Padric F.X. "Pat" Furlong - Of Duxbury, formerly of Wellesley, Natick, Garden City, NY and Brooklyn, NY, on July 10th, 2005. Born Dec. 29, 1927 to John L. Furlong and Alice M. (O'Rourke). Loving husband of Mary Furlong (Place) of Duxbury. Father of Brenda Furlong Slottje of Ithaca, NY, Padraic Furlong (Sandra) of Manhasset, NY, Myles C. Furlong (Jan) of Falmouth, Edmond Furlong (Carolyn) of Sharon, and Matthew F. Furlong (Maria) of Needham. Brother of Alice M. Furlong of Westbury, NY, Daniel A. Furlong (Maureen) of Yorktown Heights, NY, Maryann Furlong Dwyer (Ed) of Fort Salonga, NY and Christopher M. Furlong (Angela) of Elmont, NY. Beloved brother of the late John L. Furlong Jr. (Louise) of Brooklyn, NY. Proud grandfather of 14 grandchildren and uncle of 11 nieces and nephews. Veteran of US Army (1946-1947). Graduate of St. John's University (BA 1950). Employed by Abraham and Straus (Brooklyn, NY) from 1947-1976 beginning as a stock clerk and ending as Sr. VP Manager of the flagship Brooklyn store. SVP at Helmsley Spear, Inc. (NY) from 1976-1979. Worked for Stop & Shop Cos. from 1979-1987 as VP Director of Stores - Bradlees, and President CEO of Almy's Dept. Stores. Loving guardian and protector of his whole family. Friend, mentor and teacher. His love, courage and faith have and will always guide us and give us strength. Contributions in Padric's memory may be made at his request to: The Sheperd's Fund, Furlong Family Burse, Kellenberg Memorial H.S., 1400 Glen Curtis Blvd., Uniondale, NY 11553.
Family and friends are kindly invited to attend viewing hours at George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St., Rte. 16, WELLESLEY Tuesday 4-8. Funeral Mass and Burial will take place in Brooklyn, N.Y.