Sunday, March 29, 2015
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Happy Spring!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Newsday article about Dr. Pierce ` FYI
over the years, remembered
his son Jeffrey, also a
Manhasset orthodontist
who, for a time, worked with
his father.
“He treated children and
when they grew up, he treated
their children,” Jeffrey recalled.
“He was always
happy and put the kids at
ease.”
As a young man, Pierce
served in World War II as an
ensign in the U.S. Navy, first
aboard a destroyer in the
North Atlantic in 1944, before
heading to the Pacific, where
he witnessed the Japanese surrender
the following year.
“We were part of the force
that was going to attack
Japan,” Pierce recounted to a
local newspaper in 2011.
Returning home after the
war, Pierce graduated from
Fordham University and received
his dental training at
Tufts University in Massachusetts,
where at a dance
he met his future wife, Janice,
who survives him. The
couple married in 1951 and
raised seven children on
Long Island — all of whom
wore braces at some time
growing up.
Professionally, Pierce
served as the president of
the New York State Society
of Orthodontists and, in his
personal life, he acted as
commodore at the Port
Washington Yacht Club,
overseeing activities for two
years. “He learned how to be a
leader in the military and he
was a leader for the rest of his
life,” recalled his daughter Cynthia
McGuinness of New City,
in Rockland County.
He was also a member of the
Knights of Columbus, the American
Legion, Kiwanis International
and a past commander of
the power squadron in Manhasset
Bay.
While he enjoyed fishing and
trapshooting, Pierce also relaxed
by sailing near a family
beach house in Southampton
and taking his family aboard his
38-foot powerboat. “We went
to Cape Cod, up the Hudson
River to Canada and to the Bahamas
— we traveled a lot in
that boat,” recalled Jeffrey.
After retiring in 1997, he kept
residences in Southampton and
Jensen Beach, Florida, before
moving recently to Great Neck,
where he died.
Other survivors are sons
Roger of Charlotte, North Carolina,
and Stevan of Coram; daughters
Daphne Cannata, ofWesterly,
Rhode Island, Holly Browne
of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania,
and Deidra Maleno of Manhasset;
brothers Bill of East Setauket
and John of Bohemia; sisters Ann
Marie of East Islip and Bernadette
of North Bellmore; and 20
grandchildren.
A Mass was celebrated Monday
at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic
Church in Manhasset, followed
by burial at Sacred
Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
in Southampton.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Dr. Edward Pierce~Obituary
I am sorry to inform you of the passing of our neighbor, Dr. Pierce. Our sympathy to his loved ones. May he rest in peace.
Visitation
Sunday, Mar. 8, 2015
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fairchild Sons Inc
1570 Northern Blvd
Manhasset, NY 11030
Visitation
Sunday, Mar. 8, 2015
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fairchild Sons Inc
1570 Northern Blvd
Manhasset, NY 11030
Funeral Mass
Monday, Mar. 9, 2015
11:15 AM
St Mary”s Church
Manhasset, NY
Interment
Following Services
Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
Southampton, NY
PIERCE - Dr. Edward T., on March 5, 2015 of Southampton. Formerly of Manhasset. Beloved husband of Janice. Loving father of Roger (Fran Miele), Daphne (Skip) Cannata, Stevan, Jeffrey (Barbara Brady), Holly (Richard) Brown, Cynthia (Joseph) McGuinness, Deidra (Christopher) Maleno and the late Edward T. Jr. Cherished grandfather of 18. Devoted brother of Bernadette Dempsey, William (Pauline), John and Sr. Ann Marie. Visitation will be held at the Fairchild Funeral Chapel, 1570 Northern Blvd., Manhasset on Sunday from 3-5pm and 7-9pm. Funeral Mass Monday 11:15am St Marys Church, Manhasset with interment to follow at Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery, Southampton.
Published in Newsday from Mar. 7 to Mar. 8, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Spring is Just Around the Corner…
But I don’t know which corner! These were taken an hour ago, and it is still snowing!
Above photo submitted by Pam Spellman.
Looking forward to seeing some green!