Advertisement

Edward McGaffigan Jr.

Advertisement

Edward McGaffigan Jr.

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
2 Sep 2007 (aged 58)
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.8740862, Longitude: -77.1012107
Plot
Section N
Memorial ID
View Source
Atomic Official. He was the longest-serving member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a forceful advocate of nuclear technolocy. A Democrat, he was appointed to the NRC twice by President Clinton and reappointed by President George Bush, serving an unprecedented three terms.

McGaffigan obtained a bachelor's degree in Physics from Harvard, a Master's degree in Physics from California Institute of Technology, and a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard.

Edward McGaffigan died from melanoma at Capital Hospice in Arlington. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Weeks McGaffigan, who died from Huntington's Disease.
Atomic Official. He was the longest-serving member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a forceful advocate of nuclear technolocy. A Democrat, he was appointed to the NRC twice by President Clinton and reappointed by President George Bush, serving an unprecedented three terms.

McGaffigan obtained a bachelor's degree in Physics from Harvard, a Master's degree in Physics from California Institute of Technology, and a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard.

Edward McGaffigan died from melanoma at Capital Hospice in Arlington. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Weeks McGaffigan, who died from Huntington's Disease.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: hgs205
  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82280566/edward-mcgaffigan: accessed ), memorial page for Edward McGaffigan Jr. (8 Dec 1948–2 Sep 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82280566, citing Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by hgs205 (contributor 46875108).