William Jermyn

William F (Billy) Jermyn, age 70, of Sanford, Florida passed away peacefully at home on September 19, 2013 after a brief illness. A native of Hingham, MA, he leaves behind his beloved wife of 47 years Nancy and loving children; son Chief Petty Officer Keith Jermyn, USN and wife Lisa of Hingham, MA and daughter Karla Jermyn Teegarden of Sanford, FL. Adoring grandfather (Pappy) to Nicolas, Kalli, and JT Jermyn of Hingham and Dylan Teegarden of Sanford; and cherished brother of Dorothy Galo and Martha Schuka of Hingham, Nancy Wilkie of Rockland MA, Carol Staffier of Avon MA, and Marjorie Perry of Dania Beach FL and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by parents Howard & Hope Jermyn of Hingham and brothers Howard Jermyn of Washington, ME and Dick Jermyn of Weymouth, MA. Billy was a US Navy veteran serving from (1961 | 1967) as a sail maker aboard the subtender USS Fulton AS11. An expert tree-surgeon he was retired from the City of Sanford Public Works Department and was a former Town of Hingham elected official: Superintendent of Hingham Tree and Park Department. At the age of 44 he ran in the 1987 Boston Marathon crossing the finish line in (3h 48m 12s). He was an avid motorcycle enthusiast; traveling from Alaska to Costa Rica, and just about every state in between on his Harley, earning him the coveted Iron Butt Award from Easy Rider Magazine. A talented artist; he could make you anything from anything at all. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to:Rolling Thunder Charities, Inc. PO Box 327, Neshanic Station, NJ 08853. Billy donated his body for scientific research and will be cremated thereafter. His living will ends with the following passage: Burn what is left of me and scatter my ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow. If you must bury something be it my faults weaknesses, and all prejudice against my fellow man. Give my sins to the devil and my soul to God. If by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have asked I will live forever.