Obituary for Michael Sheehy
J. Michael (Mike) Sheehy
Pleasantville - Mike Sheehy of Pleasantville, NY and Mashpee, MA died at the age of 72 on July, 13, 2019 at White Plains Hospital after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born in NYC on August 13, 1946. He was the son of Daniel F. and Ruth Sheehy.
Mike graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School and Villanova University. He enjoyed a long career with New York Telephone/NYNEX and Sprint. Over the last eight years Mike passionately worked with children with special needs at Hawthorne Cedar Knolls and BOCES. He lived a kind and gentle life sharing a deep connection with his family, friends, and community.
Mike is survived by his loving wife Georgene Horton Sheehy, sons Michael P. Sheehy, Jim Sheehy (Julia), and his three grandchildren, John, Theresa and Jack. He is also survived by brothers Dan Sheehy and Tim Sheehy, and sisters Kathy Reithman and Meg Mepham.
Mike’s funeral mass was celebrated on July 16, 2019 at the Church of Saint John and Saint Mary in Chappaqua, NY with interment at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY. Memorial donations can be made in Mike’s memory to his favorite charity, Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Pleasantville - Mike Sheehy of Pleasantville, NY and Mashpee, MA died at the age of 72 on July, 13, 2019 at White Plains Hospital after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born in NYC on August 13, 1946. He was the son of Daniel F. and Ruth Sheehy.
Mike graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School and Villanova University. He enjoyed a long career with New York Telephone/NYNEX and Sprint. Over the last eight years Mike passionately worked with children with special needs at Hawthorne Cedar Knolls and BOCES. He lived a kind and gentle life sharing a deep connection with his family, friends, and community.
Mike is survived by his loving wife Georgene Horton Sheehy, sons Michael P. Sheehy, Jim Sheehy (Julia), and his three grandchildren, John, Theresa and Jack. He is also survived by brothers Dan Sheehy and Tim Sheehy, and sisters Kathy Reithman and Meg Mepham.
Mike’s funeral mass was celebrated on July 16, 2019 at the Church of Saint John and Saint Mary in Chappaqua, NY with interment at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY. Memorial donations can be made in Mike’s memory to his favorite charity, Tunnel to Towers Foundation.