Thomas G. ‘Tommy’ Sheehan
ANDOVER Thomas G. ‘Tommy’ Sheehan, 50, of Andover, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief battle with Leukemia. He was the High School Sweetheart of and loving husband to Karyn (Baker) Sheehan, with whom he shared twenty-two years of Marriage.
A son of the late Mildred A. (Gray) Sheehan and the late Charles J. Sheehan. He was born April 16, 1970, in Lowell, and was raised and educated in Andover, graduating from Andover High School. He then attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Tommy’s life was completely devoted to his wife and three boys. This led him to become very active in his community as a Little League Coach for all of his son’s teams, junior football league coach and as a board member of the AHS Warriors Football Boosters. He loved playing basketball and fishing with his boys. Taking vacations with his family or just walking on the beach with his dogs on a Saturday morning was his way to take a break from his busy life. He was always active in the Community and was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.
Tommy had a very successful career working at Analog Devices, formerly Linear Technology, in Wilmington for over twenty years as a Design Engineer and was recently promoted to Director. He was proud of his work and designs. He loved his work and the people he worked with.
He will forever be remembered as a happy and positive person with a great sense of humor, huge heart and never ending energy.
In addition to his wife, Karyn he is survived by his sons, Samuel Sheehan, Connor Sheehan, and William Sheehan all of Andover; his brothers, Charles J. Sheehan, Jr., of South Hadley, and Matthew J. Sheehan and his wife, Sarah (Aster), of Hooksett, NH; his sister, Christine M. Rees and her husband, Malcolm, of Andover; his mother-in-law, Peggy Baker of Haverhill, as well as his sister-in-law, Julie Sears and her husband John of Hampstead, NH; and many nieces and nephews as well as many cherished family members and friends.
You are invited to His Calling Hours 4 until 8 p.m. on Friday, February 19, 2021at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, 198 Haggetts Pond Road, Andover.
On Saturday at 10:30 a.m., His Funeral Mass will be held privately. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery.
His visitation and funeral will be live-streamed @ https://saintroberts.net/livestream
In lieu of flowers donations will be made to the Tom Sheehan Memorial Education Fund @
https://www.gofundme.com/f/tom-sheehan-memorial-scholarship