John Arthur Cunningham, 88 of Bristol, CT formerly of South Yarmouth, MA died Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late William Arthur & Agnes (Quinn) Cunningham, he graduated Canterbury (CT) 1948 and Yale University 1952 as a mechanical engineer. John was a US Army Korean War veteran, served as 2nd Lieutenant and upon completion Engineer OCS. He was a licensed professional engineer in NY & PA and worked his entire career (39 years) with Combustion Engineering. John retired to the Cape in 1992.
In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Eleanor (Pierce) Cunningham (2017) and brother Robert. He is survived by his children Michael (Nancy), Southampton, MA; Kathleen Weber, Bristol, CT; Karen (Kelly) Coffman, Marshfield, MO; and Kevin (Red) (Julie), Carbondale, CO. Also surviving are his grandchildren Christopher, Andrew & Ashley Weber; Jesse & Danielle Coffman; Anna & Cooper Cunningham, Melissa (Tucker) McWeeney & great-grandchildren Cailynn Danneman, Declan & Madaket McWeeney.
John's activities included the Brewster Government Study Committee, Brewster's representative on The Cape Light Compact (13 years), Cape & Vineyard Electric Coop (4 years) and Trustee of the Cape Symphony Orchestra. He enjoyed skiing, sailing and golf.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 30th at 12 noon, in the Doane, Beal & Ames Funeral Home, 729 Route 134, South Dennis, with a Visitation prior at 11:30am. Burial will be held in Hillside Cemetery, Old Mill Rd, Osterville.
For online guestbook, visit www.doanebealames.com.
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