away peacefully under the care of the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, MA. He was
surrounded by his loving family throughout his brief time while at the hospice care facility.
He was born to the late Andrew and Mae Delaney, March 7th, 1936, in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Bill graduated from Harvard University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts degree
followed by a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the United States Naval
Post Graduate School in 1967, and then a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine
University in 1977. He married the love of his life Shirley A. Sweeney in 1959 and they shared
61 years of marriage together.
Bill retired as a Lieutenant Commander from the United States Navy in 1979 after 20 years of
service as a Naval Aviator. After which he was a civilian defense contractor for the U.S. Military
retiring in 2002. Bill was an avid builder and master of carpentry with his crowning achievement
being his Cape house, where he lived with his wife until the time of his passing. His passion for
life was his family, epitomizing what a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather should
be.
Bill is survived by his wife Shirley A. Delaney and four children: his sons Bill Jr., Dave, and
Bryan and his daughter Donna Kneeland, his beloved sisters Carol Kelland and Kathleen
LaPlante and his brother Gerry. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. He was predeceased by his son Tom who was also a career military aviator.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to The McCarthy Care Center
in South Sandwich, Massachusetts.
https://www.capecodhealth.org/cape-cod-healthcare-foundation/types-of-gifts/mccarthy-carecenter---memorial-garden-walk/
A viewing will be held Wednesday June 23rd from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30pm with a Funeral Service taking place at Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home in Sandwich, MA at 12:30pm. followed by the burial service at 2 p.m. at The National Cemetery in Bourne.
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