Coffey, William Joseph, age 75, passed away on May 1, 2020 at Mass General Hospital after fighting Covid-19 for three weeks. He was born September 14, 1944 in Medford, Massachusetts to Joseph and Edna (Branch) Coffey. He was the youngest of 4 children. He is survived by his siblings; Joseph Coffey (Revere MA), Eileen Schacht (Londonderry NH) and John Coffey and his wife Karen (Wakefield MA).
He grew up in Medford, MA and went to St. James School and then went on to Medford Vocational High School. He was a hard worker always keeping busy. He worked at the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company back in the 70’s on the fish pier and then worked for several years at the Broadway National Bank in Chelsea and Revere. Before he retired he worked a few years as a truck courier.
He married Ann Marie (Connarton) on January 15, 1966 and together they had one child, Lisa Marie ( Keniston). Ann Marie passed away on August 4, 1979 after a long illness. A few years later he married Linda (Cesario) on February 13, 1981 and together they had three children; William Joseph Coffey, Keith Michael Coffey and Jennifer Lynn Coffey. He is also survived by his bonus daughter Lisa DiDonato, 8 grand-children; Kayla, Nicholas, Kenny, Lizzy, Joey, Rachel, Emily and Kyle as well as many nieces and nephews.
Family meant a lot to him and he loved doing things with them as often as he could. Many trips to the White Mountains through the years and because of him we all learned to love camping and spending time together. He was a baseball coach for Somerville Little League for many years. In his 75 years on this earth he was a great friend to many, he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. He will be greatly missed. Services will be announced at a later date when it is safe for all to gather.