James M. Lennon

LENNON, James M., of Norwood, died October 8, 2010. He was 63. Mr. Lennon was the founder and owner of Sandpiper Pool Service Inc. since 1967. A graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, class of 1964, he was the aquatics director for the Town of Norwood during the 1960s & 1970s, and coach of the Norwood Stingrays. He was the son of the late John J. and Frances G. (Dunn) Lennon; Beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth “Betty” (Amirault) Lennon; Loving father of Kristen Allen and her husband Andy of Blackstone, MA, Michael K. Lennon of Norwood, Kristina Bennett and her husband John of Norwood, Keith A. Eppich of Waltham, and Maren E. Eppich of Norwood; Cherished grandfather of Emily, Timothy and Jack Allen, Sully, Liam and Brigid Bennett, and Kayden Eppich; Brother of John J. Lennon and his wife Judith of Fort Myers, FL, Kathleen Pfeffer and her husband Paul of Wrentham, Jane Connolly and her late husband Thomas of S. Walpole, and Mary Ellen Hamilton of Jacksonville, FL. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, October 11 at 11:30am in St. Timothy Church, 650 Nichols Street, Norwood. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, October 10, from 4:00 – 8:00pm at the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rte.1A), NORWOOD. Interment will be private. Memorial Contributions in memory of James M. Lennon may be made to Norwood Hospital, 800 Washington Street, Norwood, MA 02062, for the excellent care at the ICU.