ROXBURY – Edward E. Tierney, 97, passed peacefully away on November 20, 2020.
He was born on December 14, 1922, in Elizabeth, N.J., and was raised in the Bellerose section of Queens, N.Y. Edward enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 8, 1944, during World War II. He served in the 314th Air Transport Squadron, 31st Air Transport Group, as a pilot flying C-47s with supplies to the troops in the invasion of Europe.
He married the love of his life, Winna Jean Foley, an Army flight nurse, upon his returning home on June 26, 1946. In 1955, they bought a home in Roxbury, where he started working in carpentry, eventually establishing his own construction company.
In 1960 Edward obtained his real estate license and began a successful career spanning more than 50 years with offices in Roxbury and Washington. He was always known for his honesty, integrity and truthfulness in business. As a husband and father he was extremely easy going, patient, generous with his time and an excellent teacher on many subjects.
Later in life, Edward and his wife, Jean, traveled back to Normandy many times and enjoyed making new friends in France, learning to speak French and renewing his pilot license.
He is predeceased by a son, Brian Edward Tierney, and is survived by his wife of 74 years, Jean Tierney, and two sons, Thomas J. Tierney and Timothy G. Tierney; eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Condolences can be made online at www.munsonloveterefurneralhome.com. Due to Covid-19, a memorial celebration of his life will be scheduled at a later date.
He was born on December 14, 1922, in Elizabeth, N.J., and was raised in the Bellerose section of Queens, N.Y. Edward enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 8, 1944, during World War II. He served in the 314th Air Transport Squadron, 31st Air Transport Group, as a pilot flying C-47s with supplies to the troops in the invasion of Europe.
He married the love of his life, Winna Jean Foley, an Army flight nurse, upon his returning home on June 26, 1946. In 1955, they bought a home in Roxbury, where he started working in carpentry, eventually establishing his own construction company.
In 1960 Edward obtained his real estate license and began a successful career spanning more than 50 years with offices in Roxbury and Washington. He was always known for his honesty, integrity and truthfulness in business. As a husband and father he was extremely easy going, patient, generous with his time and an excellent teacher on many subjects.
Later in life, Edward and his wife, Jean, traveled back to Normandy many times and enjoyed making new friends in France, learning to speak French and renewing his pilot license.
He is predeceased by a son, Brian Edward Tierney, and is survived by his wife of 74 years, Jean Tierney, and two sons, Thomas J. Tierney and Timothy G. Tierney; eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Condolences can be made online at www.munsonloveterefurneralhome.com. Due to Covid-19, a memorial celebration of his life will be scheduled at a later date.
ROXBURY – Edward E. Tierney, 97, passed peacefully away on November 20, 2020.
He was born on December 14, 1922, in Elizabeth, N.J., and was raised in the Bellerose section of Queens, N.Y. Edward enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 8, 1944, during World War II. He served in the 314th Air Transport Squadron, 31st Air Transport Group, as a pilot flying C-47s with supplies to the troops in the invasion of Europe.
He married the love of his life, Winna Jean Foley, an Army flight nurse, upon his returning home on June 26, 1946. In 1955, they bought a home in Roxbury, where he started working in carpentry, eventually establishing his own construction company.
In 1960 Edward obtained his real estate license and began a successful career spanning more than 50 years with offices in Roxbury and Washington. He was always known for his honesty, integrity and truthfulness in business. As a husband and father he was extremely easy going, patient, generous with his time and an excellent teacher on many subjects.
Later in life, Edward and his wife, Jean, traveled back to Normandy many times and enjoyed making new friends in France, learning to speak French and renewing his pilot license.
He is predeceased by a son, Brian Edward Tierney, and is survived by his wife of 74 years, Jean Tierney, and two sons, Thomas J. Tierney and Timothy G. Tierney; eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Condolences can be made online at www.munsonloveterefurneralhome.com. Due to Covid-19, a memorial celebration of his life will be scheduled at a later date.
He was born on December 14, 1922, in Elizabeth, N.J., and was raised in the Bellerose section of Queens, N.Y. Edward enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 8, 1944, during World War II. He served in the 314th Air Transport Squadron, 31st Air Transport Group, as a pilot flying C-47s with supplies to the troops in the invasion of Europe.
He married the love of his life, Winna Jean Foley, an Army flight nurse, upon his returning home on June 26, 1946. In 1955, they bought a home in Roxbury, where he started working in carpentry, eventually establishing his own construction company.
In 1960 Edward obtained his real estate license and began a successful career spanning more than 50 years with offices in Roxbury and Washington. He was always known for his honesty, integrity and truthfulness in business. As a husband and father he was extremely easy going, patient, generous with his time and an excellent teacher on many subjects.
Later in life, Edward and his wife, Jean, traveled back to Normandy many times and enjoyed making new friends in France, learning to speak French and renewing his pilot license.
He is predeceased by a son, Brian Edward Tierney, and is survived by his wife of 74 years, Jean Tierney, and two sons, Thomas J. Tierney and Timothy G. Tierney; eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Condolences can be made online at www.munsonloveterefurneralhome.com. Due to Covid-19, a memorial celebration of his life will be scheduled at a later date.
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