Timothy J. Foley

Timothy J. Foley obituary

Timothy J. Foley

Timothy Foley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by William J. Gormley Funeral Home from Oct. 6 to Oct. 7, 2025.

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FOLEY, Timothy J. of Boston, October 3, 2025. Timmy was born February 25, 1959 to Donald E. Foley and Jean (Kelly) Foley, raised in Boston and spent his entire life here. He graduated from Boston Latin School and continued his studies at UMass Boston. Timmy went on to a career at Verizon where he made many lifelong friends.

He is preceded in death by his beloved parents Donald and Jean and brothers Donald E. Foley, Jr. and John F. Foley and is survived by his sister Mary Ellen Perry and her husband Michael, and his brothers Peter K. Foley and Edward A. Foley and his wife Lisa, as well as his sister-in-law Roseanne Foley. â??Uncle Timmyâ?� will be missed by his nieces and nephews: Sara, Mara, Donny, Sam, Matthew, Derek, Shane and Mandy.

Timmy was an avid collector of comic books. His eclectic tastes in television included PBS, MeTV, Jeopardy and the Tennis Channel. He was a lover of history and all things Royal.

He will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.

Funeral from the William J. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Centre Street, WEST ROXBURY on Saturday, October 11th at 9:00AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Name Church at 10:00AM. Visiting hours Friday, October 10th from 4:00PM to 7:00PM. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. For guestbook, please visit gormleyfuneral.com.

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