Thomas Brian Sheedy Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Hampton – Thomas Brian Sheedy, 66, of Hampton and formally of Arlington, VA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA with family at his side. Tom was born on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1950 in Lowell, MA, son of the late Daniel J. and Mary P. (Devlin) Sheedy. Raised in Lowell, Tom graduated from Sacred Heart School, Lowell High School and Lowell Tech (UMass Lowell). After earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, he worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for 14 years, 8 years of which he worked in Germany. He returned to the United States and went to work as a Project Manager for the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. He was with the State Department for 27 years, before retiring in 2013, after which he moved to Hampton. Tom loved to golf and ski and had visited ski resorts all over the world with his friends. Tom will be missed for his wonderful sense of humor and engaging personality. He was greatly respected by his colleagues, and loved by his family and all who knew him. Tom is survived by his brother Daniel Sheedy and wife Sharon of Hampton; his sisters, Donna Smith and husband Joseph of Lowell, and Martha Przystac and husband Steve of Nashua; his nieces and nephews, Daniel Smith and wife Tricia of Upper Belvedere, England, Timothy Smith and wife Molly of Melrose, MA, Heather Peracchi and husband Christopher of Dallas, TX, James Sheedy and wife Monica of Arlington, MA, and Kate (Katester) and Daniel Przystac of Nashua. He also was known as “the toymaker” to his grand nieces and nephews, Matthew and Olivia Peracchi, Danny Sheedy, Megan, Connor and Finn Smith. At Tom’s request, there will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Friday, October 14, 2016 at the Sacred Hearts Parish Church, 165 S Main St, Bradford, MA 01835. Burial will follow in St. Patrick Cemetery, 1251 Gorham St. Lowell, MA. Family and friends are respectfully invited. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Make a Wish Foundation, St. Jude’s Hospital, or the charity of your choice.

Thomas Brian Sheedy

April 9, 1950 - October 1, 2016