HUGH PATRICK MC CARTHY
JUNE 26, 1933 - MAY 20, 2013
MC CARTHY, Hugh Patrick, born in New York City in 1933, lately of Quincy, MA, to his beloved parents Callaghan McCarthy and Mary Winters, died peacefully on May 20, 2013 at UMASS Memorial Hospital in Worcester, MA, supported and comforted by his loving children, Kathleen Buck, Anne McCarthy, Brendan McCarthy, Genevieve Drinan, Daniel McCarthy and Mary McCarthy. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and his devoted sisters, Patricia Muenzen of Clinton, NJ and Margaret McGuire of Marlboro, MA and along with eighteen loving nieces and nephews. Hugh was predeceased by his eldest son Paul Hugh McCarthy (d. 1980).
Hugh McCarthy graduated from Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, in 1955 and in 1959 received his Master of Science, Biology, degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He taught for several years in the Congregation of the Irish Christian Brothers at St. John’s, Newfoundland. Moving back to New England (New York City, New Jersey and lastly Massachusetts) his career continued in teaching and in publishing as science editor for Silver Burdett Co. and with Rheinhard, Holt and Winston and subsequently D.C. Heath/Raytheon. Of his many experiences he remembered with pleasure his association with the Knights of Columbus at Chester, NJ and the good friends he made there. He will be remembered for his wit, his erudition, and his passionate love for his family.
Visiting hours are Sunday, May 26 from 4-8:00 p.m. at the George F. Doherty and Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St. (Rt. 16), Wellesley, MA. Funeral mass will be celebrated Monday, May 27 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul’s Church, Wellesley, MA. Private internment on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Saint Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, MA. 167 North Spencer Rd. Spencer, MA 01562-1233