter enjoyed gardening, classical music, theater and fine art. He was passionate about his career as a scientist and was beloved by his co-workers at IDEXX.
He is survived by his wife Sally (Coole) Connolly; two sons, Dean A. Connolly of Brooklyn, NY and Reid M. Connolly of Scarborough; two brothers, Paul R. Connolly of North Reading, Mass. and his wife Evelyn, and Robert M. Connolly of Kittery; as well as many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Dr. Devon Evans of New England Cancer Specialists for his compassion and also Hospice of Southern Maine for their empathy and care at the end of Peter's life.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, at
A.T. Hutchins Funeral Home
, 660 Brighton Avenue, Portland. For online condolences, please visit our website at www.athutchins.com.
Donations may be made to the National Brain Tumor Society at braintumor.org.
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Mark Baumeister
March 1, 2023
I realize this is quite late, but I just discovered Peter's obituary. Peter was one of my two favorite bosses in my career. He truly cared for the people that worked for him, a truly 'human' boss. I remember once when my wife was in labor with my second child nearby Tarrytown, NY and I was working that afternoon, I was trying to finish up somethings, and Peter told me to just go - that it was more important to be with my wife. He was a great life mentor as well as a great boss in my early R&D days.
William Robinson
November 19, 2016
I don't know if you will see this but I'm truly sorry for your and our loss. Peter was a really sweet guy. Meeting him was a high point of Bates.
Bill Robinson. 619-851-3989
Eric Basford
May 25, 2016
It was always a pleasure to run into Peter in the hallways of IDEXX and, a few years ago, at Planet Fitness. His smile was joyful, compassionate and frequent.
Miranda
May 25, 2016
Thoughts are with you Sally, it truly was an honor to meet you and Peter at Gosnell.
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