William Francis Flaherty Jr.

William was born in Great Barrington, MA on November 20, 1926 to William and Mabel (Kelly) Flaherty. He married Kathleen T. Duffy in 1956. The couple lived in Great Barrington until 1965; Old Lyme and Niantic, CT until 2011; then Bryan, TX until 2015, when Kathleen died. William moved to Johnson City, TN in 2016.

William is preceded in death by his parents Mabel and William Flaherty, his sister Eleanor Mecke and her husband Theodore Mecke, and his daughter Roseanne Flaherty, who died in infancy. William is survived by his sister, Roseanne Flaherty Madden and her husband John (Winnetka IL); his sister-in-law, Dorothy Duffy Murphy (Trumbull, CT); five children and their spouses: Theresa and Walter Haenn (East Norriton, PA); Kathleen and John P. Ebbott (Manchester, VT); Mary and James Violette (Waterville, ME); Jane Flaherty (College Station, TX); and John and Nancy Flaherty (Johnson City, TN).

William’s grandchildren and their spouses are: Walter and Elizabeth Haenn, and Theodore Haenn; Sarah Ebbott and Kirk Borodaeff and Austin Ebbott; James and Jeanine Violette, Anne and Ben Levergood, Grace, Luke, John and Marie Violette; Clare Lynch and Kevin Malcolm, William Finn and Patrick Lynch; Morgan, John and Catherine Flaherty. His great-grandsons are: Barrett and Nash Haenn; Ellis Violette, and Andrew and Bennett Levergood.

William worked as the plant manager at the Great Barrington Manufacturing Company until 1965, then as a manager at Electric Boat, Groton CT, until 1993. He was loving husband and father, an avid golfer, loved to dance, and dedicated to church and community service. A memorial service will be held at a later date in his hometown of Great Barrington, MA in conjunction with the internment of his ashes.

Condolences can be sent to the family at Monte Vista Funeral Home, 1900 E. Oakland Ave., Johnson City, TN, 37601 or [email protected]. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the American Red Cross would be appreciated.