Haggerty, William J. Jr, of Plymouth, 86, on April 12th at Jordan Hospital. Survived by his beloved wife Sheila (O’Sullivan) of Plymouth and his loving children, William J. Haggerty III of Dedham, Mary Lou Leonard of Plymouth, Francis I.Haggerty of Bourne, S. Jane Haggerty of Lexington,Paul D. Haggerty of St. Paul, MN, Susan M. Carta of Northborough, Christopher J. Haggerty of Shrewsbury, and Grace A. Haggerty of North Brookfield. He also leaves 7 grandchildren. A funeral will be held at the Richard Davis Funeral Home, 619 State Rd (Rt. 3A), Plymouth (Manomet) on Tuesday April 18th at 9AM followed by a funeral Mass at St. Bonaventure’s Church at 10AM. Burial at Manomet Cemetery in Plymouth. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Monday April 17th from 4 to 8PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Bonaventure’s Fund for the Needy, P.O Box 996, Manomet, MA 02345. U.S Navy WWII. On-line condolences may be made at www.richarddavisfuneralhome.com
OBIT INFO:
Born: January 7, 1920 in Springfield, MA
Schools: graduated from Holy Cross in Worcester, graduated from Boston College with his Masters degree and received his PhD in philosophy from Boston University
Residence: lived in Plymouth permanently since 1977 and has summered here since 1950
Occupation: was a professor at Boston College for over 40 years
Hobbies: enjoyed reading, traveling and was a Professor Emeritus at Boston College
Memberships: was a member of the Bonnie Seniors
Place of death: Jordan Hospital on April 12, 2006