Pat, I am so sorry to hear of your husband's passing. You were a wonderful loving wife as I am certain he was a wonderful husband. Wishing you peace and joyful memories that you both shared.
Edward A. Cregg |
Edward A. CreggLoving husband, father, grandfather and brother, of Lowell, 73
Edward A. Cregg, 73, a resident of Lowell passed away peacefully at Lowell General Hospital on April 23, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Needham) Cregg who survives him and who was the love of his life for 44 years. Ed was born in Lowell, MA on February 28, 1944, a son of the late James and the late Helen (Newell) Cregg, he was educated in the Lowell schools and immediately following graduation from Lowell High School in 1962, he honorably served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict. Upon his honorable discharge, Ed worked at Raytheon in Burlington as a procurement manager for over 25 years. His greatest love was spending time with family and friends, always ready to go for a coffee or a meal especially having breakfast with his childhood buddies and brothers sharing stories of past-time. He was extremely proud to be from a large family of 13 children, growing up in the Highlands section of Lowell and had a ton “Lowell Pride”. He was a history buff, loved family vacations, traveling and watched the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics religiously. Most of all he loved spending time with his grandchildren and going to Lowell High football games on Friday nights. Eddie (aka Voodoo and Vamp) was a standout football player at Lowell High School and was a member of the 1961 Superbowl team that went to the Gator Bowl in Florida. “Big” Ed may be best known for his sense of wit and humor, having what most refer to as the gift of gab and his extremely keen and sharp memory. In addition to his wife Pat, Ed is survived by a son Jason and his wife Liz; a daughter Julie and her companion Ronnie; six grandchildren Brady, Kacey, Mia, Leah, Ryan and Owen; three sisters Donna Cregg Morris, Dorothy Sears and Charlotte Spinney and her husband Jack; three brothers John Cregg and his wife Karen, Eugene Cregg, and Frank Cregg and his companion Michelle; three sisters-in-law Vivian Cregg, Joanne Cregg and Priscilla Cregg; and many nieces and nephews. Ed is predeceased by his siblings: James Cregg Jr., Robert Cregg Sr., Kevin Cregg Sr., Joan Ciardello, Eleanor Sine, and David Cregg Sr., brothers-in-law Frank Sine and Tom Ciardello and sisters-in-law Terry Cregg and Joan Cregg. Ed’s family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff at the Blaire House for the loving care they bestowed upon him during his time there. Friends may call at the O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME, 276 Pawtucket St at Fletcher from 3 until 7 PM on Wednesday. His Funeral Service will be celebrated on Thursday morning at ST. ANNE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 14 Treble Cove Rd, North Billerica at 10 o’clock. (KINDLY MEET AT CHURCH). Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in TEWKSBURY. E-condolences/directions at www.odonnellfuneralhome.com. For those who wish, donations in loving memory of Edward can be made to the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, 30 Lyman St, Suite 10, Westborough, MA 01581. Arrangements by Funeral Director James F. O’Donnell, Jr. (978) 458-8768.
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