Arthur Brennan Walsh, 83, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, died December 11, 2019 surrounded by family.
He was born May 19, 1936 in New Bedford, the son of the late Arthur F. and Alice K. Walsh. He was predeceased by his brothers, William P. and Paul F. Walsh.
Arthur graduated from New Bedford High School in 1954, received a Bachelor’s Degree from Providence College in 1958 and a Master’s Degree from Boston College in 1959. He spent his career as an English teacher at New Bedford High School.
He is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart, Mary Jane, with whom he recently celebrated their fifty-ninth wedding anniversary, his daughter, Maureen, his son and daughter in-law, John and Maria, his grandchildren, Jack, Joe, Seamus and Maggie Walsh, his sisters-in-law Kate Madigan and Maggie Purrington and her husband Fred, and many loving nieces and nephews.
His Funeral will be held on Tuesday December 17, 2019 at 9 AM from the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, followed by his Funeral Mass at St. Lawrence Church at 10 AM. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Monday December 16, 2019 from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.